Suspected drone strike kills al Shabaab fighters in Somalia: police
MOGADISHU (Reuters) – A suspected drone targeted a base belonging to al Qaeda-affiliated al Shabaab insurgents in southern Somalia, killing at least five fighters, police and residents said on Sunday.
Turkish warplanes pound Kurdish militant targets in southeast Turkey
ANKARA (Reuters) – Turkish warplanes struck Kurdistan Workers Party (PKK) militant targets on Saturday, part of an air and ground offensive against the group in southeast Turkey, where some areas have been under curfew for as long as ten days.
UK PM Cameron to push for war with case for joining Syria air strikes
LONDON (Reuters) – British Prime Minister David Cameron will this week set out the case for joining air strikes against Islamic State militants in Syria, his finance minister said on Sunday, in a bid to persuade a parliament loath to embark on another …
Singapore Airlines’ flight from U.S. lands safely amid bomb threat
SINGAPORE (Reuters) – Singapore Airlines said on Sunday there was a bomb threat to one of its flights which originated from San Francisco and landed safely at Singapore’s Changi Airport on Sunday.
China says won’t cease building on South China Sea isles
KUALA LUMPUR (Reuters) – China said on Sunday it will continue to build military and civilian facilities on its artificial islands in the disputed South China Sea and the United States was testing it by sending warships through the area.
After talks, EU officials see no quick December fix with Britain
BRUSSELS (Reuters) – European Union leaders are not only unlikely to reach a deal next month with Britain on its demands for reform of the bloc but may not even narrow differences at a pre-Christmas summit, officials and diplomats said.
UK to buy more F-35 jets, boost anti-terror budget: Osborne
LONDON (Reuters) – Britain plans to increase the number of fighter jets it can launch from aircraft carriers and boost anti-terrorism spending, finance minister George Osborne said on Sunday.
Authorities missed many ‘red flags’ before Paris shootings
PARIS (Reuters) – There were multiple chances to stop the men who attacked Paris.
Bangladesh executes two opposition leaders for 1971 war crimes
DHAKA (Reuters) – Bangladesh executed two opposition leaders on Sunday for war crimes committed during the 1971 war to break away from Pakistan, a senior police official said, in a move likely to draw an angry reaction from supporters.
Egyptians vote in second round of parliament elections dogged by apathy
CAIRO (Reuters) – Egyptians voted on Sunday in the second phase of elections that are meant to restore parliament after a more than three-year hiatus but which critics say have been undermined by widespread repression.
