Suspect in Russia metro bombing was deported from Turkey: Turkish official
ISTANBUL (Reuters) – Akbarzhon Jalilov, the man Russian police suspect of blowing up a St Petersburg metro carriage, entered Turkey in late 2015 and was deported to Russia about a year later because of migration violations, a senior Turkish official to…
Packed Iraq morgue reveals toll of Mosul conflict
QAYYARA, Iraq (Reuters) – The stench hits you long before you reach the morgue where the latest casualties of war between Islamic State militants and Iraqi forces are kept.
In her flagship town, France’s Le Pen is already a winner
HENIN-BEAUMONT, France (Reuters) – In Henin-Beaumont, where French presidential candidate Marine Le Pen’s National Front won power three years ago, her backers are sure she will win a thumping victory later this month – locally, at least.
U.S. general sees progress by Iraqi forces in Mosul despite complicated battle
ERBIL, Iraq (Reuters) – Iraqi forces are making progress in their offensive to expel Islamic State from Mosul but face a “very complicated” urban battle as the militants hide in mosques, homes and hospitals, a U.S. general told Reuters on Wednesday.
Venezuela protests spread to poor areas, two more deaths amid unrest
CARACAS (Reuters) – Venezuelans in poor areas blocked streets and lit fires during scattered protests across the country on Tuesday night, and two people were killed during the growing unrest in the midst of a crippling economic crisis.
Iran’s Ahmadinejad defies supreme leader to attempt comeback
ANKARA (Reuters) – Hardline former president Mahmoud Ahmadinejad surprised Iran’s clerical establishment by registering for the May 19 presidential election, defying the Islamic Republic’s Supreme Leader’s warning not to enter the race.
Turkey’s referendum: millions of voters with myriad views
ANKARA (Reuters) – There are only two options on the ballot – “yes” or “no” – but tens of millions of Turks will cast their votes in a referendum on Sunday with a myriad of motives.
Stockholm attack puts a choke-hold on Swedish tolerance
STOCKHOLM (Reuters) – Hours after the truck attack that killed four people in the heart of Stockholm, Muslim taxi driver Abdi Dahir found himself in a suffocating choke-hold from a man sitting in the back seat.
Saudi woman seeking asylum in Australia returned to Saudi Arabia
RIYADH (Reuters) – A Saudi woman claiming she sought asylum in Australia was stopped on a layover in the Philippines and returned to Riyadh on Wednesday.
Mosul zoo’s last two animals reach safer ground in Jordan
AMMAN (Reuters) – The last two surviving animals from Mosul’s dilapidated zoo arrived this week at an animal shelter in Jordan, after months of malnutrition and a long journey out of Iraq that included being stuck at the border for 12 days.
