Growing scale of Cologne attacks stokes German debate on migrants
FRANKFURT (Reuters) – Attacks on women in Cologne and other German cities on New Year’s Eve have prompted more than 600 criminal complaints, with police suspicion resting on asylum seekers, putting pressure on Chancellor Angela Merkel and her open door…
After three-year gap, Egyptian parliament picks speaker to push through Sisi laws
CAIRO (Reuters) – Meeting for the first time in more than three years, Egypt’s new parliament on Sunday elected a constitutional expert as its speaker, a key position as President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi looks to push through more than 200 laws issued by …
Afghan forces retake northern district from Taliban
KABUL (Reuters) – Afghan security forces have retaken a district in the north of the country, killing 30 Taliban fighters and capturing vehicles and weapons from the insurgents, the defense ministry said on Sunday.
France pays tribute to 2015 terrorism victims in silent ceremony
PARIS (Reuters) – France honored the victims of Islamist militant attacks last year in a thinly attended silent ceremony on Sunday, almost a year to the day when more than a million people marched in Paris to protest killings at the satirical magazine …
Turkish forces kill 32 Kurdish militants as conflict escalates: sources
DIYARBAKIR, Turkey (Reuters) – Security forces killed 32 Kurdish militants in Turkey’s mainly Kurdish southeast at the weekend, army and security sources said on Sunday, escalating the conflict in the region.
‘Projectile’ hits Medecins Sans Frontieres clinic in Yemen, killing four: MSF
DUBAI (Reuters) – A “projectile” struck a clinic supported by international medical group Medecins Sans Frontieres in north Yemen on Sunday, killing four people, MSF said, another in a series of attacks on its facilities in the war-torn country.
‘Friendly fire’ by Iraqi drone kills nine anti-IS fighters
BAGHDAD (Reuters) – Nine fighters from a Shi’ite Muslim militia battling Islamic State were killed in northern Iraq when an Iraqi army aircraft fired at them in error, security and militia sources said on Sunday.
Iranian poet released on bail before appeal hearing
DUBAI (Reuters) – An Iranian poet detained on Friday on arrival back in Tehran has been released on bail after being informed she had been convicted and sentenced in absentia on charges related to her cultural activities, a relative told Reuters on Sun…
Dutch PM says will push for ‘yes’ in Ukraine vote
AMSTERDAM (Reuters) – Dutch Prime Minister Mark Rutte said he would argue for a “yes” vote in an upcoming referendum on a treaty on closer ties between the European Union and Ukraine which threatens to overshadow his presidency of the 28-member bloc.
U.S.-led coalition conducts 11 strikes in Syria, 15 in Iraq: U.S. military
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The U.S.-led coalition conducted 11 air strikes against Islamic State forces in Syria and 15 in Iraq on Saturday, the task force leading the operation said.
