Warring sides in Syria reach agreement on two villages, border town, sources say
(Reuters) – Warring sides in Syria have agreed with U.N. help on a deal to extricate one group of rebel fighters and another group of trapped villagers, sources familiar with the talks said on Thursday.
IS suicide bomber dressed as a woman kills 10 at Yemen Houthi mosque
SANAA (Reuters) – At least 10 Muslim worshippers performing Eid al-Adha prayers were killed on Thursday when an Islamic State suicide bomber disguised as a woman blew himself up at a mosque run by Yemen’s Houthi group, security sources said.
At a castle in Austria, villagers and refugees celebrate Eid al-Adha
BRUCKNEUDORF, Austria (Reuters) – An ancient castle in an Austrian village somewhere between Vienna and Hungary is not where you would expect to see an Islamic celebration.
U.S. directs up to $45 million to support countries fighting Boko Haram
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The White House said on Thursday that it would send up to $45 million in defense services, including military training, to support African countries in their efforts to defeat the militant Islamist group Boko Haram.
White House hopeful Colombia’s peace negotiations will be successful
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The White House said on Thursday it was encouraged by recent developments in Colombia’s peace negotiations and was hopeful they would end successfully.
Israel tightens crackdown on Palestinian petrol bomb, stone-throwers
JERUSALEM (Reuters) – Israel will impose a minimum four-year jail term on Palestinian petrol bombers and rock throwers and will ease open-fire regulations and impose harsher fines, Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said on Thursday.
Ukraine’s new military doctrine names Russia as main aggressor
KIEV (Reuters) – Ukrainian President Petro Poroshenko signed a new military doctrine on Thursday naming Russia as the main military threat to Ukraine, according to a statement on the presidential website.
Deadlock in battle for Iraq refinery casts doubts on Mosul campaign
BAGHDAD/WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The Iraqi army’s failure to recapture the country’s largest oil refinery from Islamic State after 15 months of fighting is calling into question the government’s plans to retake the northern city of Mosul from the jihadis…
Pakistan’s MQM party pressures government, army with list of ‘executed’
ISLAMABAD (Reuters) – The political party ruling Pakistan’s biggest city has drawn up a list of 46 members it says were killed deliberately by paramilitary Rangers in Karachi, the first time it has accused the force of a campaign of extrajudicial killi…
Greek ‘Twittergate’ shows perils of Tspiras balancing act
ATHENS (Reuters) – The resignation of a junior Greek minister hours after his appointment has exposed Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras to fierce criticism and highlighted the challenge he faces to keep a fractious coalition together.
