Nusra Front executes captive pro-Syrian government soldiers: video
BEIRUT (Reuters) – Al Qaeda’s Syrian offshoot, the Nusra Front, said it had executed around a dozen pro-Syrian government captives on Wednesday in retaliation for a government advance near Damascus.
Romania moves closer to ruling out possibility of legalizing same-sex marriage
BUCHAREST (Reuters) – Romania moved a step closer to ruling out the possibility of legalizing same-sex marriage on Wednesday when its top court paved the way for a referendum on defining marriage in the constitution as a union strictly between a man an…
U.S. defense chief says coalition to probe report of civilian deaths in Syria
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The U.S.-led coalition to defeat Islamic State in Iraq and Syria will investigate reports of civilian casualties in an air strike near Manbij, in northern Syria, U.S. Defense Secretary Ash Carter said on Wednesday.
U.S. appeals court voids forfeiture of Iran-linked NY office tower
NEW YORK (Reuters) – A federal appeals court said on Wednesday the U.S. government cannot seize a midtown Manhattan office tower originally built by the Shah of Iran, whose owners it claimed were fronts for the Iranian government.
U.N. chief: Make sure Iran nuclear deal benefits Iranian people
UNITED NATIONS (Reuters) – United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon urged world powers on Wednesday to ensure a historic nuclear deal with Iran delivers “tangible benefits to the Iranian people” after Tehran complained it was not fully benefiting f…
Britain must be clear on what EU ties it wants before Brexit talks: Merkel
BERLIN (Reuters) – German Chancellor Angela Merkel said on Wednesday that Britain should be clear about what kind of relationship it wants to have with the European Union before starting talks on quitting the bloc.
Mosul assault in focus two years after Islamic State takeover
BAGHDAD (Reuters) – When Prime Minister Haider al-Abadi pledged in December that Iraq would retake Islamic State’s de facto capital Mosul by the end of 2016, the target was greeted with scepticism by Western allies and officials within his own governme…
American Dahlgren jailed for life for murdering Czech relatives
BRNO, Czech Republic (Reuters) – A Czech court sentenced U.S. citizen Kevin Dahlgren to life in prison on Wednesday for stabbing to death a family of four of his relatives whom he had been visiting in 2013.
Kerry, addressing donors, says momentum in Iraq has shifted
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The momentum in the fight against Islamic State has shifted and the militant group has been driven out of almost half the territory it once occupied in Iraq, U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry said on Wednesday.
Theresa May takes center stage in British parliament’s box-office show
LONDON (Reuters) – Taunting the opposition over women’s rights and a bitter leadership battle, new British premier Theresa May delighted her party at her first session of Prime Minister’s Questions with an assured performance that drew comparisons with…
