At least eight killed in suicide attack on provincial Afghan police HQ: officials
KABUL (Reuters) – A suicide car bomber and gunmen attacked a provincial Afghan police headquarters on Tuesday, killing at least six people and wounding 30, officials said.
Suspected U.S. drone strike kills five on Pakistan-Afghanistan frontier
PARACHINAR/PESHAWAR, Pakistan (Reuters) – A suspected U.S. drone strike killed five people on the mountainous Pakistan-Afghanistan border, government and militant sources said on Tuesday, days after a Canadian-American couple held hostage by the Taliba…
Philippine president declares Marawi City liberated from militants
MANILA (Reuters) – Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte on Tuesday declared Marawi City liberated from pro-Islamic State militants who have held the heart of the city for 148 days, media and a government minister said.
Iraqi-backed Yazidi group takes over Sinjar after Kurdish pullout: residents
BAGHDAD (Reuters) – An Iraqi Yazidi group affiliated with Iraq’s Shi’ite-led Popular Mobilisation took full control on Tuesday of the Yazidi city of Sinjar, in the north west of the country, residents told Reuters.
Suicide bomber, gunmen attack police HQ in Afghan province: officials
KABUL (Reuters) – At least one suicide car bomber and a number of gunmen attacked a provincial police headquarters in Afghanistan on Tuesday, officials said. The Taliban claimed responsibility.
Turkey’s military says two Turkish soldiers killed in blast in northern Iraq
ANKARA (Reuters) – Two Turkish soldiers were killed and two were wounded late on Monday in northern Iraq in a blast caused by an improvised explosive device planted by Kurdistan Workers Party (PKK) militants, the armed forces said on Tuesday.
Kenya’s deputy president says ok if election board meets opposition demands
NAIROBI (Reuters) – Kenya’s Deputy President William Ruto said on Tuesday there would be no problem if the election board agrees to meet a raft of demands made by the opposition ahead of a repeat presidential vote on Oct. 26.
U.S. official says not ruling out eventual direct talks with North Korea
TOKYO/UNITED NATIONS (Reuters) – The United States is not ruling out the eventual possibility of direct talks with North Korea, Deputy Secretary of State John J. Sullivan said on Tuesday, hours after Pyongyang warned nuclear war might break out at any …
Malaysia says no decision yet on new offers to search for missing MH370
KUALA LUMPUR (Reuters) – Malaysia said on Tuesday it has received proposals from three companies offering to continue the search for Malaysian Airlines flight MH370, which has been missing since 2014, but no decision has been made yet.
China state media attacks Western democracy ahead of Congress
BEIJING (Reuters) – China’s official Xinhua news agency attacked Western democracy as divisive and confrontational on Tuesday, praising on the eve of a key Communist Party Congress the harmony and cooperative nature of the Chinese system.
