Barcelona van attackers plotted major bombings, Spanish court hears
MADRID (Reuters) – An Islamist militant cell that last week used a van to kill 13 people in Barcelona had planned one or several major bomb attacks, possibly against churches or monuments, one suspect told a court on Tuesday, according to sources close…
Troops make progress in Tal Afar battle as U.S. defense secretary visits Iraq
BAGHDAD/ERBIL, Iraq (Reuters) – Government forces breached the city limits of Tal Afar in northwestern Iraq on Tuesday on the third day of a U.S.-backed offensive to seize it back from Islamic State militants.
Muslim divorce law ‘unconstitutional’, rules India’s top court
NEW DELHI (Reuters) – India’s Supreme Court on Tuesday ruled a controversial Muslim instant divorce law unconstitutional, a landmark victory for Muslim women who had long argued that it violated their right to equality.
U.S. admiral says diplomacy key to resolving North Korea crisis
OSAN, South Korea (Reuters) – The head of the U.S. military’s Pacific Command said on Tuesday it was more important to use diplomacy to counter North Korea’s missile threat rather than consider what actions by the reclusive North might trigger a preemp…
Hong Kong democracy leader Joshua Wong back in dock days after being jailed
HONG KONG (Reuters) – Less than a week after being jailed for unlawful assembly, Hong Kong democracy leader Joshua Wong was summoned again to court on Tuesday for an ongoing contempt of court charge related to the 2014 “Occupy” pro-democracy protests.
Next round of Syria talks in Astana delayed: Kazakh minister
ASTANA (Reuters) – The next round of talks between Russia, Turkey and Iran on settling the Syrian civil conflict has been pushed back from late August to mid-September, Kazakh Foreign Minister Kairat Abdrakhmanov said on Tuesday.
Chinese rights lawyer admits subversion in what wife calls show trial
(This version of the Aug. 22 story corrects Jiang’s age to 46 from 64 in paragraph 2)
U.S. divers find body remains in hull of damaged destroyer
SINGAPORE (Reuters) – U.S. Navy and Marine Corps divers on Tuesday found some human remains inside sections of a U.S. guided-missile destroyer that collided with a merchant vessel near Singapore, the commander of the U.S. Pacific Fleet said.
Brazil’s Lula on the road, eyes comeback despite graft conviction
LAGARTO, Brazil (Reuters) – Former President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva on Monday accused Brazil’s government of undoing social progress made during his years in office and vowed to restore it if he was allowed to run again next year.
Scottish, Welsh government heads aim to stop ‘blatant power grab’ after Brexit
EDINBURGH (Reuters) – The head of devolved governments in Scotland and Wales will meet on Tuesday to try to set a common strategy to protect parliamentary powers which they say are under threat from Britain’s plan to leave the European Union.
