Iraqi forces advance on town where Islamic State accused of executions
BAGHDAD/BARTELLA, Iraq (Reuters) – U.S.-backed Iraqi forces moved closer on Wednesday to a town south of Mosul where aid groups and regional officials say Islamic State has executed dozens of prisoners.
U.S.’s Carter says talking to Turkey about seizure of Raqqa
FORT LEONARD WOOD, Mo. (Reuters) – The United States is continuing to talk with ally Turkey on the role it will play in the operation to seize the city of Raqqa, Islamic State’s main stronghold in Syria, U.S. Secretary of Defense Ash Carter said on Wed…
Report attacks ‘gross errors’ on Afghan Guantanamo detainees
KABUL (Reuters) – Eight Afghans detained in Guantanamo Bay have been imprisoned for years on the basis of tenuous evidence, “fantastical allegations” and hearsay, a report issued on Thursday said.
Court to rule on whether London needs parliament to trigger EU exit
LONDON (Reuters) – British Prime Minister Theresa May will learn on Thursday whether she must seek parliamentary approval before triggering the formal process of leaving the European Union, a step some investors hope will lessen the chances of an econo…
Asian MPs urge probe of reported Myanmar abuses in troubled Rakhine
SITTWE, Myanmar (Reuters) – A group of parliamentarians from the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) on Wednesday urged Myanmar to probe reports of human rights abuses in troubled Rakhine state, as top diplomats based in the country visited …
Indonesia police brace for hardline Islamic protest
JAKARTA (Reuters) – Thousands of hardline Muslims are expected to take to the streets on Friday to protest against the governor of Jakarta, a Christian and the first ethnic Chinese in the job, over claims he insulted the Koran.
MH370 report says plane in ‘increasing rate of descent’ when it vanished
SYDNEY (Reuters) – A report into missing Malaysia Airlines Flight MH370 by the Australian safety investigator leading the search supports its view that the aircraft descended rapidly after running out of fuel with no human intervention, the agency said…
German police arrest Syrian suspected of belonging to terrorist group
BERLIN (Reuters) – German police have arrested a Syrian man in Berlin on suspicion of being a member of a foreign terrorist organization, local police tweeted.
Jury selection begins in Venezuelan first lady’s nephews’ U.S. trial
NEW YORK (Reuters) – Jury selection got underway in New York on Wednesday in the trial of two nephews of Venezuela’s first lady who are facing U.S. charges that they attempted a multimillion-dollar drug deal for a large amount of cash to help their fam…
Russia tells rebels to leave Syria’s Aleppo by Friday evening
MOSCOW (Reuters) – Russia and the Syrian army on Wednesday told anti-government rebels in Aleppo to leave by Friday evening, signaling an extended moratorium on air strikes in the city.
