Afghanistan seeks Pakistani help to restart stalled peace talks
ISLAMABAD (Reuters) – Afghanistan’s foreign minister called on Pakistan to help restart stalled peace talks between his government and the Taliban, as he spoke at a conference on Wednesday that risked being overshadowed by a major Taliban attack in Afg…
German cabinet approves identity card for refugees
BERLIN (Reuters) – Germany’s cabinet agreed on Wednesday to introduce an identity card for refugees as it tries to better control the wave of migrants arriving from Syria, Afghanistan and other trouble spots.
Islamic State suicide bomber kills six outside Shi’ite mosque in Baghdad
BAGHDAD (Reuters) – A suicide bomber killed at least six people outside a Shi’ite mosque in the Iraqi capital on Wednesday, according to police and medical sources, in an attack claimed by Islamic State.
Defendant in German neo-Nazi trial denies active role in murders
MUNICH (Reuters) – The lone surviving suspect in a neo-Nazi murder case that shocked Germany denied on Wednesday having played a role in a seven-year racist killing spree carried out by two of her close friends but she admitted feeling moral guilt for …
U.N. calls on China to end rife torture, crackdown on lawyers
GENEVA(Reuters) – A United Nations rights watchdog called on China on Wednesday to halt torture of detainees that it said remains rife in police stations and prisons, and to close its secret “black jails”.
Unknown attackers blow up Catholic church in Yemen’s Aden: residents
ADEN (Reuters) – Unknown attackers blew up an abandoned Catholic Church in the southern Yemeni port city of Aden on Wednesday, residents said, days after Islamic State militants assassinated the city’s governor.
Anti-IS coalition focusing on sealing Turkish border: U.S. envoy
BAGHDAD (Reuters) – The United States’ new envoy to the coalition it leads against Islamic State said on Wednesday its priority was to seal the last strip of border between Turkey and territory held by the ultra-hardline group in Syria.
Scores of dead, wounded in Taliban attack on Kandahar airport
KABUL (Reuters) – At least 37 civilians and members of Afghan security forces have been killed and 35 wounded in Kandahar after an overnight attack by Taliban militants on the city airport, with final mopping up still going on, officials said on Wednes…
Men, arms, still pour into east Ukraine from Russia: U.N.
GENEVA (Reuters) – Arms and fighters are still pouring into rebel-held areas of eastern Ukraine from Russia, a United Nations report said on Wednesday, as it put the death toll from 20 months of fighting at more than 9,100.
Britain signs deal to extend military training in Kenya
NAIROBI (Reuters) – Kenya and Britain signed a deal on Wednesday to allow British troops to continue military training in the East African nation for five more years, ending half a decade of protracted negotiations which tested their relations.
