U.S.-led forces acknowledge killing 50 more civilians in Iraq, Syria
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The U.S. led coalition fighting Islamic State militants on Friday confirmed that another 50 civilians had been killed in strikes in Iraq and Syria, raising the total number of civilians it has killed to 735 since the conflict beg…
U.S. cuts staff in Cuba over mysterious injuries, warns travelers
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Blast hits Afghan capital near Shi’ite mosque, killing at least one
KABUL (Reuters) – Islamic State claimed responsibility for a suicide attack near a large Shi’ite mosque in the Afghan capital on Friday that killed at least one person and wounded five others.
‘Everything prepared’ for Catalan vote – but Madrid says won’t happen
BARCELONA (Reuters) – Catalonia’s leader has made clear his government is determined to go ahead with an independence vote on Sunday that Madrid calls illegal, thrusting Spain into its most dramatic political crisis for decades.
Tanzania closes third newspaper since June as part of media crackdown
DAR ES SALAAM (Reuters) – Tanzania shut down another newspaper on Friday – the third since June – after a warning from President John Magufuli earlier in the year that the days of newspapers his government viewed as unethical were numbered.
Germany’s far-right AfD has more immigrant MPs than Merkel’s conservatives
BERLIN (Reuters) – The anti-immigrant Alternative for Germany (AfD) will have proportionally more lawmakers with an immigrant background in the new parliament than Chancellor Angela’s conservatives, according to a survey.
Germany’s Merkel to name aide Altmaier as stand-in finance minister: sources
BERLIN (Reuters) – Chancellor Angela Merkel’s chief of staff will become acting and temporary finance minister when Wolfgang Schaeuble leaves office, sources in her conservative party said on Friday.
Anti-Mugabe pastor acquitted in Zimbabwe of public violence charges
HARARE (Reuters) – A Zimbabwean court on Friday acquitted a pastor critical of President Robert Mugabe on charges of committing public violence and disorderly conduct.
Last flight departs as Iraq imposes ban for Kurdish independence vote
ERBIL, Iraq/ANKARA (Reuters) – The last international flight left Erbil airport on Friday as the Baghdad government imposed an air ban on Iraqi Kurdistan in retaliation for an independence vote that has drawn widespread opposition from foreign powers.
U.S. cuts embassy staff in Cuba, warns citizens not to visit
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The United States is cutting its diplomatic presence in Havana by more than a half and will warn U.S. citizens not to visit Cuba because of targeted attacks that have injured at least 21 U.S. personnel, a senior official said on …
