Turkey arrests 815 this year in Islamic State crackdown: minister
ISTANBUL (Reuters) – Turkey has arrested 815 people since the start of 2016 in its fight against Islamic State, and more than half of those were foreigners, Interior Minister Efkan Ala said in remarks broadcast on Turkish television channels on Wednesd…
Hostage video aimed at pressuring Afghan government over militant case: Taliban source
PESHAWAR, Pakistan (Reuters) – The release of a video showing a U.S. and a Canadian citizen held hostage by the Taliban is designed to pressure the Afghan government not to impose the death sentence on the son of a feared militant leader, a Taliban sou…
After blast, China tells citizens in Kyrgyzstan to avoid going out
BEIJING (Reuters) – China on Wednesday advised its citizens in Kyrgyzstan to avoid going outside or visiting crowded places, after a suspected suicide car bomber rammed the gates of the Chinese embassy in its capital of Bishkek.
Exclusive: Islamic State ax attacker planned to move to Germany – sources
VALERIK, Russia (Reuters) – An Islamic State supporter who was shot dead in Russia after he attacked police officers with an ax had planned to travel to Germany to join members of his family there, two people who knew him told Reuters.
Philippines’ Duterte to workers returning from Saudi: Don’t do drugs
MANILA (Reuters) – Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte, heavily criticized for a brutal anti-narcotics drive in which hundreds have been killed, on Wednesday welcomed home more than 100 Filipinos abandoned in desert camps in Saudi Arabia with a warni…
Turkish minister says some Syrian Kurdish fighters remain west of Euphrates
ISTANBUL (Reuters) – Some Syrian Kurdish militia fighters remain west of the Euphrates river despite promises to move to the east, which is unacceptable, Turkey’s EU minister Omer Celik told the state-run Anadolu news agency on Wednesday.
Kerry says no military solution to South China Sea dispute
NEW DELHI (Reuters) – U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry called on Wednesday on China and the Philippines to abide by an international tribunal’s decision on the disputed South China Sea and said there was no military solution to the problem.
Saudi Arabia says Houthis will not be allowed to take over Yemen
BEIJING (Reuters) – Saudi Arabia’s foreign minister said on Wednesday the Iranian-allied Houthi movement would not be allowed to take over Yemen, as he accused Iran of seeking to sow unrest around the region.
Britain’s Corbyn to win bigger mandate in Labour leadership vote-poll
EDINBURGH (Reuters) – Jeremy Corbyn, the left-wing head of Britain’s opposition Labour party, is set to win a leadership race with even more support than when he was first elected last year, according to a YouGov poll in The Times on Wednesday.
Kerry urges Pakistan to push harder against groups linked to extremists
NEW DELHI (Reuters) – U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry said in New Delhi on Wednesday Pakistan must push harder against groups engaged with extremists, as tension between Pakistan and India rises amid an uprising in the disputed region of Kashmir.
