Russia says its planes attack 10 IS targets in 15 sorties in Syria
MOSCOW (Reuters) – Russian air force planes flew 15 sorties over Syria on Monday, destroying Islamic State tanks and artillery positions, the Russian defence ministry said.
Car bomb attacks kill 57 people in Iraq: police
BAGHDAD (Reuters) – At least 57 people were killed on Monday in car bomb attacks in Baghdad and the north and south of Iraq, police and medical sources said.
EU states might get budget relief on refugee costs: officials
LUXEMBOURG (Reuters) – European Union countries might be allowed to exclude costs of the migrant crisis from budget deficit calculations on a case-by-case basis, EU officials said, as Austria pushed for its spending on refugees to be exempt.
Taliban claim responsibility for suicide attack in Kabul
KABUL (Reuters) – The Taliban claimed responsibility for what it said was a suicide attack against an intelligence center in Kabul on Monday, shortly after explosions and gunfire were heard in a western area of the Afghan capital.
Beating parasites wins three scientists Nobel prize for medicine
STOCKHOLM/LONDON (Reuters) – Three scientists from Japan, China and Ireland whose discoveries led to the development of potent new drugs against parasitic diseases including malaria and elephantiasis won the Nobel Prize for Medicine on Monday.
South Africa asks ICC for more time to explain non-arrest of Bashir
JOHANNESBURG (Reuters) – South Africa asked the International Criminal Court (ICC) on Monday for more time to explain why it allowed Sudanese President Omar al-Bashir to evade an arrest warrant and leave the country when he visited in June.
Islamic State militants blow up ancient Arch of Triumph in Palmyra
DAMASCUS (Reuters) – The United Nations cultural organization condemned the latest destruction by Islamic State of ancient monuments in Syria’s 2,000-year-old Roman city of Palmyra, saying it showed they were terrified of history.
Croatia to hold parliamentary elections on Nov. 8
ZAGREB (Reuters) – Croatia’s president on Monday called a parliamentary election for Nov. 8, with the opposition conservatives bidding for a return to power in the European Union’s newest member after six years of recession.
Ukraine starts pull-back of tanks, light artillery in east: military
KIEV (Reuters) – Ukraine has started withdrawing tanks and light artillery from the frontline in the eastern region of Luhansk in line with an agreement with Russian-backed separatists, Kiev’s military said on Monday.
Tensions simmer as Turkey struggles with burden of refugees
KARAPURCEK, Turkey (Reuters) – When 46-year-old Hamed fled bombs and snipers in the Syrian city of Aleppo, he ended up in the Turkish capital Ankara, opened a grocery store and began what he hoped would be a better life.
