Warplanes, believed Russian, bomb IS-held town in Syria
BEIRUT (Reuters) – Warplanes believed to be Russian bombed an Islamic State-held town 130 km (80 miles) northeast of Damascus overnight, the Britain-based Syrian Observatory for Human Rights reported on Friday.
Sydney cordons off streets after shootings
SYDNEY (Reuters) – Australian police sealed off streets and warned the public to keep away from New South Wales state police headquarters in Sydney on Friday after two people were shot dead, police and media said.
Air strikes in Syria to last three-four months: Russia
PARIS (Reuters) – Russia estimates its air strike campaign in Syria could last three to four months, the head of the foreign affairs committee at the State Duma, Russia’s parliament, said on Friday.
One in five of PM Cameron’s lawmakers likely to back ‘Brexit’: Open Europe
LONDON (Reuters) – As many as one in five of British Prime Minister David Cameron’s lawmakers is likely to vote to leave the European Union in a referendum, new research showed on Friday, indicating the scale of the divide over Europe in the ruling Con…
Afghan forces push into Taliban-held Kunduz city amid fierce clashes
KUNDUZ, Afghanistan (Reuters) – Afghan troops recaptured the center of the strategic northern city of Kunduz on Thursday amid fierce clashes with Taliban militants, three days after losing the provincial capital in a humbling defeat for Kabul and its U…
U.S. military plane crashes in Afghanistan, kills 11
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – A U.S. military transport plane crashed at an airfield in Afghanistan shortly after midnight on Friday (15:30 p.m. EDT on Thursday), killing all 11 people on board, the U.S. military said, describing the crash as an accident.
U.S. military plane crashes in Afghanistan, kills 10
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Ten people were killed in a crash of a U.S. military transport aircraft at an airport in Afghanistan, a U.S. military spokesman said on Thursday, adding that there were no reports of enemy fire at the time and the incident was un…
Iran troops to join Syria war, Russia bombs group trained by CIA
BEIRUT/MOSCOW (Reuters) – Hundreds of Iranian troops have arrived in Syria to join a major ground offensive in support of President Bashar al-Assad’s government, Lebanese sources said on Thursday, a sign the civil war is turning still more regional and…
Morocco eyes boycott of Swedish companies over Western Sahara
RABAT (Reuters) – Morocco said on Thursday it was considering a boycott of Swedish companies operating in the North African kingdom because of Sweden’s position on the conflict over Western Sahara.
Burkina Faso coup leader handed over to government: sources
OUAGADOUGOU (Reuters) – The leader of a short-lived coup in Burkina Faso, General Gilbert Diendere, was handed over to authorities on Thursday after seeking refuge in the Vatican embassy, sources in the transitional government said on Thursday.
