Three Turkish soldiers, one police killed in Kurdish militant attacks
ISTANBUL (Reuters) – Three Turkish soldiers and a police officer were killed in separate incidents on Saturday, security sources said, as violence roils the country’s mainly Kurdish southeast in recent weeks following the end of a two-year ceasefire.
Palestinian stabs Israeli trooper, shot dead: police
RAMALLAH, West Bank (Reuters) – A Palestinian was shot dead on Saturday after stabbing an Israeli paramilitary policeman patrolling a road in the occupied West Bank, police said.
Spate of bombings kill 24 across Baghdad
BAGHDAD (Reuters) – A spate of bombings across Baghdad killed at least 24 people on Saturday, two days after the deadliest attack in the Iraqi capital since Prime Minister Haider al-Abadi took office one year ago.
Libya’s government urges Arab air strikes against Islamic State in Sirte
BENGHAZI, Libya (Reuters) – Libya’s internationally recognized government has asked fellow Arab states to conduct air strikes against Islamic State in the coastal city of Sirte, a cabinet statement said on Saturday.
U.S., allies hit Islamic State militants in Iraq with 15 air strikes: U.S. military
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – U.S.-led forces continued to bombard the Islamic State in Iraq on Friday, targeting the militant group with 15 air strikes, according to a statement released by the military on Saturday.
South Sudan peace deal in balance as leaders gather ahead of deadline
ADDIS ABABA (Reuters) – East African leaders gathered in the Ethiopian capital on Saturday in a last-ditch effort to convince South Sudan’s warring sides to sign a peace deal, ramping up pressure before a Monday deadline to end a 20-month civil war.
Brazilian police under investigation over Sao Paulo killing spree
SAO PAULO (Reuters) – Brazilian police are investigating whether a string of 18 murders in metropolitan Sao Paulo on Thursday night were a coordinated act of revenge by off-duty officers following the nearby deaths of two colleagues in the previous wee…
Myanmar party chief ousted over ties to rivals, contentious bills – minister
NAYPYIDAW (Reuters) – Myanmar President Thein Sein sacked Shwe Mann as ruling party chairman this week because he supported controversial bills in parliament and had ties to rival party leaders, the information minister told Reuters in an interview on …
Somali region re-elects former warlord to fight al Shabaab
KISMAYU, Somalia (Reuters) – A former Islamist warlord won re-election on Saturday as president of Somalia’s southern region of Jubbaland, a territory partly controlled by al Shabaab militants and at odds with the central government of the Horn of Afri…
Syria ceasefire ends, fighting resumes
BEIRUT (Reuters) – A temporary ceasefire between warring parties in Syria collapsed on Saturday as negotiations failed to reach a more permanent agreement to end fighting in a town near the Lebanese border and two villages in the northwest, sources on …
