Belgian charged with terror-related offences after stabbing police officers
BRUSSELS (Reuters) – Prosecutors charged a Belgian man, who stabbed two police officers, with attempted terror-related murder and being part of a terrorist group on Thursday and detained his brother.
Syrian government forces seize half of rebel-held neighborhood in Aleppo: monitor
BEIRUT (Reuters) – Syrian government forces seized around half of a key opposition-held neighborhood in Aleppo on Thursday in a new advance against rebels, the Syrian Observatory for Human Rights monitoring group said.
Iraq requests U.N. emergency meeting on Turkish troops in north
BAGHDAD (Reuters) – Iraq has requested an emergency meeting of the United Nations Security Council to discuss the presence of Turkish troops on its territory as a dispute with Ankara escalates.
Exclusive: Dozens of Afghan troops AWOL from military training in U.S.
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Forty-four Afghan troops visiting the United States for military training have gone missing in less than two years, presumably in an effort to live and work illegally in America, Pentagon officials said.
Pakistan parliament passes legislation against ‘honor killings’
ISLAMABAD (Reuters) – Pakistan’s parliament unanimously passed legislation against “honor killings” on Thursday, three months after the murder of an outspoken social media star.
Hurricane Matthew kills 102, death toll in Haiti hits 98
MEXICO CITY (Reuters) – Hurricane Matthew has killed at least 102 people, the death toll in struggling Haiti alone rising to 98, local officials told Reuters, as the storm headed northward on Thursday battering the Bahamas en route to Florida.
Colombian war victim denounces lack of ‘solidarity’ after peace deal rejected
BOGOTA (Thomson Reuters Foundation) – Four days after Colombians narrowly voted to reject a peace deal with FARC rebels to end 52 years of war, community leader Leyner Palacios is still struggling to contain his bitterness over the outcome.
Chile Bachelet’s approval rating picks up in September after historical low
SANTIAGO (Reuters) – Chilean President Michelle Bachelet’s approval rating ticked higher in September, breaking a recent downward trend that had pushed her ratings to an historical low a month earlier, pollster Gfk Adimark said on Thursday.
Haiti bears brunt of Hurricane Matthew as death toll hits 69
PORT-AU-PRINCE (Reuters) – The death toll from Hurricane Matthew rose to at least 69 people, including 65 in struggling Haiti, local officials said, as the storm headed northward on Thursday to the Bahamas and Florida.
U.N. says situation ‘rapidly deteriorating’ in embattled Afghan city
KUNDUZ, Afghanistan (Reuters) – Fighting in the northern Afghan city of Kunduz has led to a “rapidly deteriorating” humanitarian situation, officials said on Thursday, leaving thousands of people with limited access to food, water, or medical care.
