Libyan brigades edge closer to Islamic State stronghold of Sirte: security sources
TRIPOLI (Reuters) – Forces aligned with Libya’s new unity government advanced on the eastern and southern outskirts of the Islamic State stronghold of Sirte on Wednesday, taking control of at least one military camp, security sources said.
Brazil police officer, symbol of corruption crackdown, arrested
RIO DE JANEIRO (Reuters) – He is a symbol of Brazil’s biggest corruption investigation – a ballyhooed battle against impunity for powerful politicians and businessmen.
Chile cabinet chief quits in latest blow to unpopular president
SANTIAGO (Reuters) – Chilean cabinet chief and Interior Minister Jorge Burgos resigned on Wednesday, the government said, after a series of policy disputes with other government officials and as the popularity of President Michelle Bachelet plumbs all-…
Chad sends 2,000 troops to Niger for counterattack on Boko Haram
N’DJAMENA (Reuters) – Chad has sent 2,000 troops to Niger to prepare a counterattack against Boko Haram after the militant group seized a Nigerien town, two senior military sources said on Wednesday.
Iraqi forces say making progress vs Islamic State inside Falluja
BAGHDAD (Reuters) – Iraqi forces said on Wednesday they had begun to make progress against Islamic State inside a built-up district of Falluja, the militants’ stronghold to the west of Baghdad.
Poll shows majority of Brazilians want new elections
BRASILIA (Reuters) – More than a quarter of Brazilians view interim President Michel Temer’s government negatively and a majority want new elections this year, according to a poll on Wednesday that suggested scandals and policy reversals had dented his…
A year on, Turkey’s Kurdish opposition fights for survival in parliament
DIYARBAKIR, Turkey (Reuters) – A year after Turkey’s pro-Kurdish opposition entered parliament as a party for the first time, to great fanfare about a maturing of Turkish democracy, its embattled leader is struggling to save it from banishment to the p…
Damascus camp residents run deadly gauntlet to fetch aid
BEIRUT (Reuters) – Palestinians living in Yarmouk refugee camp on the southern outskirts of Damascus depend on food aid to survive the Syrian civil war. But collecting it can be lethal.
UK to extend voter registration for EU referendum after website crash
LONDON (Reuters) – Britain will extend the voter registration period for its June 23 referendum on EU membership by 48 hours after a late surge in applications crashed a key website shortly before the Tuesday night deadline.
Exclusive: Suspect in Kazakh shooting posted Islamic State-linked video
AKTOBE, Kazakhstan (Reuters) – One of the men blamed by authorities in Kazakhstan for an armed raid on a national guard base, the deadliest attack in the country’s history, had posted a video online that was sympathetic to Islamic State.
