Four killed, 17 wounded in blast in southeast Turkey: sources
DIYARBAKIR, Turkey (Reuters) – Four suspected bomb makers were killed and 17 people wounded when an explosion ripped through a village in Turkey’s mainly Kurdish southeast, security sources and the Interior Ministry said.
Canadian oil producers warn of supply shortfalls after wildfire
WANDERING RIVER, Alberta (Reuters) – CNOOC Ltd’s Nexen is the latest Canadian oil sands company to warn customers it may not be able to fulfill supply contracts in the wake of a massive wildfire, as producers scramble to get facilities back online.
Rousseff’s fall in Brazil casts cloud on Cuba
HAVANA/BRASILIA (Reuters) – Brazilian President Dilma Rousseff’s suspension from office is bad news for newly trendy Cuba, which despite a detente with Washington is feeling the pinch from a downturn ravaging allies’ economies and political fortunes in South America and Africa.
Exclusive: Rwanda aids Burundi rebels, North Korea arms Congo – U.N. experts
UNITED NATIONS (Reuters) – A confidential report to the United Nations Security Council accuses Rwanda of providing training, financing and logistical support through early 2016 for Burundian rebels seeking to oust Burundi’s President Pierre Nkurunziza…
Fighting erupts north of Aleppo as ceasefire expires
BEIRUT (Reuters) – Syrian government forces battled rebels north of Aleppo on Thursday as a ceasefire expired in the city itself, the Syrian Observatory for Human Rights and rebel sources said.
Cuba and U.S. officials to meet next week to deepen detente
HAVANA (Reuters) – Cuba and the United States will meet next week for a third round of talks on improving relations, Havana said on Thursday, adding that the two former Cold War foes were not yet negotiating their multibillion-dollar claims against one…
Thailand’s opposition muted ahead of referendum
KHON KAEN, Thailand (Reuters) – In northeast Thailand, once a hotbed of opposition to Thailand’s junta, troops patrol university campuses in Humvees and hold “attitude adjustment sessions” at military camps for those who don’t toe the line.
Street protests magnify political crisis in Baghdad after deadly bombings
BAGHDAD (Reuters) – A day after the year’s deadliest attack in the Iraqi capital, supporters of a Shi’ite cleric took to the streets of Baghdad on Thursday to denounce the government for failing to protect them, escalating political confrontation that …
Islamic State kills 17 Iraqi soldiers with suicide truck bombs
BAGHDAD (Reuters) – Islamic State insurgents killed at least 17 Iraqi soldiers with suicide truck bombs on Thursday in a major attack on government forces that recaptured the western city of Ramadi in December, military officials said.
U.S. troops stationed at Libya outposts: Washington Post
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – U.S. special operations troops have been stationed at two outposts in Libya since late last year to try to enlist local support for a possible offensive against Islamic State, the Washington Post reported on Thursday, citing U.S….
