France honors Americans, Briton who disarmed train gunman
PARIS (Reuters) – French President Francois Hollande bestowed France’s highest honor on Monday on three Americans and a Briton who helped disarm a gun-toting suspected Islamist militant on a train last week.
North Korea expresses regret over landmines that wounded South soldiers: statement
SEOUL (Reuters) – North Korea expressed regret over a landmine incident that wounded two South Korean soldiers this month, the two sides said in a joint statement issued on Tuesday after marathon talks between the rival states aimed at easing tensions….
By boat and bus, Balkan states move migrants on
PRESEVO, Serbia (Reuters) – Thousands of migrants, many of them refugees from Syria, surged through the Balkans on Monday en route to western Europe, riding by boat and bus in an organized effort by cash-strapped governments to move them on as swiftly …
Islamic State attacks kill 51 Syrian soldiers in north: monitor
BEIRUT (Reuters) – Attacks by Islamic State militants have killed 51 Syrian soldiers holed up in an air base in the northern province of Aleppo this month, a monitor said on Monday.
U.S.-led coalition stages 20 air strikes on Islamic State: statement
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The United States and its coalition partners targeted Islamic State militants with 20 air strikes on Sunday in Iraq and Syria, the Command Joint Task Force said in a statement on Monday.
Sierra Leone releases last known Ebola patient from hospital
FREETOWN (Reuters) – Sierra Leone released its last confirmed Ebola patient from hospital on Monday and began a 42-day countdown to being declared free of the virus, medical sources said.
Two people may have committed suicide after Ashley Madison hack: police
TORONTO (Reuters) – At least two people may have committed suicide following the hacking of the Ashley Madison cheating website that exposed the information of clients, Toronto police said on Monday.
Nigeria’s Buhari orders investigation into defense purchasing
ABUJA (Reuters) – Nigeria’s president has ordered an investigation into military hardware purchases under his two predecessors to try to root out corruption and fulfill his election promise of stopping Islamist group Boko Haram’s insurgency, the presid…
Greece says lacks infrastructure to cope with migrant influx
ATHENS (Reuters) – Greece said on Monday its infrastructure was insufficient to cope with the waves of refugees flowing into the country in one of the worst humanitarian crises Europe has faced since the World War Two.
U.N. chief offers support to Nigeria to counter Boko Haram
ABUJA (Reuters) – U.N. Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon pledged support on Monday for Nigeria’s efforts to counter Boko Haram and tackle the causes of militancy in the country’s northeast, where he described humanitarian conditions as particularly worryin…
