U.S. to reduce non-emergency embassy staff in Mali
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The U.S. State Department said on Tuesday it had authorized the voluntary departure from Mali of eligible family members and non-emergency personnel from the U.S. Embassy in Bamako, following an attack on a hotel in the capital l…
Five Syrians caught in Honduras heading for U.S. freed from jail
TEGUCIGALPA (Reuters) – Five Syrian men caught in Honduras trying to reach the United States last month on fake Greek passports were freed from jail on Tuesday, after they agreed to pay a fine in exchange for the charges against them being dropped, a c…
U.S. deploying new force to Iraq to boost fight against Islamic State
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The United States said on Tuesday it was deploying a new force of special operations troops to Iraq to conduct raids against Islamic State there and in neighboring Syria, a ratcheting up of Washington’s campaign against the group…
Tunisia dismisses security officials after suicide bus bombing
TUNIS (Reuters) – Tunisia’s government on Tuesday dismissed five senior officials, including the interior ministry’s top security chief, a week after a suicide bombing killed 12 presidential guards in an attack in the center of the capital.
Indonesia says faulty part, crew action factors in AirAsia crash
JAKARTA (Reuters) – Problems with a glitch-prone rudder component and the way pilots tried to respond were major factors in the crash of an Indonesian AirAsia jet last year that killed all 162 on board, investigators said on Tuesday.
Al Qaeda Syria wing frees Lebanese in return for jailed Islamists
BEIRUT (Reuters) – Al Qaeda’s Syrian wing freed 16 Lebanese soldiers and policemen on Tuesday in exchange for the release of jailed Islamists including the ex-wife of Islamic State leader Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi.
Islamic State in Libya hampered by lack of fighters: U.N. experts
UNITED NATIONS (Reuters) – A bid by Islamic State to expand its territory in Libya has been hampered by a lack of fighters and the militant group is struggling to win local support because it is viewed as an “outsider,” according to a report by United …
Syria says deal agreed for insurgents to exit Homs area
BEIRUT (Reuters) – Syrian government officials said on Tuesday they had agreed on a deal for opposition fighters to withdraw from the last insurgent-held area of the city of Homs with their weapons as part of a local ceasefire agreement.
Indian plan to let kids work in family business is backward step: Satyarthi
NEW DELHI (Thomson Reuters Foundation) – India’s plans to allow children to work for family businesses and bar teenagers from employment in only a few hazardous industries are “regressive”, Nobel Laureate and child rights activist Kailash Satyarthi sai…
Syria’s Assad says Russia’s support changes balance on the ground
PRAGUE (Reuters) – Russia’s entry into the war in Syria has changed the balance on the ground, Syrian President Bashar al-Assad said in an interview on Czech Television, and he predicted that support from his main international ally would remain strong…
