Azerbaijan says to stop fighting in Nagorno-Karabakh, separatists voice doubts
BAKU/YEREVAN (Reuters) – Azerbaijan said on Sunday it would stop fighting Armenian-backed separatists over the breakaway Nagorno-Karabakh region after two days of clashes, but the other side denounced Baku’s gesture as hollow and said violence was cont…
In Brexit warm up, Dutch voters to consider EU treaty with Ukraine
AMSTERDAM (Reuters) – Dutch voters will decide on Wednesday whether to support a European treaty deepening ties with Ukraine in a referendum that will test sentiment toward Brussels ahead of Britain’s June Brexit vote and could also bring a boost for R…
One reported dead in blast claimed by Islamic State at police station south of Riyadh
RIYADH (Reuters) – An improvised explosive device planted next to a police station south of the Saudi capital Riyadh killed one person, the Saudi Interior Ministry said in a statement carried on state news agency SPA on Sunday.
Islamic State executes 15 of its own near Raqqa, Syria: monitor
BEIRUT (Reuters) – Islamic State has killed 15 of its members in the largest execution of the militant group’s security services so far in Syria, the Syrian Observatory for Human Rights said on Sunday.
U.S. says it killed ISIS militant who killed Marine in Iraq
BAGHDAD (Reuters) – The anti-Islamic State coalition conducting airstrikes in Iraq and Syria has killed the IS militant believed responsible for an attack on U.S. troops in northern Iraq last month that left a Marine dead, it said on Sunday.
German minister says migrant crisis may have peaked
BERLIN (Reuters) – On the eve of the first expulsions of refugees from Greece to Turkey under a deal to slow the influx of migrants to western Europe, Germany’s interior minister expressed cautious optimism that the crisis had peaked.
Israel allows Gaza fishermen more maritime space
GAZA (Reuters) – Israel on Sunday extended the distance it permits Gaza fishermen to head out to sea along certain parts of the coastline of the enclave, which is run by the Islamist group Hamas.
South African parliament to debate Zuma impeachment motion on Tuesday
JOHANNESBURG (Reuters) – South Africa’s parliament will debate on Tuesday a motion to impeach President Jacob Zuma, National Assembly Speaker Baleka Mbete said, after a top court ruled the president had violated the constitution.
Former Thai PM Thaksin tells junta to mind the drought, not his New Year gifts
BANGKOK (Reuters) – Former Thai Prime Minister Thaksin Shinawatra said on Sunday the military government should focus on dealing with the country’s problems after soldiers seized thousands of red plastic bowls he and his sister sent supporters as a New…
Japan sub makes first call to Philippines in 15 years amid China tensions
SUBIC BAY, Philippines (Reuters) – A Japanese submarine made a port call in the Philippines, the first in 15 years, on Sunday in a show of growing military cooperation amid tension triggered by China’s growing assertiveness in the South China Sea.
