Turkey says to take fight to Kurdish militants as violence flares
DIYARBAKIR, Turkey (Reuters) – Turkey will take the fight to Kurdish militants in the southeast to prevent them from “spreading the fire” from neighboring Syria and Iraq into the country, Prime Minister Ahmet Davutoglu said on Tuesday, as violence flar…
Afghans shocked by brutal murder of family of eight
JALALABAD, Afghanistan (Reuters) – Even in a country as inured to violence as Afghanistan, the unexplained murder of eight members of a single family has caused a wave of shock and revulsion.
Burundi closer to civil war after flare-up – U.N. rights chief
GENEVA (Reuters) – Burundi has moved closer to civil war after insurgents attacked military camps in the capital last week and authorities responded with house searches, arrests and alleged summary executions, the U.N. human rights chief said on Tuesda…
Philippine troops clash with Islamist militants, 15 dead
MANILA (Reuters) – Philippine troops clashed on Tuesday with Islamist militants on a remote southern island and 15 people were killed as security forces step up an offensive against rebels who beheaded a Malaysian captive, an army spokesman said.
Cameron’s ‘Brexit’ riddle: Row with EU or row with Eurosceptics?
LONDON (Reuters) – When David Cameron urges European Union leaders on Thursday to do a deal to keep Britain in the bloc, he will face a riddle that has haunted Conservative prime ministers for three decades: a row with Europe or a row with Eurosceptics…
Turkey’s relations with EU have progressed ‘a great deal’ – Turkish PM
SOFIA (Reuters) – Relations between Turkey and the European Union have progressed “a great deal” since a recent summit between Ankara and Brussels, Turkish Prime Minister Ahmet Davutoglu said on Tuesday.
Bavarian ally backs ‘excellent’ Merkel, easing coalition tension
KARLSRUHE, Germany (Reuters) – The leader of Chancellor Angela Merkel’s Bavarian allies hailed her “first class” leadership on Tuesday, seeking to draw a line under a coalition dispute that blew up last month when he publicly denounced her handling of …
Thai court rejects petition to free detained critic, activist says
BANGKOK (Reuters) – A Thai court on Tuesday rejected a petition to free a critic of Thailand’s junta who was arrested in hospital, a leader of an anti-government activist group said.
China urges U.S. cooperation to battle terrorism financing
BEIJING (Reuters) – A senior Chinese official urged the United States to work with China to combat terrorism financing, China’s central bank said on Tuesday, as the world’s two largest economies step up efforts against a global security threat.
Exclusive: Another U.S. patrol in South China Sea unlikely this year – officials
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The U.S. Navy is unlikely to carry out another patrol within 12 nautical miles of Chinese-built islands in the South China Sea this year as officials had initially suggested, three U.S. defense officials said on Monday.
