Terror case opens up Kuwait’s sectarian divisions
KUWAIT (Reuters) – Kuwaiti security service officers raided farmhouses near the Iraqi border late last summer, slicing through carpets and smashing open concrete floors. Hidden in large plastic containers was a weapons cache, the largest discovered in …
Somalia ends operation to secure hotel bombed by al Shabaab
MOGADISHU (Reuters) – Somali security forces have brought to an end a bomb and gun attack by militants on a central Mogadishu hotel that killed at least 16 people and wounded 55, authorities said on Thursday.
French strikes disrupt rail but air controllers’ stoppage averted
PARIS (Reuters) – Strikes halved French train services on Thursday but attempts by the militant CGT union to broaden protests against labor reforms to air traffic control and the Paris underground ahead of a European soccer tournament appeared to have …
Turkish PM says ‘irrational’ for Germany to approve genocide resolution
ANKARA (Reuters) – Turkish Prime Minister Binali Yildirim said on Thursday it would be “irrational” for the German parliament to approve a symbolic resolution that declares the 1915 massacre of Armenians by Ottoman forces a “genocide”.
City of London’s ‘Brexiteers’ regroup for battle
LONDON (Reuters) – Almost two decades ago, property investor Richard Tice was among a group of financiers engaged in a campaign to stop Britain from joining the euro single currency. Now he is fighting another battle – to bring Britain out of the European Union.
Italy’s big cities elect mayors, in test for PM Renzi
ROME (Reuters) – Voters in Italy’s largest cities go to the polls on Sunday in local elections that could weaken Prime Minister Matteo Renzi who is struggling to spur economic growth and create jobs.
Turkish PM says solution to political impasse is ballot box
ANKARA (Reuters) – Turkish Prime Minister Binali Yildirim said on Thursday his ruling AK Party aimed to push through constitutional change for a presidential system through parliament, but would turn to the ballot box if there was political impasse on …
Islamic State faces major assaults on two fronts in Iraq, Syria
SOUTHERN OUTSKIRTS OF FALLUJA, Iraq/WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Islamic State insurgents faced major assaults on two fronts in both Iraq and Syria on Wednesday in what could prove to be some of the biggest operations to roll back their caliphate since they …
After five decades, Australian soldiers killed in Vietnam War come home
SYDNEY (Reuters) – The remains of 33 Australian soldiers killed during the Vietnam War and buried in Malaysia and Singapore returned to rest in Australia on Thursday, in one of the country’s largest single repatriation operations.
Venezuela slams Americas bloc suspension threat as ‘imperialist’ plot
CARACAS/WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro’s socialist government said on Wednesday a move by the head of the Organization of American States (OAS) to censure the country for breaching democratic norms is an “imperialist” scheme…
