Kerry heads for Egypt and the Gulf to discuss Iran deal, ISIS
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry will travel to Egypt and the Gulf next week for talks on the recent nuclear deal between major powers and Iran and the fight against Islamic State militants, then he will head to Southeast Asia,…
Saudi Arabia accuses Iran of making threats to neighbors
DUBAI (Reuters) – Saudi Foreign Minister Adel al-Jubeir on Monday accused Iran of making threats against Riyadh’s ally, Bahrain, which he said showed that the Islamic republic was harboring hostile designs against its Middle Eastern neighbors.
At least 16 killed in Boko Haram raids on Lake Chad villages
N’DJAMENA (Reuters) – At least 13 suspected Boko Haram militants and three civilians were killed in separate attacks over the weekend after the insurgents raided several remote localities around Lake Chad, Chadian security sources said on Monday.
Obama says more political openness would strengthen Ethiopia
ADDIS ABABA (Reuters) – U.S. President Barack Obama told Ethiopia’s leaders on Monday that allowing more political freedoms would strengthen the African nation, which had already lifted millions out of a poverty once rooted in recurring famine.
U.S., allies target Islamic State with 26 air strikes in Syria, Iraq
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The United States and its allies staged 26 air strikes against Islamic State forces in Syria and Iraq on Sunday, the coalition leading the military operation said in a statement on Monday.
U.S. softens view of Malaysia, Cuba in human trafficking report
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The United States took Malaysia off its list of worst offenders in human trafficking on Monday, removing a potential barrier to its joining a signature trade pact despite opposition from human rights groups and nearly 180 U.S. la…
Burundi parliament opens after disputed poll, opposition takes seats
BUJUMBURA (Reuters) – Burundi’s parliament sat for the first time on Monday after President Pierre Nkurunziza won a disputed election last week, with a leading opposition figure taking his seat despite having boycotted the vote.
Scandal and hypocrisy British-style in a tale of two speakers
LONDON (Reuters) – British politicians are fond of holding up their gothic riverside parliament as a model of how democratic politics should be done, but two high-profile scandals have exposed hypocrisy at its core, placing its reputation in peril.
Abdul Kalam, father of India’s missile program, dies at 83
NEW DELHI (Reuters) – Former Indian president A.P.J. Abdul Kalam, considered the father of the country’s missile program, died on Monday in hospital at the age of 83, a doctor said.
Syrian Kurds capture town from Islamic State in north: monitor
BEIRUT (Reuters) – The Kurdish YPG militia on Monday captured a town from Islamic State fighters in northern Syria after a month-long offensive against the ultra hardline militants in the area to cut their supply lines, the Syrian Observatory for Human…
