Militants stage Kashmir attacks as Modi gives annual address
NEW DELHI (Reuters) – Two armed militants attacked a police station in Indian-ruled Kashmir on Monday, police said, as Prime Minister Narendra Modi delivered his annual Independence Day speech in the national capital, New Delhi.
Hong Kong student leaders avoid jail for 2014 democracy protest
HONG KONG (Reuters) – Three Hong Kong student leaders who helped orchestrate the financial hub’s massive pro-democracy street protests in 2014 were spared jail time on Monday but ordered to carry out community service.
Two South Koreans charged with attempting to help North Korean spy smuggle tyres
SEOUL (Reuters) – South Korean prosecutors have charged two men with helping a North Korean spy attempt to smuggle used tyres into the North that could be used by the military.
Zambia’s Lungu leads in election, main opponent alleges irregularities
LUSAKA (Reuters) – President Edgar Lungu was leading in Zambia’s presidential election on Monday, with 85 percent of the constituencies counted, but his main rival demanded a recount in a key district, citing irregularities.
Ghana’s president promises return to prosperity as he kicks off re-election campaign
Cape Coast, GHANA (Reuters) – Ghana’s President John Mahama told supporters the country was overcoming its economic problems and promised a return to prosperity as he launched his campaign on Sunday ahead of what is expected to be a close-run election….
Saudi king returns home, gives bonus to personnel fighting in Yemen
DUBAI (Reuters) – Saudi Arabia’s King Salman bin Abdulaziz returned home on Sunday after a month-long holiday in Morocco, and ordered a month’s extra pay for Saudi military and security personnel actively involved in military operations in Yemen, state…
Kurdish forces launch fresh thrust to retake Mosul from Islamic State
WARDAK, Iraq (Reuters) – Kurdish Peshmerga forces launched a fresh attack on Islamic State (IS) forces early on Sunday as part of a campaign to capture Mosul, the militants’ de facto capital in Iraq, Kurdish officials said.
Islamic State faces uphill ‘branding war’ in Afghanistan, Pakistan
ISLAMABAD (Reuters) – The U.S. drone strike that killed Islamic State’s commander for Afghanistan and Pakistan was the latest blow to the Middle East-led movement’s ambitions to expand into a region where the long-established Taliban remain the dominan…
Taliban ‘special forces’ lead Helmand assault: Afghan officials
CHAH-E-ANJIR, Afghanistan (Reuters) – Only a few days ago, this village of mud huts in southern Afghanistan was a battlefield.
Woman and suspect die after Swiss train attack, two girls in serious condition
ZURICH (Reuters) – One woman died and two girls were in serious condition a day after an attack on a Swiss train by a man armed with a knife and flammable fluid which also claimed the suspect’s life, local police said on Sunday.
