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…
Turkey detains over 1,000 in militant crackdown, including 50-60 foreigners
ISTANBUL (Reuters) – Turkey has detained 1,050 people in a crackdown on militant groups including Islamic State, the Kurdistan Workers Party (PKK) and ultra-leftist DHKP-C in recent days, 50-60 of them foreigners, Prime Minister Ahmet Davutoglu said on…
Brazil’s biggest party sticks with unpopular Rousseff – for now
BRASILIA (Reuters) – Brazil’s largest party is standing by deeply unpopular President Dilma Rousseff for now despite the defection of one of its own leaders, but that could change if an expected recession stirs up social unrest, party leaders say.
Gunmen attack Afghan wedding party, killing 21, wounding eight
KABUL (Reuters) – Armed men opened fire at a wedding ceremony in northern Afghanistan, killing at least 21 guests and wounding eight, provincial officials said on Monday.
UK says investigating two suspected MERS cases in northern England
LONDON (Reuters) – Two suspected cases of the Middle Eastern Respiratory Virus Syndrome (MERS) have forced a hospital in northern England to shut its emergency wing, health officials said on Monday.
Philippines’ Aquino urges legislators to pursue reforms
MANILA (Reuters) – Philippine President Benigno Aquino on Monday laid the groundwork for next year’s polls, urging Congress to persist with reform efforts that targeted graft and led to a peace deal with Muslim rebels.
Accused Russian Taliban’s U.S. trial postponed indefinitely
(Reuters) – The trial set for U.S. federal court in Virginia of a former Soviet army officer accused of being a Taliban fighter in Afghanistan has been postponed indefinitely, a spokesman for prosecutors said on Monday.
U.S. report highlights suspected Thai official role in human trafficking
BANGKOK (Reuters) – The U.S. government’s decision to keep Thailand on its list of worst human-trafficking centers for an unprecedented two straight years highlights the suspected role of Thai officials in the trade despite government efforts to stop i…
Power shifts fuel talk of change in Palestinian politics
RAMALLAH, West Bank (Reuters) – Rumblings in Ramallah in recent weeks have raised expectations that Palestinian politics is in play, with 80-year-old President Mahmoud Abbas, in power for more than a decade, facing a mounting challenge to his leadershi…
Russian accused of murdering ex-KGB agent given UK inquiry deadline
LONDON (Reuters) – One of two Russians accused of murdering ex-KGB spy Alexander Litvinenko with a radioactive poison in London in 2006 was given a final chance on Monday to give evidence to a British public inquiry into the death.
