Libyan forces claim capture of district in Sirte from Islamic State
SIRTE, Libya (Reuters) – Libyan forces backed by U.S. air strikes said on Tuesday that they had taken control of one of the last districts in central Sirte occupied by Islamic State fighters.
Saudi-led coalition air strike kills nine Yemeni civilians: residents
DUBAI (Reuters) – An air strike by the Saudi-led military coalition in Yemen killed nine civilians east of Sanaa on Tuesday, residents said, the third deadly air raid reported to have to hit civilian targets since Saturday.
Turkish court orders closure of pro-Kurdish newspaper Ozgur Gundem
ANKARA (Reuters) – A Turkish court ordered the closure of a leftist pro-Kurdish newspaper on Tuesday for spreading terrorist propaganda, saying it had acted as the “de facto news outlet” of the Kurdistan Workers Party (PKK) militant group, a court docu…
Bulgaria to extradite to France relative of Charlie Hebdo attacker
SOFIA (Reuters) – Bulgaria is to extradite to France a relative of one of the Islamist militants who attacked satirical magazine Charlie Hebdo in Paris last year, following a Bulgarian court ruling on Tuesday.
European safety agency moves toward toughening up pilot screening
BERLIN (Reuters) – The European Commission will propose laws to toughen screening for new pilots by the end of this year after aviation safety authorities called for stricter medical requirements.
China says seeks closer military ties with Syria
BEIJING (Reuters) – China wants to have closer military ties with Syria, state media on Tuesday cited a senior Chinese officer as saying during a rare visit to the war-torn Middle Eastern country.
Reform deal in sight to break Spain’s political deadlock
MADRID (Reuters) – Spain’s interim prime minister will move within touching distance of ending an eight-month legislative stalemate on Wednesday when his party considers an offer of support for a new government in exchange for political reforms.
Bangladesh arrests four women in cafe attack probe
DHAKA (Reuters) – Bangladeshi security forces said on Tuesday they had arrested four women suspected of being members of a home-grown militant group blamed for an attack on a Dhaka cafe last month in which 22 people were killed.
Protests intensify in Indian Kashmir, security forces kill five
SRINAGAR, India (Reuters) – Indian security forces on Tuesday killed five protesters and injured 10 in clashes that erupted after crowds angered by the killing of a separatist militant in disputed Kashmir pelted them with stones and defied a curfew, of…
China intellectuals sue over magazine, former editor loses appeal
BEIJING (Reuters) – A group of Chinese intellectuals sued on Tuesday over what they say is a leadership coup at a leading liberal magazine, as a former editor lost an appeal against a ruling ordering him to apologize for doubting details in a tale of w…
