On final trip, Carter looks to reassure Asia allies
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – U.S. Defense Secretary Ash Carter makes his last scheduled trip to Asia next week, and he will try to sooth anxieties caused by Donald Trump’s election, U.S. officials said.
Women bombers emerge from Islamic State redoubt to attack Libyan forces
SIRTE, Libya (Reuters) – Several women blew themselves up on Friday in suicide attacks that killed four Libyan soldiers who had granted them safe passage to leave buildings under the control of Islamic State militants, a spokesman for government forces…
Residents alarmed as Iraqi soldiers spray Shi’ite graffiti in Mosul
The traditional battle cry of Shi’ite Muslims, expressing loyalty to the 7th century martyred hero of their sect, has been spraypainted across buildings in Mosul by soldiers as they push out the hardline Sunni fighters of Islamic State.
Europe must brace for new, varied IS attacks: security chief
BRUSSELS (Reuters) – Islamic State will attack Europe again, security chiefs warned on Friday, and may add car bombs, cyber and chemical warfare to its local arsenal as European militants drift home after reverses in Syria and Iraq.
Residents alarmed as Iraqi soldiers spray Shi’ite graffiti in Mosul
The traditional battle cry of Shi’ite Muslims, expressing loyalty to the 7th century martyred hero of their sect, has been spraypainted across buildings in Mosul by soldiers as they push out the hardline Sunni fighters of Islamic State.
Castro’s death reminds aging Cuba of generation gap
SANTA CLARA/HAVANA (Reuters) – Fidel Castro’s death has highlighted a yawning generational gap between older Cubans who remember grim poverty before his 1959 revolution, and youngsters who appreciate free health care and education but fear the 21st cen…
Exclusive: U.S. warns China it will target firms for illicit North Korea business
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The United States has warned China it will blacklist Chinese companies and banks that do illicit business with North Korea if Beijing fails to enforce U.N. sanctions against Pyongyang, according to senior State Department officia…
Dual U.S.-Iranian national, wife jailed in Iran without charge since July: rights group
DUBAI (Reuters) – An American-Iranian dual national and his wife have been in detention in Iran without charge or access to lawyers since their arrest by elite Revolutionary Guards in July, a New York-based rights group said on Friday.
U.S. sanctions North Korean companies, officials after nuclear test
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The United States on Friday blacklisted seven people and 16 North Korean companies for ties to the North Korean government or its nuclear and weapons programs, the U.S. Treasury said in a statement.
Tourists came to Cuba for fun but got Castro funeral instead
HAVANA (Reuters) – They came to Cuba for an education, plus some fun and games, but got a state funeral instead.
