Uncertainty deepens over Afghan Taliban leader
PESHAWAR, Pakistan (Reuters) – Uncertainty over the fate of Afghan Taliban leader Mullah Akhtar Mansour deepened on Friday, as speculation grew over a possible successor, despite repeated denials by the spokesman of the Islamist movement that he had be…
Al Qaeda group says staged Mali hotel attack in joint operation
ACCRA (Reuters) – Al Qaeda in the Islamic Maghreb (AQIM) said it has joined forces with another militant group and together they staged an attack last month on a hotel in Mali’s capital in which 20 people were killed, according to an audio message post…
Trudeau government promises fiscal plan suited to tough times
OTTAWA (Reuters) – Canada’s Liberal government, unveiling its plans at the start of the new Parliament, promised on Friday to pursue a fiscal plan “that is responsible, transparent and suited to challenging economic times.”
Obama, UK’s Cameron discuss fight against Islamic State: White House
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – U.S. President Barack Obama spoke on Friday with British Prime Minister David Cameron, a day after British bombers made their first strikes on Islamic State targets in Syria, to discuss the fight against the militant group, the W…
After deaths, Egyptians grow bolder in challenging police abuse
TAHANOUB, Egypt (Reuters) – Fathia Hashem was preparing for bed when Egyptian plainclothes police burst into her house, forced her into a van and ordered her to lead them to her son Amr Abushanab’s apartment.
Colombia’s FARC captures vacationing soldier, government says
BOGOTA (Reuters) – Colombia’s FARC rebels captured a soldier who was on vacation in the country’s southern jungles, an incident that violates the group’s unilateral ceasefire but will not affect ongoing peace talks if he is freed, the government said o…
Militant network behind Paris attack has links to people in Britain: WSJ
(Reuters) – The militant network behind last month’s attacks in Paris has links to people in Britain, the Wall Street Journal reported on Friday, citing Western officials.
Human Rights Watch says top regional researcher barred from Kyrgyzstan
BISHKEK (Reuters) – Kyrgyzstan has barred the head of Human Rights Watch’s office in Bishkek from entering the country, HRW said on Friday, after the group called for the release of a Kyrgyz dissident jailed for life and criticized what it saw as repre…
Russian killed by Islamic State spurned militant recruiters: family
BRATSKOYE, Russia (Reuters) – The Russian man beheaded as a spy by the Islamic State group was a moderate Muslim who had rejected attempts by militants to recruit him to fight in the Middle East, his adoptive family told Reuters on Friday.
Swiss edge toward possible ‘Swexit’ from EU bilateral pacts
ZURICH (Reuters) – Switzerland threatened on Friday to impose unilateral curbs on immigration should it fail to agree with the European Union on limiting the influx into a country where nearly a quarter of the population is foreign.
