Air strikes kill 15 suspected militants in northwest Pakistan
PARACHINAR, Pakistan (Reuters) – Air strikes killed at least 15 suspected militants in Pakistan’s northwestern Shawal Valley on Thursday, intelligence officials said, a week after security forces moved toward Taliban strongholds there.
Italy passes law to tackle rampant corruption
ROME (Reuters) – Italy made a fresh attempt at tackling rampant corruption on Thursday when the Chamber of Deputies approved a strongly contested law stiffening penalties for various types of graft and balance sheet fraud.
Saudi shells hit Yemen aid office, killing five refugees: local official
CAIRO/DUBAI (Reuters) – Saudi shells hit an international aid office in Yemen on Thursday killing five Ethiopian refugees, a local official said, while violence across the country put United Nations-led peace talks in doubt.
Islamic State fighters overrun Iraqi govt lines east of Ramadi
BAGHDAD (Reuters) – Islamic State militants overran Iraqi government defences east of the city of Ramadi on Thursday, police and pro-government tribal fighters said.
U.S. says South China Sea reclamations stoke instability
JAKARTA (Reuters) – China’s land reclamation around reefs in the disputed South China Sea is undermining freedom and stability, and risks provoking tension that could even lead to conflict, U.S. Deputy Secretary of State Antony Blinken told a conferenc…
Russia offers military aid to Iraq during PM visit
MOSCOW (Reuters) – Russia offered visiting Iraqi Prime Minister Haidar al-Abadi military and other aid on Thursday to help push back Islamic State militants who have made further sweeping gains in both Iraq and Syria this week.
Exclusive: Turkish intelligence helped ship arms to Syrian Islamist rebel areas
ADANA, Turkey (Reuters) – Turkey’s state intelligence agency helped deliver arms to parts of Syria under Islamist rebel control during late 2013 and early 2014, according to a prosecutor and court testimony from gendarmerie officers seen by Reuters.
U.S. to deliver 2,000 anti-tank weapons to Iraq, Pentagon says
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The Pentagon said on Thursday the United States would deliver 2,000 AT-4 anti-tank rockets to Iraq as early as next week, 1,000 more than announced on Wednesday, to help Baghdad combat suicide car bombings by Islamic State.
Tunisia says Moroccan held in Italy supplied weapons for museum attackers
TUNIS/MILAN (Reuters) – The Moroccan arrested in Italy on suspicion of involvement in the Islamist militant attack on Tunisia’s Bardo Museum provided the weapons, a Tunisian official told Reuters on Thursday.
Iran aid ship reaches Djibouti waters, waits to enter port: activist
LONDON (Reuters) – An Iranian aid ship has reached the outskirts of Djibouti’s port and is waiting for a permit to enter after Tehran agreed to an international inspection of the vessel with goods for Yemen, an activist on board said on Thursday.
