Islamic State drone kills two Kurdish fighters, wounds two French soldiers
BAGHDAD/PARIS (Reuters) – A booby-trapped drone launched by Islamic State (IS) militants killed two Kurdish Peshmerga fighters and wounded two French soldiers earlier this month north of the IS-controlled city of Mosul, Kurdish and French officials sai…
Saudi-backed Yemeni troops open new front in northern Yemen: officials
SANAA/DOHA (Reuters) – Forces loyal to Yemen’s exiled government clashed with Houthi fighters over a strategic town close to the border with Saudi Arabia on Wednesday in a sign a new front may be opening in the 19-month-old civil war.
Iraqi cleric Sadr calls for protest against Maliki’s comeback
BAGHDAD (Reuters) – Powerful Shi’ite cleric Moqtada al-Sadr on Wednesday called for a demonstration against a Iraqi court ruling that returns his bitter rival, ex-prime minister Nuri al-Maliki, to a vice-presidential position.
South African prosecutor says Gordhan can submit for a review over fraud charges
CAPE TOWN (Reuters) – South Africa’s state prosecutor said on Wednesday that Finance Minister Pravin Gordhan could ask for a review of a decision to charge him with fraud, a case that is part of a long-running row surrounding the minister.
French centrists back presidential hopeful Juppe
PARIS (Reuters) – France’s UDI party of centrists threw their backing on Wednesday behind conservative former prime minister Alain Juppe ahead of a primary election next month.
Air strikes hit eastern Aleppo, including market, kill 25: rescue service
BEIRUT (Reuters) – Heavy air strikes on rebel-held areas in the Syrian city of Aleppo killed 25 people on Wednesday, most of them at a market, a rescue service said, as the Syrian government and Russia pursued their joint offensive to capture the whol…
Palestinian officer jailed after criticizing Abbas for attending Peres funeral
GAZA (Reuters) – A Palestinian court in the occupied West Bank on Wednesday sent a military officer to jail for criticizing President Mahmoud Abbas after he attended the funeral of former Israeli president Shimon Peres, the officer’s lawyer said.
Police recount journey of 71 migrants who died in Austria as investigation ends
BUDAPEST (Reuters) – In late August of last year, 71 refugees from Syria, Iraq and Afghanistan were crammed into the back of a small lorry that left the Serbian-Hungarian border and drove toward Budapest.
UK’s May says lawmakers can debate Brexit process, no Article 50 vote
LONDON (Reuters) – British Prime Minister Theresa May said on Wednesday parliament would have every opportunity to debate her government’s plans to leave the European Union, but ruled out letting it vote on triggering the formal Brexit procedure.
Turkey says its troops to stay in Iraq until Islamic State cleared from Mosul
ANKARA (Reuters) – A planned U.S.-backed operation to drive Islamic State from the Iraqi city of Mosul could cause “blood and fire” in the region if not carefully handled, Turkey warned on Wednesday, saying it would keep troops nearby despite Baghdad’s…
