Policeman killed as Armenian security give gunmen ultimatum
YEREVAN (Reuters) – One policeman was killed on Saturday by armed men seizing a police station in Armenia’s capital Yerevan, after the country’s security service warned the group to lay down arms or law enforcement would open fire.
Tunisia premier faces no-confidence vote over new government
TUNIS (Reuters) – Tunisia’s Prime Minister Habib Essid faces a vote of no confidence in parliament on Saturday after resisting the president’s proposal to help form a new unity government to push through economic reforms.
Bavaria leader rejects Merkel’s ‘we can do this’ refugee mantra
MUNICH/BERLIN (Reuters) – Bavaria’s premier, whose state bore the brunt of recent attacks in Germany, took aim at Chancellor Angela Merkel’s open-door refugee policy on Saturday by rejecting her “we can do this” mantra.
Coalition warplanes attack Houthi fighters near Saudi border: sources
CAIRO (Reuters) – Warplanes of a Saudi-led coalition bombed Houthi fighters from Yemen seeking to infiltrate Saudi Arabia on Saturday, killing tens of Houthi militiamen, security sources said.
Afghan troops press offensive against Islamic State
JALALABAD, Afghanistan (Reuters) – When Afghan troops pushed into Kot, a district close to the border with Pakistan, this week, they found many of the houses empty, with posters plastered on the walls and black flags left by departing Islamic State fig…
Turkey kills 35 militants after they try to storm base, officials say
DIYARBAKIR, Turkey (Reuters) – Turkey’s army killed 35 Kurdish militants after they attempted to storm a base in the southeastern Hakkari province early on Saturday, military officials said.
Dutch heighten security at Amsterdam airport, citing threat `indications’
AMSTERDAM (Reuters) – Dutch police conducted security searches around Amsterdam’s Schiphol airport on Saturday in response to “indications” of a threat, an official said, causing traffic jams during the busy summer holiday season.
Turkey misses chance for peace with Kurdish militants after coup failed
ISTANBUL (Reuters) – A chance to revive a wrecked peace process with Kurdish rebels has been missed as Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan taps nationalist sentiment to consolidate his support after a failed military coup, the head of the pro-Kurdish oppo…
Niger extends state of emergency in Diffa region hit by Boko Haram
NIAMEY (Reuters) – Niger has extended a state of emergency in the southeastern region of Diffa for three months after a series of attacks by Boko Haram, the government said late on Friday.
Turkey’s anti-Gulen crackdown ripples far and wide
MOGADISHU (Reuters) – Barely 12 hours after a failed coup in Turkey, Somalia’s cabinet met in Mogadishu to consider a request from Ankara to shut down two schools and a hospital linked to Fethullah Gulen, the Muslim cleric Turkey blames for the attempt…
