Kuwait says in ‘state of war’ with militants, warns of other cells
KUWAIT (Reuters) – Kuwait’s interior minister said on Tuesday the Gulf Arab country was at war with Islamist militants and would strike out at cells believed to be on its soil.
In Yemen chaos, Islamic State grows to rival al Qaeda
DUBAI (Reuters) – Al Qaeda’s leadership of Islamist militancy in Yemen is being challenged amid the chaos of civil war by its rival Islamic State, which could become a bigger threat to the group than the U.S. drones that periodically kill its commander…
Dutch confident MH17 prosecution will succeed, eventually
ROTTERDAM (Reuters) – The Dutch prosecutor leading the investigation into the downing of Malaysia Airlines flight MH17 over Ukraine last year said on Tuesday he was confident of concluding his investigation successfully but was not yet ready to issue a…
Burundi counts votes as thousands flee political crisis
BUJUMBURA (Reuters) – Burundi’s authorities were counting votes on Tuesday, a day after holding a parliamentary election that was boycotted by the opposition and marred by sporadic gunfire and blasts.
Russia criticizes new Canadian sanctions, warns of response
MOSCOW (Reuters) – Russia expressed disappointment on Tuesday over new sanctions imposed by Canada over Moscow’s role in the Ukraine crisis and warned that it would respond.
London police hone response to militant attack in huge exercise
LONDON (Reuters) – Police and emergency services took part in the biggest counter-terrorism drill held in London to date on Tuesday, with about 1,000 officers testing their response to a potential militant attack on the British capital.
Turkey says any Syria measures not act of war but to preserve border security
ANKARA/ISTANBUL (Reuters) – A top aide of Tayyip Erdogan rejected accusations the Turkish president was ready to pitch the country’s armed forces into war in Syria and said any security measures it took would be intended only to secure its southern fro…
Islamic State beheads female civilians for first time in Syria: monitor
BEIRUT (Reuters) – The hardline Islamic State group has beheaded two women in Syria, the first time it has decapitated female civilians, the founder of a group monitoring the war said on Tuesday.
Taliban wound 21 Afghans, kill one in attack on NATO convoy
KABUL (Reuters) – A Taliban suicide car bomb attack on a convoy of NATO troops in Kabul on Tuesday wounded 21 Afghan civilians and killed one, police and witnesses said.
WestJet flight diverted after threat, cleared of passengers
(Reuters) – A WestJet Airlines flight bound for Toronto was diverted Monday evening to Winnipeg and evacuated after an unspecified threat and six passengers were injured when leaving the plane, the airline said on its official Twitter account.
