U.S., allies conduct 19 air strikes in Syria and Iraq: military
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – A coalition led by the United States bombarded the Islamic State militant group on Monday with 14 air strikes in Iraq and five in Syria, according to a statement released on Tuesday.
Police search for body of U.S. teacher killed in Nepal
KATHMANDU (Reuters) – Police in Nepal were searching a river on Tuesday for the body of an American woman who had traveled there to help earthquake victims and was killed for her money, an officer said.
Twenty Indians killed in Yemen as more foreign troops reported arriving
DUBAI (Reuters) – A Saudi-led alliance killed at least 20 Indian nationals in air strikes on fuel smugglers at a Yemeni port on Tuesday, fishermen said, and more foreign troops were reported to be arriving to intensify the campaign against Houthi force…
Tajikistan charges renegade general with high treason: agencies
MOSCOW (Reuters) – Authorities in Tajikistan on Tuesday charged the country’s renegade ex-deputy defense minister with high treason following bloody gun battles that killed 22 and stoked fears of religious-related unrest, Russian and Tajik news agencie…
‘Brexit’ by accident? Events risk overtaking PM Cameron
LONDON (Reuters) – As little as a year before Britain votes on whether to leave the European Union, events risk derailing Prime Minister David Cameron’s carefully-laid plan to renegotiate EU membership and keep Britain in.
More than 107,000 sign UK petition for arrest of Netanyahu
LONDON (Reuters) – More than 107,000 people have signed a British petition calling for Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu to arrested for war crimes when he visits London this week for talks with Prime Minister David Cameron.
Opposition says Uganda government trains militias to harass them
KAMPALA (Reuters) – Uganda’s opposition and rights groups on Tuesday accused President Yoweri Museveni’s government of training militias to intimidate opposition supporters during next year’s elections, a claim denied by the government.
UK says more deadly drone strikes possible, despite criticism
LONDON (Reuters) – Britain will not hesitate to carry out more deadly drone strikes against militants in Syria planning attacks on the United Kingdom, defense minister Michael Fallon said on Tuesday, as he defended the killing of a British Islamic Stat…
Steady conservative leader a surprise challenger in Greek election
ATHENS (Reuters) – A grey-haired conservative with a steady “father figure” image has emerged as an unexpectedly strong challenger in Greece’s upcoming national elections as voters grow weary of the charismatic young leftist leader Alexis Tsipras.
Canada’s ruling Conservatives fall further behind in new poll
OTTAWA (Reuters) – Canada’s ruling Conservatives, battered by a flurry of negative news, are well behind the two main left-leaning opposition parties ahead of the Oct. 19 election, according to a new poll released late on Monday.
