Three killed as Libya forces close on central Sirte against Islamic State
MISRATA, Libya (Reuters) – Libyan forces fighting to free the city of Sirte from Islamic State forces have surrounded a conference hall in the area still held by militants after air strikes and clashes that killed at least three pro-government fighters…
Libyan forces battle Islamic State street-to-street in Sirte
SIRTE, Libya (Reuters) – Crouching on a rooftop, Libyan truck driver Riyad Swaid takes aim through breeze blocks at positions held by Islamic State fighters a few hundred meters away in the city of Sirte.
Air strike kills two Islamic State military commanders: Pentagon
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – A U.S.-led coalition air strike killed Islamic State’s deputy minister of war and a military commander in Mosul on June 25, a Pentagon official said on Friday.
U.S. says kills up to 116 civilians in strikes outside war zones
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The U.S. government accepted responsibility on Friday for inadvertently killing up to 116 civilians in strikes in countries where America is not at war, a major disclosure likely to inflame debate about targeted killings and use …
Sierra Leone diplomat is kidnapped in Nigeria: sources
KADUNA, Nigeria (Reuters) – Sierra Leone’s deputy high commissioner in Nigeria has been kidnapped in the northern state of Kaduna, a security source and an embassy official said on Friday.
Italy’s biggest Chinese community clashes with police near Florence
FLORENCE, Italy (Reuters) – Violent clashes broke out this week between police and the Chinese community in a suburb of Prato, near Florence, in central Italy, home to one of the largest concentrations of Chinese-run industry in Europe.
Two suspects in Istanbul attack identified as Russian: Turkish media
ISTANBUL/TBILISI (Reuters) – Two Russian nationals have been identified as suspected Islamic State suicide bombers in the attack on Istanbul’s main airport that is thought to have been masterminded by a Chechen, Turkish media said on Friday.
U.N. rights investigator urges Myanmar to crack down on religious violence
YANGON (Reuters) – A United Nations human rights investigator on Friday urged the Myanmar government led by Nobel Peace Prize winner Aung San Suu Kyi to investigate last week’s mob attack on a mosque and crack down on religious violence.
Germany, Turkey at odds over Incirlik base visits
ANKARA (Reuters) – Germany is pressing Turkey to allow German lawmakers to visit 250 German soldiers stationed at Incirlik air base in southern Turkey, Defence Minister Ursula von der Leyen said on Friday, after meeting her Turkish counterpart.
Putin hints Russia will react if Finland joins NATO
NAANTALI, Finland (Reuters) – President Vladimir Putin suggested on Friday Russia could move its troops closer to the Finnish-Russian border if Finland joins NATO and called for measures to improve conflict prevention over the Baltic.
