Kyrgyz neighborhood razed by plane crash
BISHKEK (Reuters) – When Anarkan Kozhoyeva returned home on Monday morning, her house was the only one still standing on her street in Dachi Suu village, after all others were leveled by a jumbo jet which crashed and killed entire families in their sle…
At least five dead, 15 hurt in shooting at Mexico’s BPM music festival
MEXICO CITY (Reuters) – At least five people, including foreigners, were killed and 15 were wounded early on Monday when a shooter opened fire at a nightclub in Mexico’s Playa del Carmen resort during the BPM electronic music festival.
Saudi says Trump stance on Iran and IS cause for optimism
PARIS (Reuters) – Saudi Foreign Minister Adel al-Jubeir said on Monday he was positive about the way the incoming U.S. administration wanted to restore American influence in the world, contain Iran and fight Islamic State.
Kerry says it’s inappropriate for Trump to step into German politics
LONDON (Reuters) – U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry said on Monday it was “inappropriate” for Donald Trump to brand German Chancellor Angela Merkel’s refugee policy “a catastrophic mistake”.
Syrian rebels to attend peace talks in Kazakhstan
BEIRUT/AMMAN (Reuters) – Syrian rebel groups have decided to attend peace talks backed by Russia and Turkey in Kazakhstan to press for full implementation of a ceasefire they say has been widely violated by the government and its Iranian-backed allies….
Bahrain suspends online version of opposition-linked newspaper
DUBAI (Reuters) – Bahraini authorities have suspended the online version of the opposition-linked al-Wasat newspaper until further notice, accusing it of publishing materials that threaten national unity, state news agency BNA reported on Monday.
Turkish cargo jet crashes into Kyrgyz village, 37 killed
BISHKEK (Reuters) – A Turkish cargo jet smashed into a village in Kyrgyzstan on Monday as it tried to land at a nearby airport in dense fog, killing at least 37 people, Kyrgyz officials and the airline said.
Serbia wants to annex part of Kosovo using ‘Crimea model’: president
PRISTINA (Reuters) – Serbia plans to seize a slice of northern Kosovo just as Russia annexed Ukraine’s Crimea region in 2014, Kosovo’s president told Reuters on Monday, as the two Balkan neighbors trade accusations of wanting to ignite a new regional w…
Tunisian beach gunman ‘walked nearly two miles’ before being shot, UK inquest hears
LONDON (Reuters) – The gunman who murdered 30 Britons on a Tunisian beach in 2015 had been able to walk nearly two miles on his killing spree before being shot dead by security forces, inquests into the deaths heard on Monday.
Iraqi forces battle Islamic State near Tigris river in Mosul
MOSUL, Iraq (Reuters) – Iraqi special forces battled Islamic State militants in districts near the Tigris river in Mosul on Monday as they sought to bring more of the east of the city back under government control.
