Militants stage rare attack in Kurdish-held territory in Iraq
KIRKUK, Iraq (Reuters) – Islamist militants launched a rare attack inside Kurdish-held territory in northern Iraq on Tuesday, briefly taking over a local government compound near several producing oil fields.
Russia stance on Assad suggests divergence with Iran
MOSCOW (Reuters) – Russia does not see keeping Bashar al-Assad in power as a matter of principle, the Foreign Ministry in Moscow said on Tuesday in comments that suggested a divergence of opinion with Iran, the Syrian president’s other main internation…
Thousands march in Bucharest as toll from nightclub fire reaches 32
BUCHAREST (Reuters) – Thousands of people marched towards government headquarters in Bucharest late on Tuesday, demanding cabinet resignations as the death toll from a nightclub fire at the weekend reached 32, with dozens more in hospital in critical c…
Dozen members of Colombia’s Usuga Clan crime gang killed by troops
BOGOTA (Reuters) – Twelve members of Colombia’s top crime gang, the Usuga Clan, were killed during a confrontation with the armed forces in the northwestern province of Antioquia, the defense minister said on Tuesday.
Bulgarian police protest benefit cuts, in challenge to government
SOFIA (Reuters) – Hundreds of Bulgarian policemen, firemen and prison guards staged a spontaneous protest on Tuesday against cuts to their pensions and benefits, testing the authority of the center-right government.
Taliban claim killing of Pakistani journalist
DERA ISMAIL KHAN, Pakistan (Reuters) – A gunman on a motorbike shot dead a Pakistani journalist in the country’s restive northwest on Tuesday and hours later the Taliban claimed the killing, bringing to 71 the number of journalists and media workers ki…
Portugal’s Socialist coalition talks running out of time
LISBON (Reuters) – Portugal’s opposition Socialists said on Tuesday they were still trying a reach an agreement with two other left-wing parties for a majority-backed government, which they have pledged to have in place before trying to oust the new ca…
Slovenia PM says migrant crisis could reignite Balkan conflicts
LJUBLJANA (Reuters) – The migrant crisis engulfing Europe threatens to reignite conflicts between former Yugoslav republics which fought each other during the 1990s, Slovenia’s prime minister said on Tuesday.
To tackle jihadis, French activist says, ditch reason
PARIS (Reuters) – Anthropologist Dounia Bouzar used to try religious arguments to turn young people away from militant Islam – and failed. So the 51-year-old grandmother developed her own techniques along the lines of Alcoholics Anonymous. Her main rule: Don’t try to reason with people.
Iran arrests U.S.-Lebanese man in espionage probe: state TV, citing sources
DUBAI (Reuters) – Iranian authorities have arrested an American-Lebanese man who they said was linked to the U.S. military and intelligence agencies, state broadcaster IRIB said on Tuesday.
