Britain to expand Iraq training mission to counter IS: Cameron
KRUEN, Germany (Reuters) – Britain is to expand its military training mission in Iraq in the coming weeks, Prime Minister David Cameron announced on Sunday, saying the Iraqi army needed more help to deal with improvised bombs planted by Islamic State m…
Israeli aircraft strike, PM accuses world of ignoring Gaza rockets
JERUSALEM (Reuters) – Israeli aircraft bombed the Gaza Strip on Sunday after the latest in a series of Palestinian rocket attacks that Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu accused the international community of ignoring.
Al Qaeda’s North African wing claims two Algerian attacks
ALGIERS (Reuters) – The North African wing of al Qaeda has claimed two attacks on Algerian military and security forces in the east of the country that killed at least five people, the U.S.-based SITE jihadist monitoring service said on Sunday.
U.S., Japan say first test of Raytheon’s new SM-3 missile a success
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The United States and Japan on Sunday announced the first live fire test of Raytheon Co’s new Standard Missile-3 (SM-3) Block IIA missile that is being jointly developed by the two countries for a combined cost of around $2 billi…
Islamic State kills three Libyan soldiers: state agency
TRIPOLI (Reuters) – Islamic State militants killed three soldiers loyal to Libya’s self-declared government controlling Tripoli, state news agency LANA said on Sunday.
Bomb blast hits market in Nigeria’s Borno State, 16 dead
MAIDUGURI, Nigeria (Reuters) – A bomb blast hit a cattle market in Nigeria’s northeastern state of Borno late on Saturday, with as many as 16 people dead, hospital and military sources said, in an attack that bore the hallmarks of Islamist Boko Haram m…
Syrian army regains ground against Islamic State in Hasaka city
AMMAN (Reuters) – The Syrian army said on Sunday it had repulsed a major offensive by Islamic State militants in the northeastern city of Hasaka and driven out fighters who had taken over key installations on the southern edge of the city.
Malaysia quake death toll at 16, search continues
KUALA LUMPUR (Reuters) – Malaysian authorities said on Sunday 16 bodies had been recovered from the country’s highest peak Mount Kinabalu after a magnitude 6 earthquake caused landslides and aftershocks.
Saudi-led air strikes kill 44 in attack on Yemeni army compound: agency
SANAA (Reuters) – Saudi-led air strikes killed at least 44 people during an air raid on the main headquarters of the Yemeni army in central Sanaa on Sunday, the Houthi-run state news agency Saba said.
China cruise ship death toll exceeds 400, victims mourned
JIANLI, China (Reuters) – Chinese officials, rescuers and family members gathered in mourning on Sunday for those lost on a cruise ship which capsized during a storm in the Yangtze River, as the death toll from the disaster reached 431, with 11 still m…
