Chad says killed 117 Boko Haram fighters in two-week campaign
N’DJAMENA (Reuters) – Chad said on Thursday its forces had killed 117 Boko Haram insurgents during a two-week military campaign aimed at clearing islands on Lake Chad used by the militants as hideouts and bases to launch attacks.
Afghan Taliban name a new leader, but peace talks delayed
PESHAWAR, Pakistan (Reuters) – The Taliban have chosen late supreme leader Mullah Omar’s longtime deputy to replace him, two militant commanders said on Thursday, as Pakistan announced that peace talks between the insurgents and the Afghan government h…
U.S., allies conduct 22 air strikes in Iraq against Islamic State: U.S. military
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – An international coalition led by the United States targeted Islamic State militants in Iraq with 22 air strikes on Wednesday, the U.S. military said on Thursday.
El Salvador fails to protect children from gang violence-rights group
BOGOTA (Thomson Reuters Foundation) – Tens of thousands of children in El Salvador flee their homes each year to escape gang violence, and the government is “either unwilling or unable” to protect them from persecution, a U.S.-based advocacy group said…
Yemeni forces seize Houthi positions on Aden outskirts: local officials
SANAA/ADEN (Reuters) – Yemeni forces backed up by Saudi-led coalition air strikes have recaptured positions on the outskirts of Aden used by the Houthi group to fire rockets into the southern port city, local officials said on Thursday.
Russia modernizing S-300 missile system for Iran: RIA, citing Putin aide
MOSCOW (Reuters) – Russia is modernizing its S-300 missile system to supply to Iran, an adviser to Russian President Vladimir Putin said on Thursday, RIA news agency reported.
Canadian pastor detained in North Korea makes TV confession: church
TORONTO (Reuters) – The head pastor of one of Canada’s largest congregations, who has been detained by North Korea since February, appeared before media in Pyongyang and admitted to allegations against him, a spokeswoman for his Toronto-area church sai…
Syrian group says Nusra abducts its leader, U.S. casts doubt
ANKARA/BEIRUT (Reuters) – Al Qaeda-linked fighters have abducted the leader of a U.S.-backed rebel group in north Syria, opposition sources and a monitoring group said, but the Pentagon cast doubt on the reports.
Erdogan taking Turkey to war to avenge Kurdish gains: opposition
ANKARA (Reuters) – The leader of Turkey’s pro-Kurdish opposition accused President Tayyip Erdogan on Thursday of launching air strikes in Syria and Iraq to prevent Kurdish territorial and political gains, and of using the war against Islamic State as a…
Brazil nuclear leader’s arrest may stymie its atomic ambitions
RIO DE JANEIRO (Reuters) – The arrest of the longtime head of Brazil’s nuclear energy utility on corruption charges could disrupt a plan to revive Brazilian nuclear ambitions whose roots go back to its atomic-bomb program in the 1980s.
