At least 21 Hutus killed in ‘alarming’ east Congo violence: U.N.
KINSHASA (Reuters) – At least 21 people were killed, 40 wounded and dozens of houses burned in weekend attacks aimed at Hutus in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo, the United Nations said on Monday, expressing alarm at rising ethnic violence.
Four killed in crash of Russian military helicopter
MOSCOW (Reuters) – Four people were killed when a Mi-8 helicopter owned by the Russian Defense Ministry crashed on Monday in the Pskov region of northwest Russia, local news agencies reported, quoting the ministry.
Kerry hopes for talks in weeks on ending Yemen conflict
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry said on Monday it may be possible to hold talks over the next few weeks on ending the conflict in Yemen.
More rescued two days after Taiwan quake; toll could exceed 100
TAINAN, Taiwan (Reuters) – Rescuers pulled out alive an eight-year-old girl and her aunt from the rubble of a Taiwan apartment block on Monday, more than 60 hours after it was toppled by a quake, as the mayor of the southern city of Tainan warned the d…
Turkey’s Erdogan threatened to flood Europe with migrants: Greek website
BRUSSELS (Reuters) – Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan threatened in November to flood Europe with migrants if European Union leaders did not offer him a better deal to help manage the Middle East refugee crisis, a Greek news website said on Monday.
Obama, Italy’s Mattarella discuss fight against Islamic State in Libya
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – U.S. President Barack Obama and Italian President Sergio Mattarella met on Monday in the White House and discussed efforts to work together to combat the Islamic State in Libya.
Swiss use tear gas, rubber bullets to break up Kurdish rally
ZURICH (Reuters) – Zurich police used tear gas and rubber bullets to try to break up a group of around 100 Kurdish activists holding an unauthorized demonstration outside the Turkish consulate in Switzerland’s financial capital on Monday.
Air strikes help force ISIS to halve fighters’ pay: Glaser
LONDON (Reuters) – U.S.-led air strikes have had a substantial impact on the money Islamic State (IS) makes from oil, and have helped force the militant group to cut its fighters’ pay by up to 50 percent, a senior U.S official said on Monday.
Libya forces say conduct strikes on Islamic State in Derna, plane crashes
BENGHAZI, Libya (Reuters) – Forces allied to Libya’s eastern government carried out air strikes on Islamic State militant areas of Derna city, but an aircraft later crashed because of mechanical failure, a spokesman said on Monday.
Tens killed in clashes in Turkey’s Kurdish southeast
ISTANBUL (Reuters) – At least nine civilians and 16 separatist fighters were killed as security forces try to root out Kurdistan Workers Party (PKK) fighters in Turkey’s mainly Kurdish southeast, the army and the region’s biggest parliamentary party sa…
