Swiss use tear gas, rubber bullets to break up Kurdish rally
ZURICH (Reuters) – Zurich police used tear gas and rubber bullets to try to break up a group of around 100 Kurdish activists holding an unauthorized demonstration outside the Turkish consulate in Switzerland’s financial capital on Monday.
Air strikes help force ISIS to halve fighters’ pay: Glaser
LONDON (Reuters) – U.S.-led air strikes have had a substantial impact on the money Islamic State (IS) makes from oil, and have helped force the militant group to cut its fighters’ pay by up to 50 percent, a senior U.S official said on Monday.
Libya forces say conduct strikes on Islamic State in Derna, plane crashes
BENGHAZI, Libya (Reuters) – Forces allied to Libya’s eastern government carried out air strikes on Islamic State militant areas of Derna city, but an aircraft later crashed because of mechanical failure, a spokesman said on Monday.
Tens killed in clashes in Turkey’s Kurdish southeast
ISTANBUL (Reuters) – At least nine civilians and 16 separatist fighters were killed as security forces try to root out Kurdistan Workers Party (PKK) fighters in Turkey’s mainly Kurdish southeast, the army and the region’s biggest parliamentary party sa…
Uganda police buy anti-riot gear ahead of Museveni’s re-election bid
KAMPALA (Reuters) – Uganda has bought anti-riot gear ahead of a Feb. 18 election in a move which police say will bolster security during voting but which critics say aims to intimidate opponents of President Yoweri Museveni, who is seeking to extend hi…
Twenty-seven migrants drown as boat capsizes near Turkey, coast guard says
ISTANBUL (Reuters) – Twenty-seven migrants, 11 of them children, drowned off Turkey’s Aegean coast as they tried to reach a Greek island, the Turkish coast guard said.
UAE plans to trim ministries, outsource most government services: PM
DUBAI (Reuters) – The United Arab Emirates plans to outsource most government tasks to the private sector and cut the number of ministries, the prime minister said on Monday, without providing a timeframe for the changes.
Obama to meet with Jordan’s King Abdullah: White House
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – U.S. President Barack Obama will meet with Jordan’s King Abdullah at the White House on Feb. 24, the White House said on Monday.
Groups urge Kerry to work for release of U.S. businessman held in Iran
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Five Iranian-American groups wrote to U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry last week, urging him to work for the release of an Iranian-American businessman who has been detained in Iran since October.
Thousands of refugees may enter Britain if it leaves EU: Cameron
LONDON (Reuters) – Thousands of refugees could flock to Britain from France if voters decide to leave the European Union, a spokesman for David Cameron said on Monday, underlining the prime minister’s stance that an exit would hurt security.
