Saudi Arabia arrests 46 militant suspects involved in Medina attack
DUBAI (Reuters) – Saudi Arabia said on Sunday it had arrested 46 members of a militant cell responsible for a deadly suicide bombing attack on the Prophet’s Mosque in the holy city of Medina last summer widely blamed on Islamic State.
Iran satellite TV head shot dead in Istanbul: Dogan news
ISTANBUL (Reuters) – The head of an Iranian satellite television network who last year was sentenced in absentia to six years in prison by a Tehran court was shot dead in Istanbul together with a business partner, Turkey’s Dogan news agency said on Sun…
Pope calls for end to violence, respect for human rights, in Venezuela
ROME (Reuters) – Pope Francis called on Sunday for the respect of human rights and an end to violence in Venezuela, where nearly 30 people were killed in unrest this month.
Iraqi commander says to complete capture of Mosul in May
BAGHDAD (Reuters) – An Iraqi commander expects to dislodge Islamic State from Mosul in May despite resistance from militants in the densely populated Old City district.
May expects tough talks; EU alarmed at Brexit ‘illusions’
LONDON/BRUSSELS (Reuters) – British Prime Minister Theresa May expects divorce talks with the European Union to be tough, she said on Sunday after EU leaders agreed stiff terms and voiced alarm at “illusions” in London that may wreck a deal.
Swiss climber falls to death, preparing for Mount Everest ascent
KATHMANDU (Reuters) – An experienced Swiss climber died on Sunday after he fell in the Everest region of Nepal during preparations to climb the world’s highest mountain, the first to perish in the current climbing season, officials said.
Iran’s leader rebuffs Rouhani’s detente policy ahead of vote
LONDON (Reuters) – Iranians should not thank Hassan Rouhani’s policy of detente with the West for any reduction in the threat of war, supreme leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei said on Sunday, stepping up his criticisms of the president as elections approac…
U.S.-backed militias claim big advance against IS in Syria’s Tabqa
BEIRUT (Reuters) – U.S.-backed militias said on Sunday they had made a big advance in Tabqa, a strategically vital town controlling Syria’s largest dam, in their campaign to drive Islamic State from its stronghold of Raqqa, 40km (25 miles) downstream.
U.S. Marines back in Helmand as Afghanistan ‘stalemate’ continues
CAMP SHORAB, Afghanistan (Reuters) – The U.S. Marine Corps has returned to Helmand, the restive province in southern Afghanistan where it fought years of bloody battles with the Taliban, to help train Afghan forces struggling to contain the insurgency….
Merkel’s conservatives widen lead to 7 points 5 months before German vote
BERLIN (Reuters) – German Chancellor Angela Merkel’s conservative Christian Democrats have opened a seven-point lead over the centre-left Social Democrats five months ahead of the Sept. 24 election, according to a poll on Sunday in the Bild am Sonntag …
