British police officer stabbed after water fight turns violent
LONDON (Reuters) – A British police officer was stabbed after a water fight in London’s Hyde Park turned violent late on Tuesday.
Turkey blocks access to WikiLeaks after ruling party email dump
ISTANBUL (Reuters) – Turkey has blocked access to the WikiLeaks website, the telecoms watchdog said on Wednesday, hours after it leaked thousands of ruling party emails just as Ankara grapples with the aftermath of a failed military coup.
France says west plans strike on Islamic State in Iraq, confirms Libya presence
PARIS (Reuters) – France and the United States are preparing a coordinated strike against Islamic State on the militant group’s stronghold in Mosul, Iraq, French government spokesman Stephane Le Foll said.
Indonesia on alert for revenge attacks after most-wanted militant killed
JAKARTA (Reuters) – Indonesian forces are on high alert for reprisal attacks after the country’s most-wanted militant was killed this week, officials said on Wednesday.
South African broadcaster in censorship storm before local vote
JOHANNESBURG (Reuters) – When the acting boss of South Africa’s public broadcaster stepped down this month, he said he had deliberately limited reporting on one of the main opposition parties.
Palestinian boy killed during clash with Israeli troops in West Bank: Palestinians
JERUSALEM (Reuters) – A Palestinian boy was killed on Tuesday during a clash with Israeli troops in the occupied West Bank on the outskirts of Arab East Jerusalem, the Palestinian health ministry said.
Brazil probes Olympics threats after group backs Islamic State
BRASILIA (Reuters) – Brazil’s intelligence agency said on Tuesday it was investigating all threats to next month’s Rio Olympics after a presumed Brazilian Islamist group pledged allegiance to Islamic State (IS) less than three weeks before the Games.
Turkey carries out air strikes against Kurdish militants in Iraq: NTV
ISTANBUL (Reuters) – Turkey’s military carried out air strikes against members of the outlawed Kurdistan Workers Party (PKK) in northern Iraq, killing 20 militants, broadcaster NTV said on Wednesday.
As Mosul fight approaches, worries about the day after
WASHINGTON/BAGHDAD (Reuters) – Dozens of defense and foreign ministers will meet in Washington on Wednesday and Thursday to take stock of the fight against Islamic State, their focus increasingly on a major prize: the militant group’s bastion in Mosul,…
North Korea says missile test simulated attack on South’s airfields
SEOUL (Reuters) – North Korea said on Wednesday it had conducted a ballistic missile test that simulated preemptive strikes against South Korean ports and airfields used by the U.S. military, a likely reference to the launches of three missiles on Tues…
