Obama says stay, but some Cameron MPs prepare to back UK exit from EU
LONDON (Reuters) – More than 50 lawmakers in Prime Minister David Cameron’s Conservative Party launched a campaign to back Britain’s exit from the EU unless he can get it to adopt radical reforms, even as U.S. President Barack Obama argued in favor of …
International flotilla rescues 5,900 from Mediterranean in a weekend
ROME/LONDON (Reuters) – An international rescue fleet plucked almost 5,900 migrants from rickety boats making the perilous sea crossing for North Africa to Europe on Saturday and Sunday, Italy’s coastguard said.
Luxembourg votes not to give foreigners national voting rights
LUXEMBOURG (Reuters) – Luxemburgers have resoundingly rejected a proposal to let foreign residents vote in national elections, a move that would have been a first in Europe and could have expanded the electorate of the tiny but cosmopolitan Grand Duchy…
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.
