Pentagon chief visits French carrier to show joint resolve against Islamic State
ABOARD THE CHARLES DE GAULLE, (Reuters) – U.S. Defense Secretary Ash Carter visited the French aircraft carrier the Charles de Gaulle in the Gulf on Saturday to highlight both countries’ determination to defeat Islamic State militants.
Rescuers struggle to reach stricken Indonesian ferry
JAKARTA (Reuters) – High winds prevented rescuers from reaching a ship with more than 100 passengers that was adrift in rough seas off the coast of Indonesia’s Sulawesi island on Saturday, officials said.
Air strike that killed Iraqi soldiers appears to have been by U.S. plane: Carter
ON BOARD THE USS KEARSARGE (Reuters) – A U.S. aircraft appears to have mistakenly carried out an air strike that killed Iraqi security forces near the city of Fallujah, U.S. Defense Secretary Ash Carter said on Saturday.
Turkey says 69 Kurdish militants killed in southeastern offensive
DIYARBAKIR, Turkey (Reuters) – Sixty-nine Kurdish insurgents and two Turkish soldiers have been killed in four days of fighting across southeast Turkey as security forces ramp up operations against the militant Kurdistan Workers Party (PKK), security s…
Switzerland opens criminal investigation of leading Islamic organisation member
ZURICH (Reuters) – The Swiss attorney general has opened a criminal investigation of a leading member in a Swiss Muslim organisation accused of violating a ban on jihadist groups, the attorney general’s office said on Saturday.
Pakistan Taliban reject Islamic State leader’s claim to be ‘caliph’
DERA ISMAIL KHAN, Pakistan (Reuters) – Pakistan’s Taliban have rejected Islamic State leader Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi’s claim to be the global leader of all Muslims, the movement said in a statement seen by Reuters on Saturday.
Thousands rally against Polish government as constitutional row drags on
WARSAW (Reuters) – Thousands of Poles gathered on Saturday to protest against the government for the second time this month, putting pressure on the month-old conservative cabinet which they accuse of testing the boundaries of democracy.
International court hands two men convicted of war crimes to Congo
KINSHASA (Reuters) – The International Criminal Court handed over two convicted war criminals to Congolese authorities on Saturday, the justice minister said, the first time it has entrusted enforcement of its sentences to a country.
Chinese foreign minister says situation in South China Sea ‘stable’
BERLIN (Reuters) – Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi said on Saturday that the situation in the disputed South China Sea was “relatively stable” and urged countries beyond the region to help it to stay that way rather than fuelling conflict there.
At least 14 killed in clashes in Libya’s Ajdabiya
BENGHAZI, Libya (Reuters) – At least 14 people have been killed and 25 wounded during clashes in eastern Libya between armed groups loyal to official government and Islamist groups, two medical sources said on Saturday.
