MERS cases in South Korea rise to 150 with five more, one death
SEOUL (Reuters) – South Korea’s health ministry reported five new cases of Middle East Respiratory Syndrome (MERS) on Monday, taking the total to 150 in an outbreak that is the largest outside Saudi Arabia.
Libya says Algerian militant Belmokhtar killed in U.S. strike
TRIPOLI/WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Libya’s recognized government said on Sunday that Algerian veteran militant Mokhtar Belmokhtar, a major figure in North African and Sahel Islamist insurgencies, has been killed in a U.S. air strike inside Libya.
Somali Islamists attack Kenya military base, 11 militants, two soldiers dead
MOMBASA, Kenya (Reuters) – Eleven Somali al Shabaab militants and two Kenyan soldiers were killed when the al Qaeda-linked fighters attacked a military base on Kenya’s northern coast near to the Somali border on Sunday, a local official and a military …
Greece and creditors fail in ‘last attempt’ to reach deal
BRUSSELS/ATHENS (Reuters) – Talks on ending a deadlock between Greece and its international creditors broke up in failure on Sunday, with European leaders venting their frustration as Athens stumbled closer toward a debt default that threatens its futu…
Mexico election body confirms election tally signaling PRI win
MEXICO CITY (Reuters) – Mexico’s National Electoral Institute (INE) on Sunday confirmed that President Enrique Pena Nieto’s ruling party emerged as the strongest force in elections last weekend, which INE forecasts say will enable it to retain control …
South Africa court bars indicted Sudan leader from leaving
JOHANNESBURG (Reuters) – A South African judge barred Sudan’s indicted president from leaving the country on Sunday, in a deepening rift between Africa and the West over what Pretoria called anti-poor country bias in the International Criminal Court (I…
Syrian Kurds battle Islamic State for town at Turkish border
SANLIURFA, Turkey/BEIRUT (Reuters) – Kurdish-led militia backed by U.S.-led air strikes fought Islamic State near a Syrian town at the Turkish border on Sunday, a monitoring group and a Kurdish official said, in an advance that has worried Turkey.
U.S. plans to store heavy arms in Baltic, Eastern Europe – source
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The United States plans to store heavy military equipment in the Baltics and Eastern European nations to reassure allies unnerved by Russia’s intervention in Ukraine and to deter further aggression, U.S. officials said.
Islamic State turns to widescreen TV propaganda in Iraq
BAGHDAD (Reuters) – Islamic State militants have set up giant television screens in the Iraqi city of Ramadi and are using them to proclaim that they will seize more Iraqi territory after capturing the provincial capital last month, residents said.
Libyan Islamists claim to drive Islamic State from port stronghold
TRIPOLI (Reuters) – A Libyan Islamist militant alliance said it had largely driven Islamic State fighters out of their stronghold city of Derna on Sunday after declaring war on the rival group last week.
