Consumed by abuse, UK’s Labor faces deepening divisions with leadership contest
LONDON (Reuters) – Death threats, a brick through a window and one lawmaker even installing a panic room in her office; less than a year after Britain’s Labor elected socialist Jeremy Corbyn leader on a promise of ‘kinder politics’ the party is mired i…
Iran’s Khamenei renews criticism of nuclear deal
BEIRUT (Reuters) – Iranian Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei renewed his criticism of a nuclear deal signed with six world powers in a speech in Tehran on Monday, and accused the United States of failing to keep its side of the bargain.
Iraqi PM orders probe into corruption allegations over weapons deals
BAGHDAD (Reuters) – Iraqi Prime Minister Haider al-Abadi ordered an investigation on Monday into allegations of corruption in weapons deals that risk re-igniting a political crisis ahead of planned military moves to retake Mosul from Islamic State.
Mother of Nigerian schoolgirl rescued from Boko Haram fears for her future
ABUJA (Thomson Reuters Foundation) – Held for months by the Nigerian government and confined to a house in the capital for the foreseeable future, Amina Ali, a schoolgirl who was rescued after two years in Boko Haram captivity, may never be the girl sh…
Man who stabbed London passenger ‘for Syria’ jailed for life
LONDON (Reuters) – A man who stabbed a passenger at a London underground train station in December while shouting that he was acting for Syria was jailed for life at a London court on Monday.
Rise in Iraqi execution of Islamist militants could bring injustices: U.N.
BAGHDAD (Reuters) – The United Nations said on Monday Iraqi government efforts to speed up execution of Islamic State militants following a Baghdad bomb attack that killed 324 people could result in innocent people being put to death.
Taliban claim Kabul bomb attack on compound used by foreigners
KABUL (Reuters) – A Taliban truck bomb exploded outside a protected hotel compound used by foreign service contractors in Kabul on Monday, ripping a deep crater in the ground and leaving a tangle of wreckage but causing few casualties.
India to attend regional meet in Pakistan amid Kashmir tension
NEW DELHI (Reuters) – India’s interior minister will travel to Pakistan for a regional gathering but will not hold bilateral talks at a time when a surge of violence in disputed Kashmir has escalated rivalry between the nuclear-armed neighbors, officia…
Pakistan arrests at least 12 staff of national airline in heroin case
KARACHI, Pakistan (Reuters) – Pakistan has arrested at least 12 staff of its national carrier following the discovery of 6 kg (13.23 lb) of heroin in the toilet of an aircraft bound for Dubai, an airline spokesman said on Monday.
Turkey captures 11 involved in bid to seize Erdogan during coup attempt: media
ISTANBUL (Reuters) – Turkish special forces captured 11 fugitive commandos who were involved in a bid to seize President Tayyip Erdogan during a failed coup attempt last month, state-run Anadolu Agency said on Monday.
