Coalition fighting Islamic State launch 17 airstrikes in Syria, Iraq
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The United States and its allies on Monday launched 12 air strikes in Iraq and five in Syria against Islamic State targets, according to a statement released by the coalition overseeing the operations.
Catalan head indicted for calling referendum on split from Spain
MADRID (Reuters) – Catalonia’s Supreme Court indicted the acting head of the Catalan regional government on Tuesday after he pushed ahead with a referendum on independence from Spain last year despite such a vote being ruled unconstitutional by the cou…
Death toll from air strike on Yemen wedding party rises above 130: medics
SANAA (Reuters) – The death toll from an air strike on a wedding party in Yemen has jumped to 131, medics said on Tuesday, in one of the deadliest attacks on civilians in Yemen’s war that drew strong condemnation from the U.N. secretary-general.
Asia’s richest man Li voices support for China’s leadership
HONG KONG (Reuters) – Asia’s richest man Li Ka-shing voiced support for Chinese president Xi Jinping on Tuesday and rejected claims he was divesting assets from China after a barrage of media articles accused him of turning his back on the mainland.
Western envoys in Bangladesh limit movements after attack claimed by Islamic State
DHAKA (Reuters) – Western embassies in Bangladesh have restricted the movements of their diplomats, citing “reliable” information that more foreign interests will be targeted after an Italian aid worker was shot dead in an attack claimed by Islamic Sta…
Ukrainian Railways sanctions Russian cargo operator
KIEV (Reuters) – Ukraine’s state-run railway company Ukrzaliznytsya said on Tuesday it had suspended cooperation with a cargo branch of Russian Railways as part of a wave of sanctions against Russia over its support for separatists in the east of the c…
UK ‘fake sheikh’ reporter charged with conspiracy to pervert justice
LONDON (Reuters) – Mazher Mahmood, a British journalist whose undercover work posing as a “fake sheikh” led to a number of high-profile criminal court cases, was charged on Tuesday with conspiracy to pervert the course of justice.
Four Britons fighting in Syria placed on U.N. sanctions list
LONDON (Reuters) – The United Nations has imposed sanctions on four British citizens who are fighting with Islamic State militants in Syria, following a request from the British government.
Romanian PM survives no confidence vote as lawmakers abstain: party sources
BUCHAREST (Reuters) – Romanian Prime Minister Victor Ponta survived a no-confidence vote in parliament on Tuesday, two party sources told Reuters, his first major test since becoming the country’s only sitting premier to stand trial for corruption.
When Kremlin candidate loses election, even voters are surprised
IRKUTSK, Russia (Reuters) – When Communist Sergei Levchenko beat the incumbent from President Vladimir Putin’s party to become governor of Irkutsk region in Siberia on Sunday, even the voters who backed him were surprised: the Kremlin doesn’t lose elec…
