Central Asia crackdown on militant Islam risks backlash
OSH, Kyrgyzstan (Reuters) – Authorities in Central Asia’s former Soviet “stans” are taking draconian measures to stamp out militant Islam, but their harsh methods and the absence of democratic politics risk provoking a backlash that could bring even gr…
Le Pen father gets French court victory over daughter
PARIS (Reuters) – A French court on Tuesday blocked French National Front leader Marine Le Pen’s efforts to strip her maverick father Jean-Marie Le Pen of the title of honorary president of the party, in a new setback to the far-right leader.
U.S.-led coalition targets Islamic State in 32 air strikes: statement
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The United States and its allies conducted 23 air strikes against Islamic State forces in Iraq and nine in Syria on Monday in the latest round of daily attacks on the militant group, the joint task force overseeing the air strike…
Saudi-led raid on Yemen plant appears unlawful: Rights Watch
(Reuters) – A Saudi-led coalition carrying out air strikes in Yemen may have committed a war crime when it bombed two residential compounds, killing 65 people including 10 children, Human Rights Watch (HRW) said on Tuesday.
Bomb kills two policemen in worst Bahrain bombing in months
MANAMA (Reuters) – A bomb killed two policemen and wounded six in the deadliest such attack in Bahrain in months, and state media said the explosives resembled some seized at the weekend that authorities say were smuggled in from Iran.
Benghazi suicide bomber kills three Libyan soldiers, wounds 11: medic
BENGHAZI, Libya (Reuters) – A suicide bomber rammed a car loaded with explosives into a group of Libyan soldiers in central Benghazi on Tuesday, killing three and wounding 11 of them, a medic and a military source said.
Russian submarine wreck off Sweden likely dates from WW1
STOCKHOLM (Reuters) – A submarine wreck discovered off the eastern coast of Sweden probably dates from World War One rather than last year when the military hunted for a suspected Russian submersible, the Swedish armed forces said on Tuesday.
UK PM Cameron’s EU reform plans a ‘recipe for confusion’: lawmakers
LONDON (Reuters) – David Cameron has cooked up a “recipe for confusion” with his plans to reform Britain’s relationship with the European Union, a committee of lawmakers said on Tuesday, criticizing the prime minister for failing to make clear what cha…
NATO backs Turkey on Islamic State, some urge peace with Kurds
BRUSSELS/ISTANBUL (Reuters) – NATO gave Turkey its full political support in fighting militants in Syria and Iraq at an emergency meeting on Tuesday but several nations urged Ankara not to undermine the Kurdish peace process by using excessive military…
China indicts former party chief of Xinjiang’s capital for graft
BEIJING (Reuters) – The former Chinese Communist Party chief of Urumqi, the capital of the far western region of Xinjiang, has been indicted on corruption charges, China’s state news agency Xinhua reported on Tuesday.
