Latest clashes between Libyan soldiers, Islamists in Benghazi kill 19: medics
BENGHAZI, Libya (Reuters) – Around 19 people have been killed and 80 wounded in heavy clashes between Libyan soldiers and Islamist fighters in the eastern city of Benghazi in the past three days, medics said on Saturday.
Islamic State says behind bombing at Italian consulate in Cairo
CAIRO (Reuters) – Islamic State claimed responsibility for a car bomb attack at the Italian consulate in central Cairo on Saturday, in an escalation of violence that suggests militants are opening a new front against foreigners in Egypt.
Burundi presidential poll delayed amid worsening violence
BUJUMBURA (Reuters) – Burundi’s presidential election has been postponed to July 21 from July 15, a presidential spokesman said on Saturday, after African leaders urged a delay to try to halt worsening violence in a nation that emerged from civil war o…
Suicide bomber in burqa kills 15 people in Chad capital
N’DJAMENA (Reuters) – A man dressed in a woman’s burqa blew himself up in the main market in Chad’s capital N’Djamena early on Saturday, killing 15 people and injuring 80, a police spokesman said.
U.S. air strike kills Islamic State leader in Afghanistan
KABUL (Reuters) – The top Islamic State commander in Afghanistan has been killed by a U.S. air strike in the country’s east, officials said on Saturday, the fourth ex-Taliban who declared loyalty to the Middle East-based militants to be assassinated wi…
U.S. reports 34 air strikes against Islamic State in Syria, Iraq
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The United States and its allies carried out 34 air strikes against Islamic State militants in Syria and Iraq on Friday, the U.S. military said.
Spain’s Rajoy points to Greek turmoil in appeal to voters
MADRID (Reuters) – Spain faces a stark choice in looming elections between growth and economic turmoil similar to Greece’s, Prime Minister Mariano Rajoy said on Saturday, taking a swipe at leftist opponents as his party gears up for one of its toughest…
Myanmar’s Suu Kyi says party will run in election
YANGON (Reuters) – Myanmar opposition leader Aung San Suu Kyi said on Saturday her party would contest a national election in November, ending months of uncertainty about its participation in a vote that will be crucial for the scope of the country’s reforms.
Six killed and 11 injured in Thailand’s violence-hit south
BANGKOK (Reuters) – Six people were killed and 11 injured in Thailand’s three southern provinces of Yala, Narathiwat and Songkhla in a string of bomb and arson attacks by suspected separatist militants, the army said on Saturday.
Monitor: Syrian air strike kills 28 in Islamic State-held town
BEIRUT (Reuters) – A group monitoring the Syrian war said an army air strike on an Islamic State-controlled town in the north killed at least 28 people including three children on Saturday, though the military denied the report.
