Suspected Singapore bank robber to be ‘sent abroad’: Thai police
BANGKOK (Reuters) – A Canadian suspected of robbing a Singapore bank of S$30,000 ($22,250) will be sent abroad, Thailand’s police chief said on Wednesday, but he did not say whether he would be sent to Singapore or Canada.
Iraqi forces link up south of Mosul, tightening noose around Islamic State
BAGHDAD (Reuters) – Iraqi government forces advancing on the Islamic State-held city of Mosul retook a village from IS on Tuesday and linked up along the Tigris river with army units pushing from a separate direction, Defence Minister Khalid al-Obeidi …
U.S. lawmakers say Malaysia, India trafficking ratings may be too high
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – U.S. lawmakers said on Tuesday they were concerned that Malaysia and India were rated too favorably in this year’s State Department human trafficking report although the report seemed less influenced by politics than last year’s….
UK’s Labour rules Corbyn has right to stand again for leadership
LONDON (Reuters) – Britain’s opposition Labour Party ruled on Tuesday that its leader Jeremy Corbyn had the automatic right to stand in a new leadership contest, setting the stage for a struggle between the veteran socialist’s supporters in the country…
Malala says Somali refugee girls’ future at risk if Kenya sends them home
DADAAB, Kenya (Thomson Reuters Foundation) – Somali schoolgirls risk losing out on education and becoming child brides if they are forced to leave the world’s largest refugee camp in Kenya and move to their war-torn country where there are not enough s…
Anti-Islamic State coalition officials to meet in U.S. next week: Pentagon
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – U.S. Defense Secretary Ash Carter and senior officials from other countries in the coalition battling Islamic State will meet near Washington, D.C., on July 20 to discuss the ongoing military campaign, the Pentagon said on Tuesda…
Bahrain makes arrests over bombing that killed woman, blames Iran
RIYADH (Reuters) – Bahrain has arrested two men suspected of planting a bomb that killed a Bahraini woman in late June and of having received training and support from Iran, the interior ministry said on Tuesday. A ministry statement identified a third…
25 killed, 50 injured as trains collide in Italy
BARI, Italy (Reuters) – At least 25 people died and dozens were injured on Tuesday when two passenger trains collided head-on at high speed in southern Italy, sending debris flying into surrounding olive groves.
Biden to meet Japanese, Korean officials in Hawaii
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Vice President Joe Biden will begin a trip to the Pacific region on Wednesday that will include meetings with Japanese and Korean officials in Hawaii and visits to Australia and New Zealand, officials said on Tuesday.
New powers let U.S. forces take fight to Taliban: Carter
KABUL (Reuters) – The senior U.S. commander in Afghanistan will have greater freedom to strike at the Taliban under broad new powers approved last month by President Barack Obama, U.S. Defense Secretary Ash Carter said on Tuesday.
