Australian Islamic State recruiter killed in U.S. strike in Iraq
SYDNEY (Reuters) – An Australian citizen believed to be a top recruiter for the Islamic State has been killed in a U.S. air strike in Iraq, disrupting the militant group’s ability to lure fighters, Australia said on Thursday.
U.S., allies agree to do more to combat Islamic State
STUTTGART, Germany (Reuters) – U.S. Defense Secretary Ash Carter said on Wednesday that Washington and its allies had agreed to do more in their campaign to defeat Islamic State but that more risks lay ahead.
Can aid reform end Ethiopia’s repeated hunger emergencies?
NAIROBI (Thomson Reuters Foundation) – Over the years, Ethiopian mother-of-three Hana Mekonnen has received all sorts of aid designed to free her from the bitter trap of poverty and hunger: goats, cash transfers, resettlement and, of course, sacks of g…
Stubborn Shanghai residents hold a line drawn in rubble
SHANGHAI (Reuters) – In a corner of Shanghai, surrounded by a cement wall, lies one of the world’s most valuable fields of debris and garbage.
As mayor, Philippines’ ‘Trump of the East’ wooed business
MANILA (Reuters) – It looks almost inevitable now that the Philippines’ next president will be a man who has said he would kill his own children if they took drugs and has vowed to challenge China by jet-skiing to a disputed island to plant his country…
Libya’s east tests muscle with oil shipment, troop dispatches
TUNIS/BENGHAZI, Libya (Reuters) – By defiantly attempting to export their own oil and dispatching troops toward the center of the country, Libya’s eastern factions may be gambling on force as they bid for a larger stake under a U.N.-backed unity govern…
Israeli, Palestinian violence flares along Gaza border
GAZA (Reuters) – Violence erupted along the Israel-Gaza border on Wednesday as Israeli forces and Palestinian militants exchanged fire and Israeli war jets bombed targets in the enclave, ruled by the Islamist Hamas group.
Turkish ruling party preparing to replace PM Davutoglu: officials
ANKARA (Reuters) – Turkey’s ruling party is set to replace Prime Minister Ahmet Davutoglu at an extraordinary congress in the coming weeks, officials said on Wednesday, signaling the end of his term as premier and plunging the country into political un…
Thousands of Egyptian journalists demand sacking of interior minister
(Reuters) – Thousands of Egyptian journalists called on Wednesday for the presidency to dismiss the interior minister and apologize for a police raid on the press syndicate and arrest of two opposition reporters, witnesses said.
Congo opposition leader says to run for president in November
KINSHASA (Reuters) – Moise Katumbi, a prominent opposition leader in Democratic Republic of Congo, said on Wednesday he would run in November’s presidential election when incumbent Joseph Kabila is due to step down in accordance with the constitution.
