U.N. says expects Syria talks with opposition on Sunday
GENEVA (Reuters) – United Nations Syria envoy Staffan de Mistura said on Friday he hoped to hold talks with the Syrian opposition delegation on Sunday.
Syrian opposition will attend Geneva peace talks: Al-Arabiya TV
BEIRUT (Reuters) – The main Syrian opposition body has agreed to attend peace talks which began on Friday in Geneva, the al-Arabiya al-Hadath news channel said on Friday.
Somali-born man handed nine years in U.S. prison for al Shabaab support
NEW YORK (Reuters) – A Somalia-born man who U.S. prosecutors said abandoned Britain where he had been a citizen to return to the country of his birth and joined the Islamist militant group al Shabaab, was sentenced to nine years in prison on Friday.
Algerian forces kill four Islamist fighters: ministry
ALGIERS (Reuters) – Algerian troops killed four Islamist gunmen west of the capital on Friday, the defense ministry said, adding they were part of a group who left nine soldiers dead in an ambush last year.
Syrian Turkmens cross to Turkey, fleeing advances of pro-Assad forces
ISTANBUL (Reuters) – Hundreds of mostly Turkmen refugees fearing intensifying clashes between Syrian pro-government forces and the opposition in coastal Latakia province have fled to Turkey, footage from Reuters TV showed and Turkmen officials said on …
Electricity supply in Iraq’s Kurdistan region hit by blast
ERBIL, Iraq (Reuters) – A pipeline for gas used to generate around half the electricity in Iraq’s northern Kurdistan region was blown up on Friday, knocking out power, a police chief and electricity official told Reuters.
British mother convicted of joining ISIS in Syria with young child
LONDON (Reuters) – A 26-year-old mother who took her toddler son to Syria and posted pictures of him next to a weapon has been convicted of belonging to Islamic State (IS).
U.S. will support efforts to resolve political chaos on Libya: White House
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The United States strongly supports efforts to diplomatically resolve political issues in Libya as part of its strategy toward Islamic State, the White House said on Friday.
Russia opposes South Sudan arms embargo, sanctions on leaders
UNITED NATIONS (Reuters) – Russia said on Friday it was opposed to placing a United Nations arms embargo on South Sudan or blacklisting President Salva Kiir and rebel leader Riek Machar as such moves were not helpful to the implementation of a peace de…
Iranian drone flew over U.S. carrier in ‘unprofessional’ move: U.S. Navy
WASHINGTON/ANKARA (Reuters) – An unarmed Iranian drone flew directly over a U.S. aircraft carrier operating in international waters in the Gulf this month in a move that was “abnormal and unprofessional,” the U.S. military said on Friday.
