Iraqis want crackdown on ‘sleeper cells’ after huge Baghdad bomb
BAGHDAD (Reuters) – The death toll from a suicide bombing in a Baghdad shopping district rose above 175 on Monday, fueling calls for security forces to crack down on Islamic State sleeper cells blamed for one of the worst-ever single bombings in Iraq.
India ‘development bond’ helps get girls into school, charity says
MUMBAI (Thomson Reuters Foundation) – A new funding model for development programs in India which gives private investors a return on their investment has helped get marginalized girls in Rajasthan into the classroom, its backers said.
U.S. ditched plan to give Afghan forces more armored vehicles
KABUL (Reuters) – As Afghan troops were preparing to take on Taliban militants without NATO combat support in 2014, U.S. officials shelved plans to provide them with hundreds of potentially life-saving armored vehicles, documents reviewed by Reuters sh…
Exit stage right: UKIP leader Farage announces surprise departure
LONDON (Reuters) – The leader of the insurgent right-wing UK Independence Party said on Monday he was stepping down after realizing his ambition to win a vote for Britain to leave the EU, the latest twist in a dramatic reshaping of the nation’s politic…
Bangladesh says some restaurant attackers were well off and educated
DHAKA (Reuters) – Bangladesh police sought more information on Monday from friends and family of the men suspected of carrying out a deadly attack on a restaurant in the capital, and some are believed to have attended top schools and colleges at home a…
Islamic State militants paid to stage bomb attacks in Iran: State TV
BEIRUT (Reuters) – A team of militants linked with Islamic State were paid 600,000 euros to carry out a bombing campaign at 50 locations in Tehran and other big cities in Iran, according to a documentary aired on Iranian state TV on Monday.
Seventeen suspects to appear in court over Istanbul airport bombing-media
ISTANBUL (Reuters) – Seventeen suspects were due to appear in a Turkish court on Monday, state media said, in connection with last week’s suicide bombing attack on Istanbul’s main airport that killed 45 people and wounded hundreds.
On Africa tour, Israeli PM remembers brother killed in Entebbe rescue
ENTEBBE, Uganda (Reuters) – Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu began an African tour on Monday, attending a memorial service at Entebbe airport in Uganda where his commando brother was killed rescuing hostages 40 years ago – an event which he ha…
Gaza receives first Turkish aid shipment after Israel-Turkey deal
GAZA (Reuters) – Turkish aid shipments arrived in the Gaza Strip via Israel on Monday, a week after Israel and Turkey announced they would end a six-year rupture and normalize ties.
Zimbabwe police fire teargas as taxi drivers’ protest turns violent
HARARE (Reuters) – A protest by Zimbabwean taxi drivers against a police crackdown turned violent on Monday when residents joined in and hurled rocks at police, who fired teargas to disperse the rioters.
