U.S.-backed militias oust Islamic State from Syria’s Tabqa old city
BEIRUT (Reuters) – U.S.-backed militias said on Monday they had pushed Islamic State fighters out of the old quarters of Tabqa, a strategically vital town controlling Syria’s largest dam, hemming the militants into the remaining modern district along t…
Vietnamese who died of stroke at Japan detention center left lying for hours: document
TOKYO (Reuters) – A Vietnamese man who complained of pain before dying of a stroke at a Japanese immigration detention center was left lying on the floor for hours before the guards called an ambulance, a government document said, suggesting that defic…
Three young women arrested in London under anti-terrorism laws: police
LONDON (Reuters) – Three young women were arrested under anti-terrorism laws in east London on Monday in connection with a security operation in the capital last week, police said.
Taiwan says U.S. ties solid, as opposition chides over Trump response
TAIPEI (Reuters) – Taiwan’s U.S. ties are solid with regular contacts, its foreign minister said on Monday, as the government came under opposition criticism over U.S. President Donald Trump’s cool response to the possibility of a phone call with Taiwa…
U.N. rights chief questions due process in Turkey purges
GENEVA (Reuters) – The U.N. High Commissioner for Human Rights voiced deep concern on Monday at mass arrests and sackings of public employees in Turkey and the renewed state of emergency there, saying a “climate of fear” now reigned.
Swedish police begin arson probe into Shi’ite mosque fire
STOCKHOLM (Reuters) – Swedish authorities began an investigation into possible arson on Monday after a fire damaged the facade and roof of a Shi’ite mosque on the outskirts of Stockholm overnight, a police statement said.
At least 27 hurt in turbulent Aeroflot Moscow-Bangkok flight
BANGKOK/MOSCOW (Reuters) – At least 27 people were injured on an Aeroflot flight from Moscow to Bangkok on Monday when their Boeing 777 hit an air pocket, the Russian embassy in Thailand said in a statement.
Mob in India lynches two Muslims over suspected cow theft
GUWAHATI (Reuters) – A mob in India beat to death two Muslims who were accused of trying to steal cows for slaughter, police said on Monday, the latest incident in a surge of violence blamed on hardline Hindu groups.
San Diego police kill beer-drinking poolside gunman who shot eight
SAN DIEGO (Reuters) – San Diego police said on Sunday they had shot and killed a man who had opened fire beside a pool at an apartment complex, while holding a beer in his other hand, wounding eight people.
Soldiers kill seven suspected gang members in northern Mexico gunfight
MEXICO CITY (Reuters) – Mexican soldiers killed seven suspected gang members in a weekend gun battle in the north of the country, the Chihuahua state attorney general’s office said on Sunday.
