French PM pledges more military support for Sahel to fight insurgents
OUAGADOUGOU (Reuters) – French Prime Minister Manuel Valls on Saturday pledged greater military assistance to the former French colony of Burkina Faso and other countries in the Sahel region in the face of a growing Islamist insurgency.
Two soldiers, one civilian dead in Kashmir militant attack
SRINAGAR, India (Reuters) – Militants attacked a paramilitary convoy and a government building in India’s disputed Kashmir region on Saturday, killing at least two soldiers and a civilian, police said.
Sabotaged oil pipeline to Turkey to be repaired next week: source
ISTANBUL (Reuters) – A pipeline sabotaged in Turkey last Tuesday halting oil flows from northern Iraq to a Turkish port is expected to be repaired next week though the situation is complicated by security issues, an industry source said on Saturday.
Three police killed in Pakistan attack, Islamic State suspected
ISLAMABAD (Reuters) – Three police officers were killed by unknown assailants in the Pakistani city of Faisalabad on Friday, police said on Saturday, in an incident that is being investigated as a possible attack by Islamic State.
Kerry and Abbas to meet in Jordan in Sunday
AMMAN (Reuters) – U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry will meet with Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas in Jordan on Sunday, the U.S. State Department said.
Italy closes route over Brenner mountain pass to defuse WW2 bomb
ZURICH (Reuters) – An unexploded bomb dropped from a U.S. airplane during World War Two will halt car and train transportation south of the Brenner Pass on the Austrian-Italian border on Sunday morning as explosives units defuse and dispose of the devi…
Leaders of Nepal and India mend fences after friction
NEW DELHI (Reuters) – The leaders of Nepal and India have overcome mutual misgivings, India’s foreign secretary said on Saturday, after talks to ease tensions over Nepal’s recently-adopted constitution.
Junta-ruled Thailand flirts with Russia as U.S. ties cool
BANGKOK (Reuters) – Thailand is pursuing closer ties – and possible arms deals – with Russia, with relations between Thailand and its traditional partner, the United States, cooling in the wake of a May 2014 coup.
Al Qaeda militants seize southern Yemen town, kill militia leader: residents
ADEN (Reuters) – Dozens of al Qaeda militants took control of the southern Yemeni town of Ahwar on Saturday, residents said, consolidating the group’s control over much of the region.
Kremlin says concerned by Turkey shelling Syrian territory
MOSCOW (Reuters) – The Kremlin on Saturday expressed concern over Turkey’s shelling of Syria’s territory, saying such actions were whipping up further tension on the two countries’ border.
