Syrian opposition armed groups reject UN invitation
GENEVA (Reuters) – Syrian armed groups opposed to President Bashar al-Assad have rejected an invitation to U.N. consultations in Geneva, according to a letter seen by Reuters on Wednesday, dealing an blow to hopes of reviving talks to end the conflict….
Israel gets into gritty detail to warn off Hezbollah
TEL AVIV (Reuters) – An Israeli official made unusually detailed allegations on Wednesday of secret Hezbollah guerrilla sites in Lebanese villages, driving home its warning that civilians there risk bearing the brunt of any future war.
No sign of missing U.S. aid helicopter after second Nepal quake
CHARIKOT, Nepal (Reuters) – A daylong search failed to find a missing U.S. Marine helicopter on Wednesday, a day after the second Nepal earthquake in less than three weeks killed scores and triggered landslides across the Himalayan nation.
Colombia says 15 workers trapped in flooded gold mine
BOGOTA (Reuters) – Rescue workers were trying to reach at least 15 miners trapped underground in a gold mine in northwestern Colombia after it suddenly flooded, a government emergency response unit said on Wednesday.
Brotherhood leader dies in detention in Egypt: sources
CAIRO (Reuters) – An imprisoned leader of Egypt’s banned Muslim Brotherhood died on Wednesday, security sources said, with supporters claiming his death was caused by authorities’ failure to provide proper medical attention.
Suspected Boko Haram militants attack Nigeria’s Maiduguri
MAIDUGURI, Nigeria (Reuters) – Suspected Boko Haram militants attacked Nigeria’s northern city of Maiduguri in Borno state on Wednesday from a cashew plantation a few kilometres from the Giwa barracks, military sources said.
U.S. says coalition didn’t bomb mosque despite Iraq’s claims
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The U.S. military on Wednesday strongly denied claims by Iraq’s government that a coalition air strike hit a mosque where the deputy commander of Islamic State insurgents had been meeting other insurgents in the north of the coun…
Yemen truce broadly holds, but reports of violations
CAIRO/ADEN (Reuters) – A five-day truce in Yemen appeared to be broadly holding on Wednesday, despite reports of air strikes overnight by Saudi-led forces and continued military activity by the Iranian-allied Houthi group.
Hezbollah, Syrian army make big gains in border battle
BEIRUT (Reuters) – Lebanon’s Hezbollah and Syria’s army made big advances against insurgents in mountains north of Damascus on Wednesday, Hezbollah and Syrian state media said, shoring up President Bashar al-Assad’s grip on the border zone.
Four children killed in rocket attack in Libya’s Benghazi city: officials
BENGHAZI, Libya (Reuters) – Four children were killed in rocket attack on an area of the eastern Libyan city of Benghazi where Islamic State militants claimed responsibility for a mortar attack, officials said on Wednesday.
