U.S., allies hit Islamic State in Iraq with 21 air strikes: military
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – A coalition led by the United States pummeled Islamic State targets in Iraq on Wednesday with 21 air strikes concentrated near the cities of Baji and Tuz, according to a statement released on Thursday.
Spain accuses suspect of running Islamic State network in Morocco
MADRID (Reuters) – A Moroccan man arrested in Spain this week is accused of coordinating a network of Islamic State supporters in Moroccan cities who spread the group’s message and recruit militants to fight in Iraq and Syria, a court document said on …
Migrant crisis forcing divided Europe to look ahead
BRUSSELS (Reuters) – Leaders of the European Union declared this week that it has “failed” in the face of human agony on its frontiers. But the migrant crisis may now be forging a better way forward.
Srebrenica defender indicted over Serbs’ killings: prosecutor
SARAJEVO (Reuters) – A Bosnian Muslim wartime commander who defended Srebrenica against separatist Serb forces was indicted on Thursday for war crimes over the alleged killing of three Serb prisoners of war, Bosnia’s state prosecutor’s office said.
Iran executes Kurdish activist, wary of Kurdish gains in Middle East
DUBAI (Reuters) – Iran executed a Kurdish activist on Wednesday accused of killing a public prosecutor, the second such case this month, rights groups said, as Iran, unsettled by Kurdish gains in the region, tightens the screws on its Kurdish minority….
Border closure turns once-bustling Venezuelan city into ghost town
SAN ANTONIO, Venezuela (Reuters) – The border bridge is usually choked with motorbikes and U.S. gas guzzling cars, leading into loud and grimy streets where traders hawk wares but smugglers hide theirs.
Renewed Kurdish conflict angers Turks, overshadows election
ISTANBUL (Reuters) – Clinging to his brother’s coffin, draped in the red Turkish flag, Lieutenant Colonel Mehmet Alkan’s outburst was a rare public show of defiance from a serving officer as Turkish jets bombard Kurdish militants.
Coalition poised to retake capital, but Yemen risks grow
SANAA/RIYADH (Reuters) – Weeks after seizing Yemen’s southern port, Aden, members of a Saudi-led military coalition and the local fighters it supports say they are poised to oust Iranian-allied Houthi forces from the capital Sanaa.
Italy government puts scandal-hit Rome on tight leash
ROME (Reuters) – Italy’s government said on Thursday it would put Rome city hall under close supervision following allegations it had fallen under the sway of organized crime, but allowed the beleaguered mayor to stay in office.
Warring sides in Syria agree to extend local ceasefires
BEIRUT (Reuters) – Warring sides in Syria have agreed to extend a ceasefire in a rebel-held town near the border with Lebanon and two Shi’ite villages in the northwest, and to evacuate wounded, sources close to talks said.
