Saudi-led strikes on al Qaeda kill, wound, dozens in Yemen
CAIRO/ADEN (Reuters) – Saudi-led airstrikes targeting al Qaeda in eastern Yemen killed and wounded dozens on Tuesday, a provincial governor and medics said.
U.N. shuts Western Sahara military liaison office, as Morocco wanted
UNITED NATIONS (Reuters) – The United Nations has closed its military liaison office in the disputed territory of Western Sahara as demanded by Morocco amid an escalating dispute over remarks by the U.N. chief, a U.N. spokesman said on Tuesday.
Yemen peace talks expected in Kuwait next month: government official
CAIRO (Reuters) – Talks aimed at ending Yemen’s war are expected in Kuwait next month along with a temporary ceasefire, a senior Yemeni government official said, raising the possibility of an end to violence that has killed thousands.
Murdered journalist buried in Ukraine 16 years after beheading
KIEV (Reuters) – An investigative journalist whose murder 16 years ago helped precipitate Ukraine’s Orange Revolution was buried in Kiev on Tuesday after a delay due to his mother’s unwillingness to accept his decapitated body was her son.
Ivory Coast arrests 15, seeks leader of al Qaeda beach attack
ABIDJAN (Reuters) – Ivory Coast authorities have arrested 15 people in connection with an attack earlier this month on a beach resort town that killed 19 people and was claimed by al Qaeda, a state prosecutor said on Tuesday.
U.S. pins terrorist label on Indonesian Islamic State backer
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The United States on Tuesday slapped a special terrorist designation on Indonesia’s most high-profile backer of Islamic State, blocking any U.S. assets he might have, banning dealings with him by Americans and opening the way for…
Turkish military says detains ten Islamic State militants near Syria border
ANKARA (Reuters) – Turkish security forces detained ten Islamic State militants near the border with Syria on Tuesday, one of them wearing an explosive device, the military said in a statement.
Palestinians say boycott of five Israeli food firms is tit-for-tat
JERUSALEM (Reuters) – The Palestinian government ordered a boycott on Tuesday of five Israeli food-makers, saying it was responding to Israel’s decision to stop admitting Palestinian-made produce from the occupied West Bank to East Jerusalem.
Ukraine’s finance minister launches bid to lead technocrat government
KIEV (Reuters) – Ukrainian Finance Minister Natalia Yaresko threw her hat into the ring on Tuesday to head a technocrat government of people uncompromised by “a political past” after weeks of speculation over whether she would try to replace Arseny Yat…
Former Toronto mayor Rob Ford dies of cancer at 46
TORONTO (Reuters) – Rob Ford, the former mayor of Toronto who gained global notoriety for admitting to smoking crack cocaine while in office, died from cancer on Tuesday, his office said in a statement.
