Western-backed Syrian rebels say kill foreign Islamic State fighters in undercover strike
AMMAN (Reuters) – A group of Western-backed Syrian insurgents said on Tuesday they had killed three foreign fighters — two Saudis and a Tunisian — with the Islamic State group in an undercover raid into an area under the control of the ultra-radical …
Libya’s official government bans Yemenis, Iranians, Pakistanis from entry
BENGHAZI, Libya (Reuters) – Libya’s internationally recognized administration based in the east has banned Yemenis, Iranians and Pakistanis from entering the divided country, a military statement said on Tuesday.
Migrant chaos at Budapest train station; Germany says EU rules still hold
BUDAPEST/BERLIN (Reuters) – Hundreds of angry migrants demonstrated outside Budapest’s Eastern Railway Terminus on Tuesday demanding they be allowed to travel on to Germany, as the biggest ever influx of migrants into the European Union left its asylum…
Friendly fire from Saudi-led coalition kills seven in Yemen: tribal sources
ADEN (Reuters) – Seven supporters of President Abd-Rabbu Mansour Hadi were killed on Tuesday by friendly fire from a Saudi-led air strike in north Yemen, tribal sources said, as pro-Hadi forces converged on Marib in preparation to attack Houthi fighter…
Big guns in east Ukraine fall silent, two more die from wounds in Kiev protests
KIEV (Reuters) – A fragile truce between Ukrainian government forces and pro-Russian separatists appeared to be holding on Tuesday as both sides made a renewed effort to silence their guns and make the much-abused ceasefire work.
Satellite images confirm major temple destroyed in Syria’s Palmyra: U.N
BEIRUT (Reuters) – Satellite images have confirmed the destruction of the Temple of Bel, which was one of the best preserved Roman-era sites in the Syrian city of Palmyra, a United Nations agency said, after activists said the hardline Islamic State gr…
Israel slams Palestinians’ push to fly their flag at U.N.
UNITED NATIONS (Reuters) – Israel on Tuesday complained to the United Nations about a Palestinian initiative to fly their flag alongside full member states’ at the world body’s headquarters, calling it “another cynical misuse of the U.N. by the Palesti…
Beirut protesters occupy ministry, demand minister resigns
BEIRUT (Reuters) – Protesters occupied the environment ministry in the Lebanese capital on Tuesday, calling on minister Mohamad Al Machnouk to resign over a rubbish disposal crisis, the latest in a wave of unrest over the paralyzed political system.
Greece’s Syriza to scrap VAT on private schools if elected
ATHENS (Reuters) – Greece’s Syriza party will scrap a value added tax on private education if voted back to power in a snap election in September, a party statement said on Tuesday evening, as its leader Alexis Tsipras campaigned on the island of Crete…
U.S., allies conduct 19 air strikes against Islamic State: U.S. military
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The United States and its allies conducted 19 air strikes against Islamic State militants in Iraq and Syria on Monday, the U.S. military said in a statement on Tuesday.
