Syrian Observatory says air strike kills at least 15 people near Raqqa
BEIRUT (Reuters) – An air strike believed to have been carried out by the U.S.-led coalition against Islamic State killed 15 people including four children in a village west of the jihadists’ stronghold of Raqqa on Saturday, the Syrian Observatory for …
Baghdad says U.S. pledges continued support for Iraq’s war against IS
BAGHDAD (Reuters) – U.S. Vice President Mike Pence on Saturday assured Iraqi Prime Minister Haider al-Abadi of continued U.S. support to defeat Islamic State, the Iraqi government said in a statement.
Uzbek man main suspect in Swedish truck attack that killed four
STOCKHOLM (Reuters) – A 39-year-old Uzbek man being held in custody is the suspected driver of a hijacked beer delivery truck that plowed into crowds in central Stockholm, killing four people and wounding 15 in an apparent terror attack, police said on…
Pakistani police say 10 militants killed in ‘gun battle’ in Lahore
LAHORE, Pakistan (Reuters) – Pakistani police said on Saturday 10 militants from Jamaat-ur-Ahrar, a faction of the Pakistani Taliban, died in a gun battle in Lahore, including a key facilitator of a February blast that left 13 people dead.
Traditional ‘goat pulling’ sport outlasts Afghan wars, politics
PANJSHIR, Afghanistan (Reuters) – A crash of horses and men deep in a mountain pass signals the start of another game of buzkashi, Afghanistan’s national sport.
Basque separatists ETA hand list of arms caches to French police: sources
BAYONNE, France (Reuters) – Basque militant group ETA has handed a list of eight arms caches to the French police through intermediaries, sources close to the matter told Reuters on Saturday.
Iran’s Rouhani wants chemical attack in Syria investigated
DUBAI (Reuters) – Iranian President Hassan Rouhani called on Saturday for an impartial probe of this week’s suspected chemical weapons attack in Syria and warned that U.S. missile strikes in response risked escalating extremism in the region.
Chinese state media cheer Xi-Trump meeting, say confrontation not inevitable
SHANGHAI/BEIJING (Reuters) – Chinese state media on Saturday cheered the meeting between U.S. President Donald Trump and his Chinese counterpart Xi Jinping as one that showed the world that confrontation between the two powers was not inevitable.
Indian police arrest alleged kingpin of U.S. tax scam
MUMBAI (Reuters) – Indian police said on Saturday they had arrested the suspected mastermind behind a call center scam run out of a Mumbai suburb that targeted thousands of Americans and netted more than $300 million.
Trump explained U.S. position on THAAD to Xi: South Korea
SEOUL (Reuters) – U.S. President Donald Trump told South Korea on Saturday he had explained to China’s President Xi Jinping America’s position on the deployment of an anti-missile defense system to South Korea, according to a statement from South Korea…
