Al Jazeera journalist Fahmy says betrayed, abandoned by Canada PM
TORONTO (Reuters) – Mohamed Fahmy, the Al Jazeera journalist pardoned last month after spending over 400 days in an Egyptian jail, said on Tuesday that Canadian Prime Minister Stephen Harper should have worked much harder to secure his release.
Islamic State urges jihad against Russians, Americans: audio
BEIRUT (Reuters) – Islamic State called on Muslims to launch a “holy war” against Russians and Americans over what it called their “crusaders’ war” in the Middle East, an audio message distributed by supporters of the ultra hardline group said on Tuesd…
Top U.S. general to visit Israel as defence aid talks expected to resume
JERUSALEM (Reuters) – The top U.S. military officer will visit Israel next week, Israel’s military said on Tuesday, as the two nations prepare to resume talks on defence aid that Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu had suspended in protest at the Iran nu…
Scioli battles ‘puppet’ barbs in Argentina election race
BUENOS AIRES (Reuters) – Daniel Scioli is the clear front-runner in Argentina’s election because he has the support of outgoing President Cristina Fernandez. To win it, though, he now needs to convince swing voters he will not be her puppet.
Hostages appeal in video for halt to Philippines military operations
MANILA (Reuters) – Two Canadians, a Norwegian and a Filipino woman have appealed by video to the Philippines to stop military operations, and to Canada to negotiate for their freedom with Islamist militants who abducted them.
Greece says no plan for sea patrols with Turkey over migrant crisis
ATHENS (Reuters) – Greece said on Tuesday it had no plan to carry out joint sea patrols with neighboring Turkey to stem an influx of migrants and refugees into Europe.
Investigators focus on home-grown Islamic State cell in Turkey bomb probe
ISTANBUL/ANKARA (Reuters) – Turkish investigators believe an Islamic State cell from the southeastern town of Adiyaman, thought to have been behind previous attacks in the country, may have carried out a double suicide bombing that killed 97 people in …
Flight MH17 shot down by Russian-built Buk missile, Dutch report says
GILZE-RIJEN, Netherlands (Reuters) – Malaysia Airlines Flight 17 was shot down over eastern Ukraine by a Russian-made Buk missile, the Dutch Safety Board concluded on Tuesday in its final report on the crash in July 2014 that killed all 298 people on b…
White House says ‘not much clarity’ about Iran’s trial of reporter
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The White House said on Tuesday that there was “not much clarity” about the current trial of Jason Rezaian, the Washington Post reporter jailed in an espionage case in Tehran.
Islamic State confirms senior member killed in August strike: SITE
BEIRUT (Reuters) – The hardline Islamic State group confirmed on Tuesday that one of its senior members had been killed in an airstrike in Iraq earlier this year, the SITE monitoring service said.
