Islamic State-linked Abu Sayyaf leader killed on Philippine resort island: army
MANILA (Reuters) – A leader of the Islamic State-linked Abu Sayyaf group has been killed in a shootout with Philippine soldiers on the island of Bohol, where the military is hunting down insurgents planning to kidnap tourists, the military and official…
Thousands of ex-Taliban fighters may have entered Germany: report
BERLIN (Reuters) – Thousands of former Taliban fighters may have entered Germany over the past two years among an influx of more than a million migrants and refugees, Der Spiegel magazine reported on Saturday.
Police injured in protests against right-wing AfD party congress
COLOGNE, Germany (Reuters) – Two police officers were injured and a police car was set ablaze during protests in Cologne on Saturday, police said, as some 600 delegates of the deeply divided anti-immigration Alternative for Germany (AfD) party met to d…
German intelligence spied on Interpol: Spiegel
BERLIN (Reuters) – Germany’s BND foreign intelligence agency spied on the Interpol international police agency for years and on the group’s country liaison offices in dozens of countries such as Austria, Greece and the United States, a German magazine …
Top critic of Philippine leader lauds policemen over cash-for-kills claim
MANILA (Reuters) – A jailed critic of Philippine leader Rodrigo Duterte on Saturday praised police who alleged in a Reuters report that officers received cash for executing drug suspects, and said an international criminal case should be filed against …
Lebanese army says Islamic State leader killed, 10 arrested near border
BEIRUT (Reuters) – A local Islamic State leader was killed on Saturday during a dawn raid by the Lebanese army in which troops arrested 10 suspected militants who had entered a northeastern border town from Syria, the army said.
Vietnam land protesters free final hostages after city official visits
HANOI (Reuters) – Protesters involved in a land dispute near Vietnam’s capital, Hanoi, released the final 20 officials they had been holding as hostages for almost a week after a visit by a senior city official, Reuters witnesses said on Saturday.
Hundreds more join Mosul exodus as Iraqi forces retake two more western districts
MOSUL, Iraq (Reuters) – Pushing carts loaded with bags, babies and the elderly, hundreds of people fled Mosul on Saturday after Iraqi forces retook two more districts in the west of the city from Islamic State.
Peaceful outcome for Korean peninsula still possible: Pence
SYDNEY (Reuters) – Denuclearisation of the Korean peninsula can still be achieved peacefully because of Washington’s new engagement with China, U.S. Vice President Mike Pence said on Saturday, despite growing fears North Korea could soon conduct a new …
Mourning declared after scores of troops die in Afghan base attack
MAZAR-I-SHARIF/KABUL, Afghanistan (Reuters) – President Ashraf Ghani declared a national day of mourning after scores of soldiers were killed by Taliban fighters disguised as fellow soldiers, in the deadliest attack of its kind on an Afghan military ba…
