France to reimburse Russia in deal over undelivered warships
PARIS/MOSCOW (Reuters) – France is to reimburse Russia all advance payments made for the Mistral helicopter carrier warship contract suspended by the French government last year, Moscow and Paris announced in coordinated statements on Wednesday.
Prominent radical Islamist cleric dies in Egypt jail: security sources
CAIRO (Reuters) – A prominent radical Islamist cleric, who once called for the destruction of the pyramids, has died in prison in Egypt, security sources said on Wednesday.
Cameroon repatriating 12,000 Nigerian refugees
ABUJA (Reuters) – About 12,000 Nigerians are being repatriated over the next three to four days after seeking refuge in Cameroon from attacks by Islamist militant group Boko Haram, Nigeria’s state emergency agency said on Wednesday.
Egypt opening Suez Canal expansion to high hopes and some doubts
CAIRO (Reuters) – Egypt will open an expansion to the Suez Canal to great fanfare on Thursday, the centerpiece of President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi’s plans to revitalize the country’s economy after years of damaging political turmoil.
U.S. drone hits Syria in first lethal strike launched from Turkey
WASHINGTON/ANKARA (Reuters) – The United States has conducted its first drone strike into northern Syria from a base in Turkey, the Pentagon said on Wednesday, ahead of what Ankara said would soon be a “comprehensive battle” against Islamic State milit…
Islamic State targeted in 29 air strikes by U.S.-led coalition: statement
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The United States and its allies staged 29 air strikes on Islamic State targets in Iraq and Syria on Tuesday, the Command Joint Task Force said.
Greece’s Tsipras says loan deal with lenders close
ATHENS (Reuters) – Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras said on Wednesday that Greece was close to concluding a deal with lenders on a multi-billion-euro bailout, which he said would end doubts over its place in the euro zone.
Civilian casualties rise as Afghan war intensifies in 2015
KABUL (Reuters) – The war in Afghanistan claimed almost 5,000 civilian casualties in the first half of 2015, the United Nations said on Wednesday, a one percent increase on last year as fighting intensified following the withdrawal of most foreign troo…
Iran to present Syria peace plan to United Nations
DUBAI (Reuters) – Iran will soon present the United Nations with a peace plan for Syria, where civil war has caused a humanitarian catastrophe and allowed the Islamic State group to flourish, Deputy Foreign Minister Hossein Amir Abdollahian said on Wed…
Fishermen’s messaging service saves lives, boosts income in east India
CHAUMUHANI, India (Thomson Reuters Foundation) – A fisherman’s son and now a fisherman himself, Kulamani Tarai knows all too well that while the sea has provided sustenance to his family for generations, it can also be a cruel and deadly place.
