U.N. rights chief meets families of Sri Lanka’s war victims
JAFFNA, Sri Lanka (Reuters) – The United Nations human rights chief on Sunday traveled to the north and east of Sri Lanka to assess the country’s progress in prosecuting alleged war crimes.
Egyptian police shoot four suspected militants in raid near Cairo
CAIRO (Reuters) – Egyptian police shot dead four suspected Islamist militants inside a house a few miles from central Cairo, the interior ministry said on Sunday, the third such incident in as many weeks.
U.S., allies conduct 17 strikes against Islamic State: U.S. military
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The United States and its allies targeted Islamic State militants with 10 strikes in Iraq on Saturday and seven strikes in Syria, the U.S. military said on Sunday.
Saudi King Salman calls for others not to interfere in kingdom
RIYADH (Reuters) – Saudi Arabia’s King Salman on Sunday called on other countries not to interfere in the kingdom’s internal affairs in what appeared to be a rebuke to Riyadh’s main foe Iran, which it accuses of attempting to stir unrest.
UAE says ready to support anti-IS coalition with troops
ABU DHABI (Reuters) – The United Arab Emirates (UAE) said on Sunday it was ready to supply ground troops to help support and train an international military coalition against Islamic State in Syria provided such efforts were led by the United States.
Obscure at home, ‘Texas Daddy’ is a right-wing darling in Japan
AUSTIN, Texas (Reuters) – Somewhere in the Dallas area, a retired man sitting in a home office is making social media videos backing Japanese right-wing views that have made him a celebrity among hawks in the Asian country.
Spain arrests seven with suspected Islamist militant links
MADRID (Reuters) – Spanish police arrested seven people with suspected links to Islamist militant groups on Sunday in a dawn raid in the Mediterranean regions of Alicante and Valencia and in Spain’s north African enclave Ceuta, the Interior Ministry sa…
Burundi grenade attacks kill four, including a child
NAIROBI (Reuters) – Four people were killed in Burundi on Saturday night, including a child selling boiled eggs at a bar, when three grenades hit the capital Bujumbura, residents said.
Bootleg liquor kills at least 24 in Indonesian village: media
JAKARTA (Reuters) – Bootleg liquor has killed at least two dozen people in a village in Indonesia’s Central Java province over the last few days, MetroTV said on Sunday quoting police.
Exclusive: Zika virus discourages many Americans from Latin America travel
(Reuters) – The rapidly spreading Zika virus is discouraging many Americans from traveling to Latin America and the Caribbean, with 41 percent of those aware of the disease saying they are less likely to take such a trip, a Reuters/Ipsos poll shows.
