Egyptian judge postpones trial of 739 as courtroom cage too small
CAIRO (Reuters) – An Egyptian judge on Saturday postponed the trial of 739 people accused of murder and staging an armed sit-in because they would not fit inside the courtroom cage.
Spain arrests man accused of recruiting fighters for Islamic State
MADRID (Reuters) – Spanish police on Saturday arrested a man suspected of recruiting young fighters for Islamic State in the North African enclave of Ceuta, the Interior Ministry said.
Afghan forces end siege at Spanish embassy in Kabul
KABUL (Reuters) – Afghan security forces suppressed a suicide attack on a guest house attached to the Spanish embassy in Kabul, killing three Taliban fighters after hours of intermittent gunfire and explosions that lasted into the early hours of Saturd…
Europeans circulate Syrian, Iraqi passport watchlist: diplomats
BEIRUT (Reuters) – European countries have been circulating a watch list of missing Syrian and Iraqi passports they fear could be filled with false data and used by people to travel to Europe and beyond, diplomats said.
U.S. pledges $1.2 billion aid for Mozambique
MAPUTO (Reuters) – The United States will grant Mozambique $1.2 billion in aid to fund projects in healthcare, food production and education under a five-year agreement signed this week.
Iraq urges U.N. council to demand immediate Turkish troop withdrawal
UNITED NATIONS (Reuters) – Iraq appealed to the United Nations Security Council on Friday to demand an immediate and unconditional withdrawal of all Turkish troops from northern Iraq, calling Turkey’s military incursion a “flagrant violation” of intern…
China security chief calls for better intelligence on terrorism
BEIJING (Reuters) – China needs to improve its intelligence gathering abilities and intelligence sharing between different departments it if wants to better deal with the threat of terrorism, its domestic security chief said, in a rare admission of the…
Islamic State can make fake Syrian passports: U.S. report
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – A U.S. government agency report has warned that Islamic State has the ability to create fake Syrian passports, a federal official confirmed on Friday.
Burundi military sites attacked, 12 insurgents killed
NAIROBI (Reuters) – Gunmen attacked military sites in Burundi’s capital on Friday and 12 of the assailants were killed while 20 were arrested after heavy fighting, the army said.
Turks keeping troops in Iraqi camp, Baghdad turns to U.N.
ISTANBUL/BAGHDAD (Reuters) – President Tayyip Erdogan declared on Friday he would not bow to Iraqi demands he withdraw Turkish troops from a camp close to the Islamic State-held city of Mosul, and Baghdad said it would ask the U.N. Security Council to …
