Egyptian army kills 63 militants in North Sinai: sources
CAIRO (Reuters) – Egypt’s military launched air strikes and ground operations that killed 63 Islamist militants in North Sinai on Sunday, security sources said, as the country grapples with an increasingly ambitious insurgency based in the region.
On nervous border, Turks welcome army but fear incursion into Syria
KARKAMIS, Turkey (Reuters) – From his fields in Turkey, farmer Huseyin Ozdemir can see Islamist militants digging trenches and planting mines as they ready for battle around the northern Syrian town of Jarablus.
Greek referendum final polls show ‘No’ vote ahead by small margin
ATHENS (Reuters) – Final opinion polls released after the end of voting in Greece’s referendum showed the ‘No’ vote leading by a small margin in Sunday’s vote on a bailout proposal from creditors.
Fears of Syria war persist in Lebanese border village
QAA, Lebanon (Reuters) – The barren mountains separating the Lebanese village of Qaa from Syria have helped shield it from the war raging next door, yet fears of missile attacks, abductions and incursions have persisted since the conflict erupted more …
Lebanese Hezbollah and Syrian army enter rebel-held border city
BEIRUT (Reuters) – The Syrian army and Lebanese Hezbollah fighters said on Sunday they had entered the rebel-held city of Zabadani on the second day of a major offensive to capture the border area around the Beirut-Damascus highway.
Islamic State suicide bombers strike in Iraqi refinery town
BAGHDAD (Reuters) – Islamic State suicide bombers and fighters attacked the center of Iraq’s northern oil refinery town of Baiji overnight, forcing the army and Shi’ite fighters to pull back, military sources and the local mayor said on Sunday.
Afghan leader refuses to be drawn into lynching sentences row
KABUL (Reuters) – Afghan President Ashraf Ghani declined to intervene on Sunday in the case of four men convicted over the mob killing of a young woman, despite public anger over the fact their initial death sentences have been replaced by prison terms…
Suicide bomber kills six at church in Nigeria
BAUCHI, Nigeria (Reuters) – A suicide bomber killed six people at a church in northeast Nigeria on Sunday at the end of a week in which suspected Boko Haram insurgents killed more than 200 people.
Burundi rejects U.N. mediator after critical report about elections
BUJUMBURA (Reuters) – Burundi on Sunday rejected a second U.N. diplomat named to help resolve the country’s political crisis, saying a critical report about last week’s parliamentary elections demonstrated bias.
Malaysia’s opposition demands emergency debate on PM after graft allegations
KUALA LUMPUR (Reuters) – Two of Malaysia’s main opposition parties on Sunday demanded an emergency sitting of parliament to discuss Prime Minister Najib Razak’s future as tensions mounted over a report that linked him to probes into alleged corruption …
