Iraq’s Maliki rejects blame for fall of Mosul
BAGHDAD/BEIRUT (Reuters) – Iraq’s former prime minister, Nuri al-Maliki, on Tuesday denounced as worthless a parliamentary report which blamed him and others for the fall of Mosul to Islamic State last year and called for them to be referred to the jud…
Turkish PM returns mandate to form government to President Erdogan
ANKARA (Reuters) – Turkish Prime Minister Ahmet Davutoglu officially returned the mandate to form a government to President Tayyip Erdogan on Tuesday, the presidency said in a statement, after failing to find a junior coalition partner for his AK Party…
Ukrainian, French, German, leaders to meet Monday in Berlin
PARIS (Reuters) – The leaders of France, Germany and Ukraine are to meet in Berlin on Monday in a bid to bring an end to a new wave of violence in Ukraine, French Foreign Minister Laurent Fabius said.
Feeling strain, Germany set to raise asylum-seeker forecast to 750,000
BERLIN (Reuters) – The German government will sharply raise its forecast for the number of asylum-seekers expected to arrive this year to a record-breaking 750,000, coalition sources said on Tuesday.
Egypt detains Hamas official at Cairo airport: security sources
CAIRO (Reuters) – Egypt detained a senior Hamas official at Cairo International Airport, security sources said on Tuesday, a day after it reopened the Rafah border crossing to allow Palestinians to travel in and out of the Gaza Strip.
U.S., allies target Islamic State with 20 air strikes in Syria, Iraq: statement
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The United States and its allies launched 20 air strikes on Monday against Islamic State militants in Syria and Iraq, according to the Combined Joint Task Force leading the air operations.
Daughter of German businessman killed in botched kidnapping
(Reuters) – The teenage daughter of a wealthy German businessman was killed during a botched kidnapping attempt, police said on Tuesday after a four-day intense search that gripped the nation.
EU migrant arrivals pass record 100,000 in July: border agency
BRUSSELS (Reuters) – Nearly 110,000 migrants were tracked entering the EU in July by irregular means, official data showed on Tuesday, setting a record as the influx continues, notably of Syrians reaching Greek islands from Turkey.
Arab League vows military support for Libya, no word on air strikes
CAIRO (Reuters) – The Arab League pledged military support on Tuesday to help Libya’s internationally recognized government fight Islamic State, but did not publicly agree to a request for air strikes.
Thai authorities focus on suspect seen in CCTV footage at blast site
BANGKOK (Reuters) – Thai authorities said on Tuesday they were looking for a suspect seen on closed-circuit television (CCTV) footage near a popular shrine where a bomb blast killed 22 people, nearly half of them foreigners.
