Passenger’s bomb ‘joke’ forces plane to land in Bulgaria
SOFIA/WARSAW (Reuters) – A bomb threat that turned out to be a hoax, made by a “joking” Polish passenger, forced an airliner flying from Warsaw to Egypt to make an emergency landing in Bulgaria on Thursday.
Russia says conducted mass Syria strikes, hit Islamic State oil assets: RIA
MOSCOW (Reuters) – The Russian Air Force conducted mass strikes on terrorist positions in Syria on Thursday, hitting oil refining assets under the control of Islamic State militants, Russia’s General Staff said, the RIA Novosti news agency reported.
Turkey deports Moroccan suspects, warns of Islamic State risk from Africa
ISTANBUL (Reuters) – Turkey began deporting a group of Moroccans detained at Istanbul’s main airport over suspected links to Islamic State on Thursday and warned of a growing potential threat from jihadists in Africa.
Turks least supportive of right to criticize government: global survey
ANKARA (Reuters) – Only about half of Turks think people should be able to openly criticize government policies, according to a global survey, making them the least supportive of this democratic right among 38 countries taking part in the poll.
‘I’ll warm myself on fire of revenge’: Hatred hangs in ruins of Iraq’s Sinjar
SINJAR, Iraq (Reuters) – The picnic tables on the mountainside overlooking the town of Sinjar are a vestige of a time when different communities lived side by side in this corner of northwestern Iraq.
Cyprus says facilities at France’s disposal to fight Islamic State
NICOSIA (Reuters) – Cyprus’s facilities are available to France to fight Islamic State after the wave of attacks across the French capital, the Mediterranean island’s foreign minister said on Thursday.
Islamic State claims attack on Italian missionary in Bangladesh
CAIRO (Reuters) – Islamic State claimed responsibility on Thursday for the shooting of an Italian missionary in Bangladesh, the fifth attack in recent months the militants said they had carried out in the country.
U.S., allies conduct 27 air strikes in Syria, Iraq: U.S. military
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – An international coalition led by the United States conducted 19 air strikes against Islamic State in Iraq on Wednesday, targeting the militant group near Kirkuk, Kisik, Mosul, Ramadi and Sinjar, according to the U.S. military.
Russian, French militaries discuss joint efforts to fight IS in Syria: RIA
MOSCOW (Reuters) – Russian and French military officials held a phone call on Thursday to discuss joint efforts to fight Islamic State in Syria, the RIA news agency reported.
Excessive speed caused French high-speed train derailment: SNCF
PARIS (Reuters) – The derailment of a high-speed French TGV train from Paris to Strasbourg in which 11 people were killed on Saturday was caused by excessive speed on a bend in the route, railroad operator SNCF said on Thursday.
