Second member of ISIS execution cell identified as Briton: report
LONDON (Reuters) – A second member of a British group of Islamic State militants dubbed “the Beatles” has been identified as 32-year-old Londoner Alexanda Kotey, according to a Washington Post and BuzzFeed investigation published on Sunday.
North Korean patrol boat crosses to South, retreats after warning shots
SEOUL (Reuters) – A North Korean patrol boat crossed into South Korean waters early on Monday and retreated after the South Korean navy fired warning shots, a South Korean military official said.
To protect Chinese investment, Pakistan military leaves little to chance
GWADAR, Pakistan (Reuters) – A heavy police presence, guarded convoys, new checkpoints and troop reinforcements have turned parts of the southern port city of Gwadar into a fortress, as Pakistan’s powerful military seeks to protect billions of dollars …
Hollande, Merkel stress migrant crisis needs EU solution
STRASBOURG (Reuters) – German Chancellor Angela Merkel and French President Francois Hollande stressed on Sunday the migrant crisis, which brought more than a million people to the European Union last year, needs an EU-level solution.
German police raid homes of suspected militants near western city of Mainz
BERLIN (Reuters) – German police on Sunday raided the apartments of two men suspected of having links to a militant organization, a spokesman for the Federal Prosecutor Office said.
Turkey delivers aid across border as Syrian forces step up Aleppo assault
ONCUPINAR, Turkey/BEIRUT (Reuters) – Aid trucks and ambulances entered Syria from Turkey on Sunday to help tens of thousands of people who have fled an escalating government assault on Aleppo, as air strikes targeted villages on the road linking the ci…
Decrying graft, Pope to tour poor, violent corners of Mexico
MEXICO CITY (Reuters) – Pope Francis will visit some of the poorest and most violent corners of Mexico on his first visit as pontiff, and will also head to the northern border to address the plight of migrants trying to reach the United States.
Chilean alleges sex abuse cover-up, asks pope to sack bishop
VATICAN CITY (Reuters) – A man who says he was sexually abused by a priest on Sunday delivered two letters addressed to Pope Francis from Chilean Catholics asking him to remove a Chilean bishop accused of protecting a notorious pedophile.
Iran-backed militia warns against sending Arab forces to Syria, Iraq
BAGHDAD (Reuters) – One of Iraq’s most powerful Iranian-backed Shi’ite militias on Sunday warned that Arab forces sent to Syria or Iraq would “open the gates of hell”, in comments clearly aimed at Sunni Arab countries that have said they might join suc…
In Aleppo, underground schools face bombardments and burnout
LONDON (Reuters) – At the unofficial schools run by Syrian activist group Kesh Malek in opposition-held districts of Aleppo, the children don’t go outside to play during breaks in case a barrel bomb should drop from the sky.
