As Central Africans prepare to vote, major challenges still loom
BANGUI (Reuters) – As General Bala Keita, the military head of Central African Republic’s U.N. peacekeeping mission, fended off militia attacks on a polling station in a besieged Muslim enclave in the capital Bangui earlier this month, he was surprisin…
U.S., allies conduct 33 strikes against Islamic State: U.S. military
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The United States and its allies conducted 28 strikes against Islamic State in Iraq and five in Syria on Saturday, the coalition leading the operations said in a statement on Sunday.
Two Palestinians shot dead after stabbing Israeli soldier: army
JERUSALEM (Reuters) – Israeli forces shot dead two Palestinians who stabbed and wounded an Israeli soldier in the occupied West Bank on Sunday, the army said, the latest attack in 12 weeks of heightened violence.
Paranoid: North Korea’s computer operating system mirrors its political one
SINGAPORE/SEOUL (Reuters) – North Korea’s homegrown computer operating system mirrors its political one, according to two German researchers who have delved into the code: a go-it-alone approach, a high degree of paranoia and invasive snooping on users.
Fear and few answers as Turkish police round up Syrian refugees
ISTANBUL (Reuters) – Ghada’s five children cried out in terror when police broke into their run-down Istanbul flat at dawn and ordered the 36-year-old Syrian’s family onto a bus, without saying why.
Afghan militia beheads four Islamic State fighters
JALALABAD, Afghanistan (Reuters) – Local village militia members loyal to a powerful Afghan lawmaker beheaded four Islamic State fighters and placed their severed heads on the side of a main road in eastern Afghanistan, local officials said on Sunday.
Taliban says no contacts with Russia over Islamic State
KABUL (Reuters) – The Taliban denied reports that representatives had met Russian officials to discuss the common threat from Islamic State in Afghanistan as a British newspaper reported that President Vladimir Putin had met the Taliban leader.
Filipino protesters land on disputed island in South China Sea
MANILA (Reuters) – A group of Filipino protesters has landed on a disputed Philippine-held island in the South China Sea, a local government official said on Sunday, in a risky expedition that may trigger a strong reaction from China.
German politicians slam Greece over handling of refugee crisis
BERLIN (Reuters) – Germany’s finance minister Wolfgang Schaeuble and a senior Bavarian politician criticized Greece on Sunday over the way it is managing its role in Europe’s biggest migration crisis since World War Two.
Iran’s Rouhani says it’s up to Muslims to correct Islam’s image
DUBAI (Reuters) – Iranian President Hassan Rouhani said on Sunday that Muslims must improve the image of their religion, which has been tarnished by the violence of hardline groups such as Islamic State,
