White House tells Mexico it wants to see kingpin Guzman face justice
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The White House said on Monday that it has made clear to the Mexican government that the United States wants to see escaped drug lord Joaquin “El Chapo” Guzman recaptured to face justice.
Azeri leader rejects Western criticism over rights, Karabakh
BAKU (Reuters) – Azeri President Ilham Aliyev hit back on Monday at his Western critics after resolutions criticized his country’s human rights record and handling of its conflict with neighboring Armenia over the breakaway Nagorno-Karabakh region.
Eight Northern Irish police injured in clash at Protestant parade
BELFAST (Reuters) – Eight Northern Irish police officers were injured when they were pelted by bottles, beer cans and other missiles, as Protestant loyalists reacted angrily when a cordon was erected to stop an annual Orange Order parade from passing a…
Exclusive: Philippines reinforcing rusting ship on Spratly reef outpost – sources
MANILA (Reuters) – The Philippine navy is quietly reinforcing the hull and deck of a rusting ship it ran aground on a disputed South China Sea reef in 1999 to stop it breaking apart, determined to hold the shoal as Beijing creates a string of man-made …
Greek PM Tspiras faces party revolt over bailout deal
BRUSSELS/ATHENS (Reuters) – Greece’s leftwing Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras faces a showdown with rebels in his own party on Tuesday furious at his capitulation to German demands for one of the most sweeping austerity packages ever demanded of a euro z…
U.S. considers training Ukrainian army troops: general
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – U.S. officials are considering expanding the American military training mission in Ukraine to include army and special operations troops, likely focusing on issues like tactics and combat medicine, a top U.S. Army general said on…
U.N. hopes ‘tax inspectors without borders’ will combat tax dodging
ADDIS ABABA (Thomson Reuters Foundation) – Backers of a new initiative, dubbed “tax inspectors without borders”, say it can help poor countries crackdown on tax dodging and fund their own development, but advocacy groups on Monday were skeptical that i…
Houthi attack sets refinery ablaze in Yemeni city Aden
ADEN (Reuters) – Houthi forces fired mortar rounds at an oil refinery in the southern Yemeni city of Aden on Monday, starting a huge fire, witnesses and local officials said.
Iraq launches offensive to drive Islamic State from biggest province
BAGHDAD (Reuters) – Iraqi troops and Shi’ite Muslim militia forces attacked Islamic State fighters on several fronts on Monday in Anbar, the country’s largest province, at the start of what is likely to be a long and fiercely contested offensive.
Two Islamic State leaders killed in Syria air strike: Observatory
BEIRUT (Reuters) – Two senior Islamic State leaders were killed in an air strike in northeastern Syria on Monday, the Syrian Observatory for Human Rights reported.
