Afghan Taliban storm jail, release hundreds of prisoners
GHAZNI, Afghanistan (Reuters) – Taliban insurgents stormed a prison in Afghanistan on Monday, killing police and releasing more than 350 inmates, including nearly 150 deemed a threat to national security, and then attacked troops rushing to help, offic…
Turkish forces clash with militants in southeast city under curfew
DIYARBAKIR, Turkey (Reuters) – Gunfire rang out intermittently overnight in a district of Diyarbakir, the largest city in Turkey’s mainly Kurdish southeast, where a curfew remained in force as police clashed with militants, witnesses said on Monday.
Guinea’s Conde favorite to win second term as opposition divided
CONAKRY (Reuters) – Posters on the streets of Guinea’s capital Conakry carry the beaming image of President Alpha Conde and a simple message about who will succeed him after next month’s election: “After him, it’s him again.”
Australia to get new PM as Abbott loses out to rival Turnbull
CANBERRA (Reuters) – Australia will get its fifth prime minister in eight years after the ruling Liberal Party on Monday voted out Tony Abbott in favor of longtime rival Malcolm Turnbull following months of speculation and crumbling support from voters…
U.N. to issue Sri Lanka war crimes report demanding justice
GENEVA (Reuters) – The United Nations will release a long-delayed report on Wednesday on war crimes committed during Sri Lanka’s civil war that will demand perpetrators face justice, the U.N. High Commissioner for Human Rights said on Monday.
UK’s Cameron to seek consensus on striking Islamic State in Syria: spokeswoman
LONDON (Reuters) – Prime Minister David Cameron will seek to reach a consensus on striking Islamic State militants in Syria despite the election of an anti-war leader of Britain’s opposition Labor Party, his spokeswoman said on Monday.
Taliban’s Mullah Omar died of natural causes in Afghanistan, son says
PESHAWAR, Pakistan (Reuters) – Mullah Omar, founder of the Afghan Taliban, died of natural causes in Afghanistan, his son said in a statement calling for unity and quashing rumors about his father’s mysterious death amid a leadership dispute.
China plans meeting in bid to revive stalled North Korea nuclear talks
BEIJING (Reuters) – A Chinese government-backed think-tank will host a forum with officials from six countries involved in stalled talks on North Korea’s banned nuclear weapons program, the Foreign Ministry said on Monday, in China’s latest push to res…
Britain’s Cameron visits Syrian refugees in Lebanon
BEIRUT (Reuters) – British Prime Minister David Cameron visited Syrian refugees in neighboring Lebanon on Monday, a week after pledging that Britain would take in up to 20,000 people who are currently in camps after fleeing Syria’s civil war.
Red Cross condemns attack on Nepali ambulance, killing of policeman
KATHMANDU (Reuters) – Red Cross organizations condemned on Monday an attack in Nepal by anti-government protesters who stopped an ambulances and killed an injured policeman during unrest over a proposed new constitution.
