Sweden to ask again to question Assange over rape allegation
STOCKHOLM (Reuters) – Swedish prosecutors will shortly submit a new request to question WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange at the Ecuadorean embassy in London over rape allegations, the Prosecution Authority said on Thursday.
Erdogan says Turkey to annihilate Kurdish militants, 25 killed
DIYARBAKIR, Turkey (Reuters) – Gunfire clattered constantly and smoke rose on Thursday from two towns in southeast Turkey and President Tayyip Erdogan said Kurdish militants would be “annihilated” in an intensifying urban battle that has killed 25 Kurd…
Venezuela defends military official facing U.S. indictment
CARACAS (Reuters) – Venezuela accused the United States on Thursday of “judicial terrorism” and double standards in an indictment against a senior military official for drug trafficking.
Khomeini grandson gets cautious election blessing from the top
DUBAI (Reuters) – A grandson of Ayatollah Ruhollah Khomeini is expected to seek election early next year to the body that chooses Iran’s supreme leader and is said to have the cautious blessing of the incumbent, Ayatollah Ali Khamenei.
U.S.-led coalition stages 18 air strikes against Islamic State: statement
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The United States and its allies on Wednesday conducted 18 air strikes against Islamic State in Iraq and Syria in its latest round of daily air attacks against the militant group, the coalition leading the operations said.
Cool language and fix economy, says Venezuela leader’s former aide
CARACAS (Reuters) – Venezuela’s government must calm its rhetoric and make pragmatic fixes to an ailing economy after losing the legislature to the opposition for the first time in 16 years, a former senior aide to President Nicolas Maduro said in an i…
Putin says his daughters avoid the limelight
MOSCOW (Reuters) – Russian President Vladimir Putin, who is notoriously protective of his family’s privacy, made a rare reference to his two daughters on Thursday, saying they lived in Russia and stayed clear of business and politics.
Journalists’ human rights breached by UK police: tribunal
LONDON (Reuters) – London police breached the human rights of tabloid journalists by accessing their phone records to find the source for a 2012 story that brought down a senior minister, a tribunal ruled on Thursday.
Delhi police arrest three suspected members of al Qaeda India wing
NEW DELHI (Reuters) – Indian police have arrested three suspected members of an Indian wing of al Qaeda, an officer said on Thursday, describing the detentions as the first successful raid on the militant group since it was set up last year.
India clears purchase of Russian air defense systems: sources
NEW DELHI (Reuters) – India’s Defence Acquisition Council has cleared the purchase of five S-400 air defense systems from Russia, two defense ministry sources said on Thursday.
