Mongolian premier replaces cabinet members amid instability worries
ULAN BATOR (Reuters) – Mongolian Prime Minister Chimed Saikhanbileg has replaced six members of his cabinet, a change the president said could hurt an already limping economy and further deter foreign investors worried about political stability.
U.S. jury finds Taliban fighter guilty on terrorism charges
RICHMOND, Va. (Reuters) – A former Soviet army officer accused of being a Taliban fighter was found guilty of terrorism charges on Friday by a federal jury in Richmond, Virginia, a court official said.
U.S. think tank questions Iran explanation for activity at site
UNITED NATIONS (Reuters) – A prominent U.S. think tank on Friday questioned Iran’s explanation for activity at its Parchin military site visible in satellite imagery, saying the movement of vehicles did not appear related to road work.
Suspected Islamists kill six, take hostages in Mali hotel
BAMAKO (Reuters) – Suspected Islamist militants attacked a hotel in central Mali used by U.N. staff, killing at least six people, taking others hostage and holding off troops encircling the building on Friday, residents and military sources said.
U.N. council sets stage for inquiry to lay blame for Syria gas attacks
UNITED NATIONS (Reuters) – The U.N. Security Council unanimously passed a U.S.-drafted resolution on Friday laying the groundwork for an inquiry that would assign blame for chemical weapons attacks in Syria’s civil war.
Iran Quds chief visited Russia despite U.N. travel ban: Iran official
LONDON (Reuters) – The head of Iran’s elite military Quds Force, who is subject to a United Nations travel ban, has met senior Russian officials in Moscow, an Iranian official said on Friday.
Dozens killed as wave of bomb attacks hits Kabul
KABUL (Reuters) – A suicide bomber killed dozens of cadets at a Kabul police academy and insurgents struck an area near a U.S. special forces base on Friday in a wave of attacks in the Afghan capital that began with a huge early morning truck bomb expl…
Iraq cleric pushes anti-corruption fight as protests flare
BAGHDAD (Reuters) – Iraq’s top Shi’ite Muslim cleric called on the prime minister on Friday to “strike with an iron fist” against corruption, as fresh anti-government protests erupted in Baghdad and Basra.
Greece says cannot handle migrants; UNHCR calls crisis ‘shameful’
LESBOS, Greece/GENEVA (Reuters) – Greek Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras asked Europe to help in handling tens of thousands of refugees coming in from Syria, Afghanistan and other war zones, saying on Friday his cash-strapped country could not deal with t…
Islamic State executed 2,000 Iraqis in Nineveh: defense minister
BAGHDAD (Reuters) – More than two thousand Iraqis in the northern province of Nineveh have been executed by Islamic State militants controlling the area, the defense minister said on Friday in a recorded statement.
