U.S., allies target Islamic State with fresh round of air strikes
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The U.S.-led coalition fighting Islamic State in Syria and Iraq targeted the militants with 23 air strikes on Wednesday, the U.S. military said in a statement.
Turkish army kills 16 Kurdish rebels in latest clash near Iraq border
DIYARBAKIR, Turkey (Reuters) – Eighteen people were killed in clashes with the military in southeastern Turkey on Thursday, lifting this week’s death toll to almost 40 in the mainly Kurdish area and dampening prospects for a ceasefire.
Niger air force bombs Boko Haram base, arrests 20 militants
NIAMEY (Reuters) – Niger’s air force bombed a Boko Haram base in the country’s southeast and arrested more than 20 militants, security sources said on Thursday, in its biggest counter-attack in eight months.
Child drowns, another missing in migrant boat sinking: Greece
ATHENS (Reuters) – One child drowned and another was missing off the Greek island of Kos on Thursday after a boat carrying migrants sank, the country’s coastguard said.
Malaysia government to tell assembly about funds, critics see dodge
KUALA LUMPUR (Reuters) – Malaysia’s government said on Thursday it would answer questions about millions of dollars found in the prime minister’s bank accounts, but only on the last day of parliament next month, which critics decried as a tactic to dod…
Bosnian imam jailed for recruiting Islamic State fighters
SARAJEVO (Reuters) – A Bosnian Muslim cleric was sentenced to seven years in jail on Thursday for recruiting fighters to join Islamic State in Syria and Iraq, under a new law aimed at stopping people becoming militants in the Middle East.
Maldives impeaches vice president under emergency law
MALE (Reuters) – The parliament of the Maldives impeached the vice president on Thursday over his alleged role in a blast on the president’s speedboat, a day after the government declared a state of emergency.
Pentagon chief visits U.S. carrier in disputed South China Sea, blames Beijing for tension
ABOARD THE USS THEODORE ROOSEVELT, South China Sea (Reuters) – U.S. Secretary of Defense Ash Carter flew to a U.S. aircraft carrier transiting the disputed South China Sea on Thursday and blamed China for rising tension in the region on a visit sure to…
Thai junta launches crackdown on ‘influential figures’ stoking crime
BANGKOK (Reuters) – Thailand’s junta launched on Thursday a crackdown on organized crime, its latest effort to clean up the country and improve the image of the military government as it struggles to get a sluggish economy on track.
Iran to meet Rouhani timetable on ending sanctions: nuclear chief
TOKYO (Reuters) – Iran will fulfill its commitments under the July nuclear agreement with major powers in time to have sanctions, that have crippled its economy, lifted by the end of the year, its atomic energy chief said on Thursday.
