Documents show Islamic State obsessions: beards and concubines
ZARQA/SHURA, Iraq (Reuters) – After Islamic State conquered villages in northern Iraq, it spelled out in minute detail the rules of its self-proclaimed caliphate, from beard length to alms to guidelines for taking women as sex slaves.
Ivory Coast approves new constitution, opposition claims fraud
ABIDJAN (Reuters) – Voters in Ivory Coast overwhelmingly approved a new constitution in a weekend referendum, according to provisional results announced by the elections commission on Tuesday, though opposition groups denounced the turnout figure as fr…
U.S. officials say North Korea preparing missile launch: report
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – North Korea is preparing to launch an intermediate-range ballistic missile in the next three days, Fox Business Network reported on Tuesday, citing two unidentified U.S. officials.
France to begin moving migrant minors from Calais on Wednesday: officials
CALAIS, France (Reuters) – French authorities will on Wednesday begin transferring about 1,500 unaccompanied migrant minors to reception centers across the country, officials said on Tuesday, as a standoff with Britain over who takes care of the youths…
Nicaragua’s Ortega seen easily winning third straight term: poll
MANAGUA (Reuters) – Nicaraguan President Daniel Ortega is expected to win re-election by a landslide on Nov. 6, according to a poll published on Tuesday, the last such survey released before the vote.
Pakistani opposition retracts claim two supporters killed in clashes with police
ISLAMABAD (Reuters) – Pakistani opposition figure Imran Khan and his party late on Tuesday retracted earlier claims that two supporters had been killed in clashes with police in the run-up to a planned “shutdown” of the national capital.
Jailed ex-Brazil Congress leader may not get to tell all
CURITIBA, Brazil (Reuters) – He was already among the most reviled politicians in Brazil and now he is among the most feared.
U.S. issues travel advisory for India amid fears of Islamic State attacks
NEW DELHI (Reuters) – The U.S. embassy in New Delhi issued a security message to American citizens in India on Tuesday to be vigilant following reports that Islamic State may be planning to attack targets there.
Iraqi troops battle Islamic State inside Mosul
EAST OF MOSUL, Iraq (Reuters) – Iraqi forces battled Islamic State fighters on the eastern edge of Mosul on Tuesday as the two-week campaign to recapture the jihadists’ last main bastion in Iraq entered a new phase of urban warfare.
Brazil spending cap debated in Senate, left seeks referendum
BRASILIA (Reuters) – Brazil’s ruling party urged senators on Tuesday to back a constitutional amendment that caps federal spending for 20 years and reject an opposition request that it be put to a national referendum, which would delay its approval unt…
