U.S., allies conduct 15 air strikes against Islamic State: statement
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The United States and its allies have conducted 15 strikes against Islamic State in Iraq and Syria on Sunday, the coalition leading the operations said in a statement Monday.
Spain’s Ciudadanos overtakes Socialists ahead of debate
MADRID (Reuters) – Spain’s ruling People’s Party (PP) held on to its lead in an opinion poll three weeks before a national election but new party Ciudadanos overtook the Socialists (PSOE) to move into second place.
EU says continues Mideast peace role despite Israel move
BRUSSELS (Reuters) – EU foreign policy chief Federica Mogherini met Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on Monday and the European Union said it would continue its role in Middle East peace diplomacy despite Israel saying it was suspending contac…
Three Saudi border soldiers killed in attack from Yemen
ABU DHABI (Reuters) – Three Saudi border soldiers were killed after exchanging fire with “enemy elements” trying to cross the border from Yemen to attack two watch towers, Saudi Arabia’s official SPA news agency said on Monday.
Esteves quits as head of Brazil’s BTG Pactual amid graft probe
SAO PAULO (Reuters) – Brazilian financier André Esteves resigned as chief executive officer and chairman of Grupo BTG Pactual SA late on Sunday after he was jailed as part of a corruption probe rapidly ensnaring Latin America’s largest independent investment bank.
China deploys mass surveillance to secure streets around ancient Tibetan temple
LHASA, China (Reuters) – Once the site of violent clashes between Tibetans and Chinese security forces, the ancient area of Barkhor in the Tibetan capital has become one of the safest places in China, officials say, thanks in part to an on-the-ground s…
Tiny Cape Verde picks big fight with drug gangs
PRAIA (Reuters) – When Cape Verde police dismantled a drugs network preparing to smuggle tens of millions of dollars of cocaine to Europe in 2011, the operation was hailed as a rare victory against international crime by one of Africa’s smallest states…
Remains of Russian pilot flown from Turkey to Russia on Monday: Turkish military
ANKARA (Reuters) – The remains of the Russian pilot killed last week when his jet was shot down by Turkey left Ankara bound for Moscow on Monday morning, the Turkish military said in a statement.
Italian doctor working for children’s charity killed in Kenya
NAIROBI (Thomson Reuters Foundation) – An Italian doctor working for a children’s charity in Kenya was killed and three other Italians, including her parents, were injured in an armed robbery on the house they were staying in, officials said on Monday….
Kenyan police say gunshots in Kenyan campus a mock exercise
NAIROBI (Reuters) – Police in Kenya conducted a mock security exercise at a campus in Kenya’s capital on Monday that sparked panic over a feared attack.
