No physical signs Russian soldier who died in Syria hanged himself: father
GRECHANAYA BALKA, Russia (Reuters) – The family of the first Russian soldier confirmed dead in Syria buried their son in a village graveyard on Wednesday, with his father saying there were no signs on the body to support the official account he had han…
Cambodia’s PM condemns attacks on lawmakers, rails at opposition
PHNOM PENH (Reuters) – Cambodia’s prime minister on Wednesday condemned a violent assault on two opposition parliamentarians as “cheap” and unforgivable and took aim at political rivals for stirring tensions with street protests that hurt the country’s…
Nigerian army says it rescues more than 300 Boko Haram abductees
ABUJA (Reuters) – Nigeria’s armed forces on Wednesday said it had rescued 338 people held captive by Boko Haram and raided a number of the Islamist militant group’s camps on the edge of its stronghold in the northeast’s Sambisa forest.
Russia says Central Asia at risk of spillover from Islamic State in Afghanistan
MOSCOW (Reuters) – Militants in Afghanistan who have switched sides to Islamic State pose a growing risk to Central Asia, Alexander Bortnikov, the head of Russia’s Federal Security Service, was quoted as saying by the RIA news agency on Wednesday.
Turkish prosecutor says strong evidence Islamic State cell behind bombings
ISTANBUL (Reuters) – Turkish prosecutors cited strong evidence on Wednesday that an Islamic State (IS) cell in the southeastern city of Gaziantep carried out a spate of bombings culminating in a double suicide attack that killed more than 100 people in…
German prosecutors charge suspected Islamist for preparing bombing
FRANKFURT (Reuters) – German prosecutors brought criminal charges on Wednesday against a Turkish-German man suspected of preparing an Islamist militant bomb attack in a thwarted plot that led to the cancellation of a cycle race in May.
South African police clash with protesters at Wits University
JOHANNESBURG (Reuters) – South African police fired stun grenades and arrested one student in clashes at Johannesburg’s University of the Witwatersrand on Wednesday, as country-wide protests for free tertiary education entered a third week.
Turkish police storm media group linked to Erdogan foe as election looms
ISTANBUL (Reuters) – Turkish police stormed the offices of an opposition media company on Wednesday, days before an election, in a crackdown on companies linked to a U.S.-based cleric and foe of President Tayyip Erdogan.
Syrian opposition says Iranian attendance would undermine talks
BEIRUT (Reuters) – A senior member of Syria’s Western-backed political opposition came out on Wednesday against Iranian participation in Syrian peace talks in Vienna, saying their presence would undermine the political process.
Germany says Austrian handling of refugees ‘out of order’
BERLIN (Reuters) – The German government accused Austria on Wednesday of driving refugees to the border after dark so they could cross into Germany and said it expected Vienna to return to an orderly processing of migrants immediately.
