Afghan inquiry says poor leadership let Taliban seize Kunduz
KABUL (Reuters) – Afghan investigators blamed leadership failings on Saturday for the Taliban’s capture of the city of Kunduz in September, a finding that may deepen concerns about the government’s grip on security.
World powers to help Iran redesign reactor as part of nuclear deal
DUBAI (Reuters) – Six world powers will help Iran redesign its Arak heavy water reactor so that it cannot produce weapons-grade plutonium, according to a document released by the state news agency IRNA on Saturday.
Britain’s Cameron sees U.N. resolution on Syria action as key moment
LONDON (Reuters) – British Prime Minister David Cameron said the United Nations Security Council’s resolution to redouble action against Islamic State in Syria was an important moment, strengthening his bid to start air strikes against the militant gro…
Obama urges halt to artificial islands in South China Sea
KUALA LUMPUR (Reuters) – U.S. President Barack Obama said on Saturday that countries should stop building artificial islands and militarising their claims in the disputed South China Sea.
Obama visits refugees in Malaysia to highlight global crisis
KUALA LUMPUR (Reuters) – U.S. President Barack Obama visited a refugee centre in Malaysia on Saturday to highlight his call for more compassion at home to deal with a global migrant crisis, as Republicans seek to block U.S. acceptance of Syrian refugee…
Turkey launches air strikes on PKK in Iraq and southeast Turkey
ANKARA (Reuters) – Turkish warplanes struck Kurdistan Workers Party (PKK) militant targets in northern Iraq and southeast Turkey on Friday night, the latest raids in a military campaign against the rebel group.
Explosive device goes off near Bosnian army chief’s car, no one hurt
SARAJEVO (Reuters) – An explosive device went off in a tunnel just before an approaching vehicle carrying the Bosnian army’s chief of staff but nobody was hurt, the Defence Ministry said on Saturday.
Helicopter crashes at New Zealand glacier, killing all seven on board
WELLINGTON (Reuters) – A helicopter crashed at a remote New Zealand glacier tourist spot on Saturday, killing all seven on board, police said.
Egypt’s top Muslim cleric says terrorism uses religion as front
CAIRO (Reuters) – Egypt’s top Muslim cleric said on Saturday that terrorism was a disease that used religion as a front and it was wrong to blame Islam for crimes committed in its name like last week’s Paris attacks.
U.S. likely to make another South China Sea patrol before year-end: Navy official
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The U.S. Navy will likely carry out another patrol within 12 nautical miles of artificial islands in the South China Sea before the end of the year, a U.S. Navy official said on Friday.
