U.S.-backed forces push deeper into Islamic State territory in northern Syria: monitor
AMMAN (Reuters) – U.S.-backed Syrian forces made new territorial gains against Islamic State on Saturday, moving closer to another of its major strongholds in northern Syria, according to the Syrian Observatory for Human Rights.
Merkel says will raise concerns on China’s new NGO law, steel during Beijing trip
BERLIN (Reuters) – German Chancellor Angela Merkel said on Saturday she would raise concerns about Chinese steel production and a new Chinese law that restricts non-governmental organizations during a pending trip to Beijing.
Leading British scientists warn leaving EU will hurt funding
LONDON (Reuters) – A group of Britain’s most eminent scientists have endorsed the campaign for the UK to remain in the European Union, saying that leaving could damage research.
Somalia’s al Shabaab says has executed four spies
MOGADISHU (Reuters) – Somalia’s militant al Shabaab group said late Friday it had executed four people it accused of espionage, including one who was beheaded for allegedly giving information to the United States that led to the killing of the group’s …
Al Qaeda leader pledges allegiance to new Taliban leader
CAIRO (Reuters) – Al Qaeda leader Ayman al-Zawahri, in an online audio message, pledged allegiance to the new head of the Afghan Taliban, who was appointed last month after his predecessor was killed in a US drone strike.
Islamic State claims third attack in week on Bangladesh minorities
DHAKA (Reuters) – Islamic State claimed responsibility for the killing of a Hindu monastery worker who was stabbed to death in Bangladesh, a monitoring service tracking militant online activity reported a day after the slaying.
Muhammad Ali feted by the famous and fans in final farewell
LOUISVILLE, Ky. (Reuters) – Muhammad Ali was extolled on Friday as a boxer of incomparable grace, a magnetic entertainer and a man of conviction who gave a voice to the oppressed, as a two-day celebration of “The Greatest” came to a rousing end in his …
Brazil’s Rousseff calls for referendum on early elections
BRASILIA (Reuters) – Brazil’s Dilma Rousseff said she would call a referendum on holding early elections if she is reinstated as president, an offer analysts saw as a bid to sway undecided senators to help clear her in an impeachment trial.
ACT cancels entrance exam in South Korea, Hong Kong after test leak
(Reuters) – The ACT college-entrance exam was canceled Saturday for all test-takers in South Korea and Hong Kong in the latest example of how an East Asia cheating epidemic is roiling American higher education.
In sour concession speech, Peru’s Fujimori vows to lead opposition
LIMA (Reuters) – Keiko Fujimori conceded defeat on Friday to Pedro Pablo Kuczynski in Peru’s tightest presidential election in decades, but she warned that her rightwing populist party would be a force of opposition during his term.
