Belgium counter terror investigators probe police stabbing
BRUSSELS (Reuters) – Belgian counter terrorist prosecutors were investigating a stabbing incident in Brussels on Wednesday in which three police officers were wounded, prosecutors said.
Merkel calls for continued EU, U.S. talks on free trade deal
BERLIN (Reuters) – German Chancellor Angela Merkel said the European Union and the United States should continue to negotiate the Transatlantic Trade and Investment Partnership (TTIP) free trade deal as long as possible, despite opposition in many Euro…
At least 20 Iraqi Sunni tribal fighters killed in mistaken airstrike: police
TIKRIT, Iraq (Reuters) – At least 20 Sunni tribal fighters were killed in a airstrike south of Mosul in the early hours of Wednesday when they were mistaken for Islamic State militants, Iraqi police said.
Explosion in Afghan capital, Kabul, four people wounded: police
KABUL (Reuters) – An explosion struck a bus carrying government employees during rush hour traffic in the Afghan capital of Kabul on Wednesday, wounding four people, police and witnesses said.
Philippine defense chief says Duterte may be ‘misinformed’ on U.S. alliance
MANILA (Reuters) – The Philippine defense minister sought to patch up cracks in a military alliance with the United States on Wednesday, saying President Rodrigo Duterte, who has appeared intent on scrapping joint programs, might be misinformed about t…
New famine fears loom in Yemen
LONDON/DUBAI (Reuters) – Intensive care wards in Yemen’s hospitals are filled with emaciated children hooked up to monitors and drips – victims of food shortages that could get even worse due to a reorganization of the central bank that is worrying imp…
Islamic State claims responsibility for U.S. soldier killed in Afghanistan
CAIRO (Reuters) – Islamic State claimed responsibility on Wednesday for an explosion that killed a U.S. service member in Afghanistan on Tuesday, the organization’s Amaq news agency said.
Aleppo will eventually fall, but Syrian war will go on
BEIRUT (Reuters) – It may take weeks or months, but Aleppo is likely to fall to Syrian government forces backed by Russian air power and the most lethal bombardment in nearly six years of war.
Two Russian missile corvettes head to Mediterranean: RIA
MOSCOW (Reuters) – Two missile corvettes of Russia’s Black Sea Fleet have left their base in Sevastopol to reinforce Russia’s group of warships in the Mediterranean, RIA news agency quoted a Black Sea Fleet spokesman as saying on Wednesday.
Iran tells Saudi navy vessels to avoid Iranian waters: Tasnim
DUBAI (Reuters) – Iran’s powerful Revolutionary Guards (IRGC) warned Saudi naval vessels taking part in military exercises in the Gulf on Wednesday not to get close to Iranian waters.
