India cancels visa to exiled Uighur leader, draws opposition rebuke on bowing to China
NEW DELHI (Reuters) – India on Monday said it had withdrawn a visa to an exiled Uighur leader whom China has long branded a terrorist, provoking criticism from the opposition that it had buckled to pressure from Beijing.
Saudi-led coalition says kills more than 800 militants in Yemen
DUBAI (Reuters) – More than 800 al Qaeda militants were killed in an offensive by Yemeni government forces and its Arab allies in the group’s main stronghold in the port city if Mukalla, the Saudi-led coalition said.
Two Turkish soldiers killed, four wounded in Kurdish militant attack
DIYARBAKIR, Turkey (Reuters) – Two Turkish soldiers were killed and four wounded on Monday in an armed attack by Kurdish militants in the southeastern Turkish town of Nusaybin near the Syrian border, the armed forces said in a statement.
Afghan president blasts Taliban ‘slaves’, says little time left for peace
KABUL (Reuters) – President Ashraf Ghani said Afghanistan faced a terrorist enemy led by Taliban “slaves” in Pakistan in a somber speech to parliament on Monday that nonetheless left the door open to resuming peace talks with parts of the Taliban.
Maelbeek station, scene of Brussels attack, reopens under high security
BRUSSELS (Reuters) – Brussels’ Maelbeek metro station, a target in the attacks last month that killed 32 people, reopened on Monday under high security.
Japan says China’s maritime expansion making the world ‘greatly worried’
TOKYO (Reuters) – Japanese Foreign Minister Fumio Kishida, speaking ahead of a visit to Beijing, said on Monday China was making the world “worried” with its military buildup and maritime expansion in the East and South China Seas.
U.S. volunteers seek adventure fighting Islamic State alongside Kurds
MAKHMOUR, Iraq (Reuters) – Towering over his Kurdish partner at a checkpoint in northern Iraq, U.S. volunteer John Cole cuts an unusual figure on the road to the newest front in the war against Islamic State.
Mukalla offensive kills 800-plus militants, Saudi Yemen coalition says
DUBAI (Reuters) – Yemeni government forces and their allies killed more than 800 al Qaeda fighters when they advanced into the port city of Mukalla, the Saudi-led pro-government coalition said.
Magnitude 5.9 quake strikes off Mexico coast: USGS
(Reuters) – A magnitude 5.9 earthquake struck off the coast of Mexico on Monday, 108 km (67 miles) southwest of Suchiate in the state of Chiapas, at a depth of 10 km, the U.S. Geological Survey said.
Iran sentences French-Iranian who returned to visit her sick mother
DUBAI (Reuters) – A French-Iranian citizen who left Iran in 2009 after facing espionage charges has been sentenced to six years in jail following her return to the country to visit her critically ill mother, an opposition website reported.
