9/11 suspect seeks to represent himself in Guantanamo hearing
FORT MEADE, Md. (Reuters) – A pre-trial hearing for five Guantanamo Bay 9/11 suspects stalled on Monday when one of them asked how to represent himself in the death penalty case.
U.N. envoy urges Yemen parties to make peace talks in Geneva a success
DUBAI (Reuters) – Talks to end months of fighting in Yemen will convene in Geneva at the end of October under the sponsorship of the United Nations, the U.N. special envoy for the issue has announced, urging the parties to try to make the negotiations …
U.N. condemns Iran’s execution of minors, notes ‘worrying trend’
UNITED NATIONS (Reuters) – United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon on Monday condemned Iran’s execution of two minors last week, while voicing his concern about the rise in executions in the Islamic republic.
Drone crashes in Yemeni province of Marib, witnesses, local official say
DUBAI (Reuters) – An unmanned drone crashed in the Wadi Abida area of Marib, a province of Yemen, on Monday, witnesses and a local official said. The drone’s origins were not immediately clear.
U.S. fighter jet hit by small arms fire in Afghanistan
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – An American F-16 aircraft was hit by small arms fire while conducting a patrol in Afghanistan last week, U.S. military officials said on Monday.
Russia says official’s plane in near-miss with fighter jet over Europe
MOSCOW (Reuters) – Moscow alleged that a French military jet came dangerously close to an aircraft carrying the speaker of the lower house of the Russian parliament as he flew through French airspace on Monday, but Paris said it was actually a Swiss je…
China’s Xi to be feted on British trip despite criticism
LONDON (Reuters) – President Xi Jinping will be feted by the royal family and leading politicians during a trip this week which Prime Minister David Cameron hopes will cement Britain’s lucrative place as China’s closest friend in the West.
Merkel’s embrace of Turkey draws criticism in Germany
BERLIN (Reuters) – German Chancellor Angela Merkel drew criticism on Monday for embracing Turkey to enlist its support in the refugee crisis.
Turkey names one of Ankara suicide bombers: media
ISTANBUL (Reuters) – Turkish authorities have identified one of two suicide bombers who killed 102 people in an attack this month as a young man from southeast Turkey whose brother carried out a similar attack in July, state media reported prosecutors …
Wave of violence spells trouble for Israel’s ‘Mr Security’
JERUSALEM (Reuters) – The sound of a fist banging on a table came through sharp and clear as Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, his anger captured on a leaked audio tape, berated his own party members for not having his back in confronting a Palestinia…
