Iraqi in wheelchair makes risky escape from Islamic State
BASHIQA, Iraq (Reuters) – Abbas Ali wept as his wife slowly pushed him in his wheelchair out of their village in northern Iraq, a risky escape along a route where Islamic State snipers three days earlier had shot dead a couple seeking freedom from thei…
Czech finance minister’s party jumps in polls after regional election victory
PRAGUE (Reuters) – Billionaire Czech Finance Minister Andrej Babis’s ANO party has jumped in voter ratings following its victory in regional elections this month, widening its lead over the ruling Social Democrats a year before national polls.
U.S. diplomat to head to Venezuela as government, opposition agree on talks
CARACAS (Reuters) – A top U.S. diplomat will travel to Venezuela on Monday to support talks between the government and the opposition meant to ease an escalating political standoff amid a worsening economic crisis.
Lebanon’s Aoun wins presidency to end two year political vacuum
BEIRUT (Reuters) – The Lebanese parliament elected former army commander Michel Aoun as president on Monday, ending a 29-month presidential vacuum in a political deal that secured victory for his Lebanese Shi’ite ally Hezbollah, Iran and Syria.
Nigeria to investigate alleged rapes by police and troops
LAGOS (Reuters) – Nigeria’s president has ordered an investigation into allegations by a rights group of rapes by soldiers and police of women and girls fleeing the Islamist militant group Boko Haram.
Myanmar’s Suu Kyi under pressure as Rohingya crisis deepens
NAYPYITAW/YANGON (Reuters) – Myanmar’s leader Aung San Suu Kyi faces mounting criticism for her government’s handling of a crisis in Muslim-majority northern Rakhine State, where soldiers have blocked access for aid workers and are accused of raping an…
Libyan forces wary of civilians in push to oust last Islamic State fighters from Sirte: spokesman
SIRTE, Libya (Reuters) – U.S.-backed Libyan forces said they were trying to avoid harming trapped women and children as they thrust on Monday into the last patch of terrain held by Islamic State militants in their former stronghold of Sirte.
Exclusive: Nigerian militant group threatens more attacks if army campaign continues
LAGOS (Reuters) – A Nigerian militant group threatened on Monday to step up attacks on oil facilities in the Niger Delta if the president pursues a military campaign, casting a shadow over peace talks between the government and groups due to start on T…
Ukrainians shocked as politicians declare vast wealth
KIEV (Reuters) – An anti-corruption reform requiring senior Ukrainian officials to declare their wealth online has exposed a vast difference between the fortunes of politicians and those they represent.
Three Turkish soldiers, 13 PKK militants killed in clashes: sources
DIYARBAKIR, Turkey (Reuters) – Three Turkish soldiers and 13 Kurdistan Workers Party (PKK) militants were killed on Monday during clashes in Turkey’s largely Kurdish southeast, security sources said.
