Bahrain indefinitely suspends newspaper that backs opposition
DUBAI (Reuters) – Bahrain on Sunday suspended the country’s only independent newspaper indefinitely over a column that insulted a “sisterly Arab country”, state news agency BNA reported, the second time the publication has been banned this year.
Moroccan police stifle women’s protest in northern city
AL-HOCEIMA, Morocco (Reuters) – Moroccan authorities stifled a women’s protest against official abuses and corruption on Saturday in a northern town where months of unrest has tested the North African kingdom.
Syrian army advances against Islamic State in Aleppo province: state media, monitor
BEIRUT (Reuters) – The Syrian army and allied forces captured the last major town held by Islamic State in Aleppo province on Sunday, state media and a war monitoring group said.
North Korea says rejects new sanctions, to continue nuclear program
SEOUL (Reuters) – North Korea “fully rejects” the latest U.N sanctions against its citizens and entities as a “hostile act” and will continue its nuclear weapons development without a delay, its foreign ministry spokesman said on Sunday.
Southeast Asian nations step up cooperation as Islamic State threat mounts
SINGAPORE (Reuters) – Southeast Asian nations plan to use spy planes and drones to stem the movement of militants across their porous borders, defense officials said at the weekend, as concerns rise over the growing clout of Islamic State in the region…
Maltese PM Muscat declares election victory, says wins second term
VALLETTA (Reuters) – Maltese Prime Minister Joseph Muscat told supporters on Sunday he had won a snap parliamentary election that he called last month amid a corruption scandal.
U.S.-backed Syrian forces seize dam west of Raqqa from Islamic State: SDF
BEIRUT (Reuters) – U.S.-backed Syrian militias said they seized a major dam on the Euphrates river from Islamic State on Sunday, their latest gain as they push towards Raqqa city.
Ten migrants killed in car accident in Bulgaria
SOFIA (Reuters) – Ten migrants were killed and seven were injured after a minivan transporting them overturned on a highway near the city of Pazardzhik in southern Bulgaria, the interior ministry said.
Residents trapped as gunfire mars truce in Philippines city
MARAWI CITY, Philippines (Reuters) – Thousands of civilians hoping to flee fighting in the besieged Philippines city of Marawi remained trapped on Sunday after a four-hour truce to evacuate residents was disrupted by gunfire.
Iraqi Shi’ite paramilitaries take Baaj town west of Mosul from Islamic State: army
BAGHDAD (Reuters) – Shi’ite paramilitaries have captured the Iraqi town of Baaj from Islamic State, further shrinking the northern region under jihadist control as part of a U.S.-backed campaign to retake the city of Mosul, the Iraqi military said on S…
