Ukraine, rebels agree to broaden weapons withdrawal
MINSK (Reuters) – Ukraine and pro-Russian separatists have agreed to extend a pull-back of weapons in east Ukraine to include tanks and smaller weapons systems, the OSCE’s representative at peace talks, Martin Sajdik, said on Tuesday.
Turkey’s Erdogan says over 30 Kurdish militants killed in raids
ANKARA/DIYARBAKIR (Reuters) – President Tayyip Erdogan said the Turkish military had killed more than 30 Kurdish militants on Friday in a cross-border operation he described as part of the rebels’ “last struggle”.
Taliban attack airport after seizing northern Afghan city
KABUL (Reuters) – Taliban fighters clashed with Afghan government forces near Kunduz airport on Tuesday, a day after the militants seized control of the northern city in arguably the biggest victory of their 14-year insurgency.
More than 20 killed in Mozambique gunbattle: government spokesman
MAPUTO (Reuters) – More than 20 people were killed in a shootout at the weekend between Mozambican forces and gunmen in a convoy carrying the leader of the main opposition party, a government spokesman said on Tuesday.
Burkina ex-coup leader calls on troops to lay down arms
OUAGADOUGOU (Reuters) – The general who led a short-lived coup by Burkina Faso’s presidential guard this month called on his troops to lay down their arms, local radio said on Tuesday, after the army surrounded their camp following their refusal to dis…
U.S. sanctions Islamic State supporters, targets finances
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The United States tightened financial pressure on Islamic State on Tuesday, slapping sanctions on more than 30 leaders, supporters and affiliates around the world to squeeze the militant group Washington is having trouble defeati…
Congo says closes border with Central African Republic
KINSHASA (Reuters) – Democratic Republic of Congo has closed its border with the Central African Republic, Congo’s spokesman Lambert Mende told Reuters on Tuesday, amid four days of violence in Bangui in which at least 37 people have died.
Merkel warns of risks of ‘safe zone’ in northern Syria
BERLIN (Reuters) – German Chancellor Angela Merkel warned on Tuesday that creating a “safe zone” for refugees in northern Syria could put them at risk of being massacred, starkly distancing her country from a Turkish proposal.
Talks to bring opposition into Guinea-Bissau government break down
BISSAU (Reuters) – Guinea-Bissau’s largest opposition party, the Party of Social Renewal (PRS), will not be joining a new government that is seeking to turn the page on a crisis that has threatened to destabilize the nation, its spokesman said on Tuesd…
Russian envoy complains U.N. building under ‘Obama’s command’
UNITED NATIONS (Reuters) – Russia’s U.N. envoy complained about the presence of Kosovo representatives at a counter-terrorism summit organized by the United States on Tuesday, saying the U.N. building was under the “command” of U.S. President Barack Ob…
