Congo police fire teargas, make arrests at opposition meeting
BRAZZAVILLE (Reuters) – Police in Congo Republic fired teargas at opposition supporters and arrested around 10 of them on Friday ahead of a planned news conference by opposition candidates who say last weekend’s presidential election was won fraudulent…
Iraqi forces make slow progress south of Mosul
ERBIL, Iraq (Reuters) – Iraqi forces made slow progress against Islamic State in the north of the country on Friday in the second day of an offensive touted as the beginning of a broader campaign to clear areas around the city of Mosul.
Afghan gunmen kidnap two Tajiks: sources
DUSHANBE (Reuters) – Gunmen from Afghanistan have kidnapped two Tajik road workers and wounded another one on Friday in an area adjacent to the border, Tajik government sources told Reuters.
Turkish military strikes PKK in northern Iraq, kills 24 militants
DIYARBAKIR, Turkey (Reuters) – Turkish warplanes struck Kurdistan Workers Party (PKK) targets in northern Iraq and killed 24 PKK fighters in southeast Turkey on Thursday, the army said, as the militants launched a car bomb attack on a military installa…
Macedonian court jails six Islamists, five more on trial
SKOPJE (Reuters) – A Macedonian court sentenced six people, including an imam, to up to seven years in prison on Friday for fighting alongside Islamist insurgents in Syria and Iraq or recruiting others to join the fight, the court said.
Korean-American in North Korea confesses to stealing secrets: media
SEOUL (Reuters) – A Korean-American man detained in North Korea has confessed to stealing military secrets and plotting subversion with South Koreans, the North’s official news agency and foreign media reported on Friday.
Suicide bomber detained in Cameroon says she’s one of Chibok girls
YAOUNDE (Reuters) – A suspected suicide bomber intercepted in northern Cameroon on Friday before she could blow herself up claimed to be one of 219 schoolgirls kidnapped by Boko Haram in the Nigerian town of Chibok in 2014, military and local governmen…
Iraqi Shi’ite leader threatens unrest if reforms blocked
BAGHDAD (Reuters) – Powerful Iraqi Shi’ite Muslim leader Moqtada al-Sadr warned political party leaders on Friday they would face street protests if they obstruct a government overhaul planned by Prime Minister Haider al-Abadi to fight corruption.
Russia’s Putin appoints Kadyrov acting head of Chechnya republic
MOSCOW (Reuters) – Russian President Vladimir Putin said on Friday he had appointed Ramzan Kadyrov acting head of the Chechnya republic and hoped the Chechen people would recognize all that Kadyrov had achieved when they cast their vote in regional ele…
A hundred Chinese boats encroach in Malaysian waters: minister
KUALA LUMPUR (Reuters) – About 100 Chinese fishing boats have been detected encroaching in Malaysia’s waters in the disputed South China Sea, Malaysia’s state news agency and a coastguard official said on Friday.
