U.N. says investigating Afghanistan air strike deaths
KABUL (Reuters) – The United Nations said it was investigating an incident in which more than 30 civilians were killed in U.S. air strikes called in support of a special forces raid on suspected Taliban militants in northern Afghanistan on Thursday.
Algeria says army seized missiles, explosives in desert area
ALGIERS (Reuters) – Algeria’s army seized a cache of weapons, including 17 anti-aircraft missiles on Sunday in the southern desert province of Adrar, the defense ministry said.
Pentagon identifies three Army trainers killed in Jordan
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The U.S. Defense Department on Sunday identified three U.S. Army trainers killed on Friday when their convoy came under fire as it entered a military base in Jordan.
Italy PM Renzi turns on party rebels, says they want to regain power
MILAN (Reuters) – Italian Prime Minister Matteo Renzi accused rebels within his center-left party on Sunday of using a forthcoming referendum on constitutional reform to try to oust him from office and seize back power for themselves.
Montenegro says foiled Russian-backed plan to kill PM Djukanovic
PODGORICA (Reuters) – A special prosecutor investigating an alleged plot to sway last month’s election in Montenegro said on Sunday a group of “Russian nationalists” had planned to assassinate Prime Minister Milo Djukanovic to get an opposition party i…
Ceasefire between Somalia’s Puntland and Galmudug collapses, 19 killed
Garowe, Puntland, Somalia (Reuters) – A week-old ceasefire between the forces of two semi-autonomous regions of Somalia broke down on Sunday as fighting over a disputed border area erupted again, killing at least 19 soldiers, army officials on both sid…
Erdogan blasts West as Turkey’s Kurdish party boycotts parliament
ANKARA (Reuters) – Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan accused Europe on Sunday of abetting terrorism by supporting Kurdish militants and said he did not care if it called him a dictator.
Most Germans fear U.S. ties will suffer if Trump wins election
BERLIN (Reuters) – More than three quarters of Germans believe U.S.-German ties would come under severe strain if Republican candidate Donald Trump is elected president in U.S. elections on Nov.8, a poll showed on Sunday, a fear echoed by German politi…
Erdogan says Europe aiding terrorism with support for Kurdish militants
ANKARA (Reuters) – Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan accused Europe on Sunday of abetting terrorism with its support for the PKK and said he did not care if Europe called him a dictator as he cracks down on the Kurdish militant group and its sympathizer…
Turkish-backed forces closing in on Syria’s al-Bab: Erdogan
ANKARA (Reuters) – Turkish-backed forces in northern Syria aim to push Islamic State militants further south from al-Bab and are currently 12 or 13 km (8 miles) from the town, Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan said on Sunday.
