Prominent Pakistani anti-militant activist shot dead in Karachi
KARACHI, Pakistan (Reuters) – Gunmen shot dead a prominent Pakistani rights activist, known for his outspoken stance against the Taliban and other radical Islamist groups, in the southern port city of Karachi late on Saturday night, police said.
North Korea leader Kim sets five-year economic plan, vows nuclear restraint
PYONGYANG (Reuters) – North Korean leader Kim Jong Un said his country would not use nuclear weapons unless its sovereignty is infringed by others with nuclear arms, in a speech broadcast on Sunday, and set a five-year plan to boost the secretive state…
Turkish warplanes attack Kurdish militant targets in Iraq: sources
ANKARA (Reuters) – Turkish warplanes hit targets belonging to the Kurdistan Workers Party (PKK) in northern Iraq on Sunday, military sources said, as three soldiers and 12 militants were reported killed in separate clashes over the weekend.
Brexit would be ‘lose-lose’ for UK and EU: Moscovici
PARIS (Reuters) – Britain leaving the European Union would amount to a “lose-lose” situation, European Economic and Monetary Affairs Commissioner Pierre Moscovici said on Sunday.
Al Qaeda chief tells jihadist fighters in Syria: Unite or die
AMMAN (Reuters) – Al Qaeda leader Ayman al-Zawahri urged rival jihadist fighters in Syria to unite or risk death but again decried fellow Sunni Muslim militants Islamic State as “extremists” in an audio recording posted online on Sunday.
Yemen peace talks struggle as air strikes shake truce
CAIRO (Reuters) – Yemen’s Houthi movement accused a Saudi-led coalition of launching air strikes that killed seven people on Sunday, shaking a truce that has largely held through more than two weeks of U.N.-backed peace talks in Kuwait.
Taiwan’s new government accuses China of interference in its WHO status
TAIPEI (Reuters) – The incoming Taiwanese government on Sunday accused China of “political interference” after a senior Chinese official cast doubt over the island keeping its observer status at the World Health Organisation if bilateral relations dete…
Taliban attacks end lull in combat in Afghan province of Helmand
LASHKAR GAH, Afghanistan (Reuters) – Taliban insurgents attacked police checkpoints on the outskirts of Lashkar Gah, the main city of the southern Afghan province of Helmand early on Sunday, ending weeks of relative calm during the annual opium harvest…
Syrian warplanes counter-attack rebels near Aleppo
AMMAN (Reuters) – Syrian warplanes attacked Islamist militants near the northern city of Aleppo on Sunday, both sides said, as the government tried to push back a insurgent advance in the area.
Journalists held in Syria for 10 months return to Spain
MADRID (Reuters) – Three Spanish freelance journalists who were kidnapped in Syria last year arrived in Madrid on Sunday in apparent good health after nearly 10 months in captivity.
