Five men cleared of Kampala bombing charged with new offences
KAMPALA (Reuters) – Five men cleared by a Ugandan court last week of involvement in deadly bombings in Kampala in 2010 were charged with other terrorist offences on Wednesday, police said.
French vessel detects signals from EgyptAir jet black box
CAIRO/PARIS (Reuters) – A French search vessel has picked up signals from one of the black boxes of EgyptAir flight MS804, Egyptian and French investigators said, a potential breakthrough in efforts to uncover why it plummeted into the Mediterranean la…
Philippines won’t be ‘lackey’ to anyone: incoming foreign minister
MANILA (Reuters) – The Philippines will not distance itself from its long-time security ally, the United States, but neither will it be a lackey to any foreign power, incoming Foreign Minister Perfecto Yasay told Reuters on Wednesday.
In Crimea, Moscow labels some opponents dangerous Islamists
BAKHCHISARAY, Crimea (Reuters) – Russian riot police in two trucks rolled down a dirt track on the outskirts of the Crimean town of Bakhchisaray, past a woman standing outside her house in a floral-print dressing gown, before climbing out and forming a…
Brazil, after Europe attacks, raises guard against Olympic terror
RIO DE JANEIRO (Reuters) – Brazil is raising its guard and tightening security ahead of the Olympic Games in Rio de Janeiro after the recent attacks in Paris and Brussels and a threat by an alleged Islamic State militant.
As residents starve in battle for Falluja, Iraq detains men who flee
GARMA VILLAGE, Iraq (Reuters) – Desperate for food and water, residents are fleeing the Iraqi city of Falluja as Islamist militants seek to fend off an assault by the army, only for hundreds to be detained by the authorities on suspicion of siding with…
North Korea says Trump isn’t screwy at all, a wise choice for president
SEOUL (Reuters) – North Korea has backed presumptive U.S. Republican nominee Donald Trump, with a propaganda website praising him as “a prescient presidential candidate” who can liberate Americans living under daily fear of nuclear attack by the North….
Turkey and EU to start technical talks on visa-free travel: Turkish minister
ISTANBUL (Reuters) – Technical teams from Turkey and the European Union will begin discussions on Thursday on visa-free travel, Turkey’s new EU minister Omer Celik said on Wednesday, describing it as an integral part of a wider deal on stemming illegal…
Newly built Austrian refugee shelter set on fire, Red Cross says
VIENNA (Reuters) – A building in northern Austria that was due to house dozens of asylum seekers was deliberately set on fire, the Red Cross said on Wednesday, a rare case of violence against a refugee center in a country that has taken in a large numb…
Exclusive: U.S.-backed Syria forces launch offensive for Manbij pocket – U.S. officials
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Thousands of U.S.-backed fighters in Syria are launching an offensive to capture from Islamic State a crucial swathe of northern Syria known as the Manbij pocket following weeks of quiet preparations, U.S. officials disclosed to …
