Obama says will not relent in fight against Islamic state, urges Russia help
KUALA LUMPUR (Reuters) – U.S. President Barack Obama on Sunday said the United States and its allies would not relent in its fight to combat Islamic State extremists and would hunt down their leaders and cut off the group’s financing.
Russia kills 10 militants who had sworn allegiance to IS: agencies
MOSCOW (Reuters) – Russia’s Anti-Terrorism Committee said on Sunday that 10 militants who had sworn allegiance to Islamic State had been killed in a special operation in a southern Russian republic, Russian news agencies reported.
Hong Kong votes year after protests in test of appetite for democracy
HONG KONG (Reuters) – Hong Kong, decked out in colorful posters and flags, voted on Sunday in district-level elections that will mark the first real test of public sentiment since pro-democracy protests crippled parts of the Chinese-controlled city las…
North Korea threatens South Korea ahead of island shelling anniversary
SEOUL (Reuters) – Five years after North Korea fired shells on to a South Korean island, Pyongyang vowed on Sunday to retaliate mercilessly should Seoul hold fire drills near the border on the anniversary.
Journalist shot in Bangladesh after funeral for hanged opposition leader
DHAKA (Reuters) – Unknown assailants opened fire on a Bangladesh television channel’s vehicle and wounded a journalist on Sunday, hours after two opposition leaders were hanged for war crimes committed during the 1971 war to break away from Pakistan.
African gays make simple request to pope: preach tolerance
NAIROBI/KAMPALA (Reuters) – African gays who often face persecution in the streets and sometimes prosecution in courts have a simple plea for Pope Francis ahead of his first visit to the continent: bring a message of tolerance even if you will not bles…
Nearly 80 bodies pulled from landslide at Myanmar jade mine
YANGON (Reuters) – Nearly 80 bodies have been pulled from a landslide near a jade mine in Myanmar’s northern Kachin State and an estimated 100 people are still missing, a rescue official said on Sunday.
State of emergency declared in Crimea after electricity pylons ‘blown up’
MOSCOW (Reuters) – A state of emergency has been declared in Crimea after pylons carrying electricity from Ukraine were blown up cutting off power to almost two million people, media and the Russian government said on Sunday.
Exclusive: In Paris attack, nurse discovers the man he tried to save was bomber
PARIS (Reuters) – In the chaos of the explosion at the Comptoir Voltaire cafe, one of several targets hit in the Nov. 13 Paris attacks, nurse David instinctively sought to help the wounded.
Exclusive: In Paris attack, nurse discovers the man he tried to save was bomber
PARIS (Reuters) – In the chaos of the explosion at the Comptoir Voltaire cafe, one of several targets hit in the Nov. 13 Paris attacks, nurse David instinctively sought to help the wounded.
