U.S.-Turkey dispute on Syria to persist after Erdogan setback
(In June 8 item, corrects ninth paragraph to reflect that Henri Barkey is a former State Department Policy Planning Staff official)
Nigerian summit to be ‘decisive’ for Boko Haram task force: Benin
PARIS (Reuters) – Countries waging a regional fight against the Nigerian Islamist militant group Boko Haram will take significant steps toward establishing a joint task force when they meet on Thursday in Abuja, Benin’s president said.
Britain says drafting U.N. resolution on Srebrenica genocide
SARAJEVO (Reuters) – Britain is drafting a resolution at the United Nations Security Council to mark next month’s 20th anniversary of the Srebrenica massacre in Bosnia, potentially piling pressure on Serbia to recognize it as genocide.
U.S., allies conduct 23 air strikes against Islamic State in Iraq, Syria: task force
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – U.S. and allied forces conducted 14 air strikes in Iraq and nine in Syria against Islamic State militants during a 24-hour period ending on Tuesday morning, the U.S. military said.
U.N. rights chief sounds alarm over reports of Burundi youth ‘militia’ violence
BUJUMBURA (Reuters) – The U.N. human rights chief said on Tuesday he was alarmed by accounts from refugees fleeing Burundi about violence and threats by members of the ruling party’s youth wing which risked tipping the African nation “over the edge” in…
Iran to take legal action if U.S. stops new Mahan Air planes: ISNA
ANKARA (Reuters) – Iran will take legal action if Washington tries to stop newly acquired Iranian passenger planes flying international routes, the head of the country’s aviation authority said on Tuesday.
Ticking clock marks Erdogan’s silence after Turkish election
ANKARA (Reuters) – Bemused by President Tayyip Erdogan’s sudden absence from the air waves after his ruling AK Party lost its parliamentary majority two days ago, Turks have been sharing a ticking online clock marking his radio silence.
Belarus sets Oct. 11 election day, Lukashenko poised to run again
MINSK (Reuters) – Belarus on Tuesday named Oct. 11 as the date for a presidential election which is almost certain to usher in a new five-year term for veteran Alexander Lukashenko.
Islamic State seizes power plant near Libyan city of Sirte
TRIPOLI (Reuters) – Islamic State militants have seized a power plant west of the Libyan city of Sirte which supplies central and western parts of the country with electricity, the group and a military source said on Tuesday.
Pakistani man has death penalty deferred for fourth time
ISLAMABAD (Reuters) – A Pakistani man whose lawyers say was a child when charged with murder, and only confessed after being tortured, was handed a reprieve on Tuesday just hours before he was due to be executed, the fourth time his death penalty has b…
