Islamic State victims suffer as evidence of chemical attacks grows
QAYYARA, Iraq (Reuters) – The skin on five-year-old Doaa’s legs, arms and neck is blackened and hard even weeks after the attack. She is still in severe pain and tries not to touch anything or move too much.
Palestinian leadership tensions flare amid Arafat death anniversary
GAZA (Reuters) – Days after the 12th anniversary of the death of Yasser Arafat, Palestinian leaders descended into new recriminations over who may have been involved in the demise of the former president.
Syrian army and allies make gains in Aleppo
BEIRUT (Reuters) – The Syrian army captured the Dahiyet al-Assad district of western Aleppo on Saturday, reversing all the gains made by rebels two weeks into their counter-attack against government-held areas, a war monitor and rebel official said.
Philippine leader threatens tough measures to boost drugs war
MANILA (Reuters) – Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte has warned he may use his executive power to suspend a legal safeguard against arbitrary arrest and detention, and was willing to use drastic measures and even go to jail to make his war on drugs …
Turkey halts activities of 370 groups as purge widens
ANKARA (Reuters) – Turkey has halted the activities of 370 non-governmental groups including human rights and children’s organizations over their alleged terrorist links, the government said as it widens purges following a failed coup in July.
Hundreds of Boko Haram fighters surrender in Chad: sources
DAKAR (Reuters) – Hundreds of Boko Haram fighters and their families have surrendered in Chad in the past month, security and U.N. sources said, in a sign the military campaign against them is making headway.
Russia says arrests Islamic State-linked group plotting Moscow attacks
MOSCOW (Reuters) – Russia’s Federal Security Service (FSB) has arrested 10 people from Central Asia with links to Islamic State who planned to carry out attacks with firearms and explosives in Moscow and St Petersburg, Russian news agencies reported on…
Anger grows in India as banks struggle to swap banned notes
NEW DELHI (Reuters) – Anger intensified in India on Saturday as banks struggled to dispense cash following the government’s decision to withdraw large denomination notes in an attempt to uncover billions of dollars in undeclared wealth.
Afghan’s new anti-graft court hears first cases in Kabul
KABUL (Reuters) – Afghanistan’s new anti-corruption court heard its first cases on Saturday, a small step forward in President Ashraf Ghani’s efforts to combat graft at the highest levels of government.
Ex-U.S. ambassador to Moscow says banned from entering Russia
MOSCOW (Reuters) – Russia has banned Michael McFaul, a former U.S. ambassador to Moscow under President Barack Obama, from entering the country, McFaul and Russian Foreign Ministry sources said.
