U.S., allies target Islamic State with 27 air strikes in Syria, Iraq
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – U.S.-led forces conducted 20 air strikes in Iraq on Monday against Islamic State forces, concentrating on the Anbar province cities of Ramadi and Falluja, and seven more in Syria, the Combined Joint Task Force leading the air ope…
U.S. concerned by Bahrain moves against opposition
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The United States expressed concern on Tuesday about the treatment of opposition figures in Bahrain, following the arrest of a prominent Sunni Muslim leader for plotting to overthrow the monarchy three weeks after he was freed fr…
Suicide bombers kill Syrian rebel figure in Idlib province
BEIRUT (Reuters) – Two suicide bombers killed a prominent figure from the Islamist insurgent group Ahrar al Sham when they blew up a local headquarters in Syria’s northwestern Idlib province, rebel sources and a monitor said on Monday.
Israeli court sentences Palestinian rocket engineer to 21 years’ jail
JERUSALEM (Reuters) – An Israeli court sentenced a Palestinian engineer on Tuesday to 21 years in prison for helping Gaza’s Hamas militant group develop and improve their weapons capabilities.
UK woman groomed at 10 for marriage, speaks for ‘honor’ crime victims
LONDON (Thomson Reuters Foundation) – Asma was only 10 when her parents, who had migrated to Britain from Pakistan, began grooming her for marriage.
Britain announces Calais ‘secure zone’ to curb migrants
LONDON (Reuters) – Britain plans to create a ‘secure zone’ at the French port of Calais to protect lorries heading for England from migrants trying to enter the country illegally, interior minister Theresa May said on Tuesday.
New U.N. goals lack focus, global health experts warn
(This June 24 story corrects source’s name to Christopher Murray in paragraph 8.)
Sri Lanka president opposes Rajapaksa comeback, PM bid
COLOMBO (Reuters) – Sri Lankan President Maithripala Sirisena on Tuesday criticized a comeback bid by Mahinda Rajapaksa, the rival he beat in elections last January, and his own allies for backing him to become prime minister.
Up to 1.3 million in parched Ukraine face water crisis: UNICEF
LONDON (Thomson Reuters Foundation) – Up to 1.3 million people in war-torn eastern Ukraine are facing acute water shortages and a serious water crisis due to damaged or destroyed infrastructure, the United Nations children’s agency UNICEF said on Tuesd…
India clears defense deals worth $4.7 billion, buys four Boeing spy planes
NEW DELHI (Reuters) – India cleared the purchase of close to 300 billion rupees ($4.74 billion) worth of new defense equipment on Tuesday, including four maritime spy planes from Boeing Co and hundreds of air defense guns, a defense ministry spokesman …
