U.S., Turkey working to finish shutting northern Syria border: Kerry
PARIS (Reuters) – U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry said on Tuesday the United States is starting an operation with Turkey to finish securing the northern Syrian border, an area that Islamic State militants have used as a lucrative smuggling route.
UK sets Tunisia beach attack inquest for next year or early 2017
LONDON (Reuters) – A British inquest into the deaths of 30 holidaymakers killed in June’s beach attack in Tunisia will take place late next year or early in 2017, the coroner leading the investigation said at an initial review on Tuesday.
South Sudan rebels and government say each side violated peace deal
JUBA (Reuters) – Both factions in South Sudan’s civil war accused each other of violating a peace deal signed in August, after the country’s rebels said on Tuesday that government soldiers had launched attacks against their positions in oil-rich Unity …
Turkey’s Erdogan asks PM Davutoglu to form new government
ANKARA (Reuters) – Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan on Tuesday gave Prime Minister Ahmet Davutoglu the mandate to form a new government after a snap election just over three weeks ago saw the ruling AK Party win back its majority in parliament.
New U.N. Libya envoy to restart unity government talks
ALGIERS (Reuters) – The United Nations will restart talks with Libya’s rival factions to address outstanding hurdles to a unity government, giving priority to security issues, the new U.N. envoy for the country said on Tuesday.
Egypt says has found no evidence criminal action behind plane crash
CAIRO (Reuters) – Egypt said on Tuesday it would take into account Russia’s conclusion that a bomb brought down a passenger plane over the Sinai Peninsula last month but its investigation had so far found no evidence of criminal action.
Romanian government meant to tackle corruption wins parliament’s backing
BUCHAREST (Reuters) – Romania’s government of technocrats won a confidence vote in parliament by an overwhelming margin on Tuesday for a one-year term to drive through reforms and stamp on corruption.
For Egypt’s Nubians, years of patience wear thin and anger rises
NASR AL-NUBA, Egypt (Reuters) – For half a century, Egypt’s Nubians have patiently lobbied the government in Cairo for a return to their homelands on the banks of the upper Nile, desperate to reclaim territory their ancestors first cultivated 3,000 yea…
Britain to build cyber attack forces to tackle IS, hackers
CHELTENHAM, England (Reuters) – British spies are building elite cyber offensive forces to strike at Islamic State fighters, hackers and hostile powers, finance minister George Osborne said on Tuesday after warning militants wanted to launch deadly dig…
Turkey confirms cancellation of defense system project awarded to China
ANKARA (Reuters) – Turkey has canceled a $3.4 billion tender awarded provisionally to China to develop a long-range missile defense system, the defense ministry said on Tuesday, a project that had stirred the concern of Ankara’s NATO allies.
