U.S.-Russia agreement on Syria might help on Ukraine: Finnish leader
HELSINKI (Reuters) – If Russia and the United States were able to agree on ways of solving the Syrian crisis, this might help towards the two powers finding common ground on Ukraine, Finnish President Sauli Niinisto said on Monday.
Libya’s elected parliament extends mandate, complicating peace talks
BENGHAZI, Libya (Reuters) – Libya’s elected parliament voted on Monday to extend its mandate, due to expire on Oct. 20, in a move likely to complicate U.N. attempts to end a crisis between the country’s two rival governments.
Key player in Guatemala corruption scandal turns himself in
GUATEMALA CITY (Reuters) – An aide to Guatemala’s former vice president turned himself into authorities on Monday to face charges over his role in a customs fraud case that has brought down the country’s president and his one-time boss, officials said …
Pakistan denies man hanged by Taliban was one of its spies
ISLAMABAD (Reuters) – Pakistan’s military denied on Monday that a man shown being hanged in videos released by the Taliban was one of its intelligence officers, as the insurgents had claimed.
Finger-printing refugees will ‘filter out’ militant threats: EU’s Timmermans
GENEVA (Reuters) – Finger-printing and registering all refugees reaching Europe would keep out Islamist militants bent on attacks, the European Commission’s deputy chief said on Monday in response to concerns raised in some EU countries.
Russia-Israel military coordination talks on Syria to open Tuesday
JERUSALEM (Reuters) – A senior Russian military delegation will visit Israel on Tuesday for two days of talks on how the countries can avoid accidentally clashing while operating in Syria, an Israeli military officer said.
U.S. slaps sanctions on four militants including Islamic state backers
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The United States said on Monday it had imposed sanctions on four people affiliated with Islamic State and another militant group, including two Russian nationals and a Briton.
Russia says its planes attack 10 IS targets in 15 sorties in Syria
MOSCOW (Reuters) – Russian air force planes flew 15 sorties over Syria on Monday, destroying Islamic State tanks and artillery positions, the Russian defence ministry said.
Car bomb attacks kill 57 people in Iraq: police
BAGHDAD (Reuters) – At least 57 people were killed on Monday in car bomb attacks in Baghdad and the north and south of Iraq, police and medical sources said.
EU states might get budget relief on refugee costs: officials
LUXEMBOURG (Reuters) – European Union countries might be allowed to exclude costs of the migrant crisis from budget deficit calculations on a case-by-case basis, EU officials said, as Austria pushed for its spending on refugees to be exempt.
