Islamic State claims Iraq car bombs that kill nearly 60
BAGHDAD (Reuters) – At least 58 people were killed and more than 100 wounded on Monday in two blasts in eastern Iraq claimed by Islamic State in a province once considered mostly free of them.
Argentine presidential race wide open after primaries
BUENOS AIRES (Reuters) – Argentina’s presidential race was wide open on Monday and likely to be settled in a run-off vote after primaries indicated ruling party candidate Daniel Scioli did not have enough support to win outright in the first round.
Car bomb kills five in Kabul, Afghan leader warns Pakistan
KABUL (Reuters) – Afghan President Ashraf Ghani demanded that Pakistan crack down on the Taliban after a car bomb explosion near Kabul airport claimed by the Islamist militants killed five people on Monday, the latest in a series of suicide attacks to …
European Union approves 2.4 billion euros funding for migration crisis
BRUSSELS (Reuters) – The European Commission on Monday approved 2.4 billion euros ($2.6 billion) of aid over six years for countries including Greece and Italy that have struggled to cope with a surge in numbers of immigrants.
Iranian foreign minister to visit Moscow next week: Tass cites embassy
MOSCOW (Reuters) – Iranian Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif will visit Moscow next week, Tass news agency reported the Iranian embassy as saying on Monday.
Two killed in knife attack at IKEA in Sweden; two arrested
STOCKHOLM (Reuters) – A man and a woman were killed and a third injured in a knife attack at an IKEA store in the Swedish city of Vasteras on Monday and two suspects were arrested, police said.
Exiled Central African leader Bozize to stand at election
BANGUI (Reuters) – The former president of Central African Republic, Francois Bozize, will return from exile to contest a presidential election in October two years after he was forced from power, the leader of his Kwa Na Kwa political party said on Mo…
UK court frees Rwandan spy chief wanted in Spain
LONDON (Reuters) – A British court on Monday freed Rwanda’s intelligence chief Karenzi Karake, who is wanted in Spain over alleged war crimes in the aftermath of the 1994 genocide, after being advised that an extradition offence could not be establishe…
Group linked to al Qaeda says responsible for Mali siege: al Jazeera
NOUAKCHOTT (Reuters) – Sahara-based Islamist militant group al-Mourabitoun has claimed responsibility for a hotel siege in central Mali at the weekend in which 17 people died, Qatari-based television network Al Jazeera reported on Monday.
Nearly 30 U.S.-led air strikes target Islamic State: statement
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The United States and its allies launched 29 air strikes on Sunday targeting Islamic State in Iraq and Syria, destroying an explosives factory and other targets, the Combined Joint Task Force leading the operations said.
