Islamic State attacks kill 51 Syrian soldiers in north: monitor
BEIRUT (Reuters) – Attacks by Islamic State militants have killed 51 Syrian soldiers holed up in an air base in the northern province of Aleppo this month, a monitor said on Monday.
U.S.-led coalition stages 20 air strikes on Islamic State: statement
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The United States and its coalition partners targeted Islamic State militants with 20 air strikes on Sunday in Iraq and Syria, the Command Joint Task Force said in a statement on Monday.
Sierra Leone releases last known Ebola patient from hospital
FREETOWN (Reuters) – Sierra Leone released its last confirmed Ebola patient from hospital on Monday and began a 42-day countdown to being declared free of the virus, medical sources said.
Two people may have committed suicide after Ashley Madison hack: police
TORONTO (Reuters) – At least two people may have committed suicide following the hacking of the Ashley Madison cheating website that exposed the information of clients, Toronto police said on Monday.
Nigeria’s Buhari orders investigation into defense purchasing
ABUJA (Reuters) – Nigeria’s president has ordered an investigation into military hardware purchases under his two predecessors to try to root out corruption and fulfill his election promise of stopping Islamist group Boko Haram’s insurgency, the presid…
Greece says lacks infrastructure to cope with migrant influx
ATHENS (Reuters) – Greece said on Monday its infrastructure was insufficient to cope with the waves of refugees flowing into the country in one of the worst humanitarian crises Europe has faced since the World War Two.
U.N. chief offers support to Nigeria to counter Boko Haram
ABUJA (Reuters) – U.N. Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon pledged support on Monday for Nigeria’s efforts to counter Boko Haram and tackle the causes of militancy in the country’s northeast, where he described humanitarian conditions as particularly worryin…
NATO helps Afghans fighting to prevent Taliban taking opium-growing Helmand town
LASHKAR GAH, Afghanistan (Reuters) – U.S. forces are back helping Afghan troops repel Taliban insurgents from the strategic opium-growing town of Musa Qala in Helmand province, where in 2007 British and U.S. soldiers waged one of the emblematic battles…
Brazil to cut government ministries, costs to show austerity
BRASILIA (Reuters) – Brazil’s government announced on Monday it will slash the number of ministries and reduce its spending, in an effort to show commitment to austerity that could be politically costly for President Dilma Rousseff.
Merkel condemns ‘disgusting’ message of hate toward refugees
HEIDENAU, Germany (Reuters) – Chancellor Angela Merkel condemned on Monday violent protests against refugees that erupted over the weekend in eastern Germany, blaming them on far-right extremists who were bent on spreading a “disgusting” message of hat…
