Shi’ite militias advance on Islamic State insurgents near Iraq’s Ramadi
BAGHDAD/BEIRUT (Reuters) – Shi’ite Muslim militiamen and Iraqi army forces launched a counter-offensive against Islamic State insurgents near Ramadi on Saturday, a militia spokesman said, aiming to reverse potentially devastating gains by the jihadi mi…
Saudi clerics urge calm as village hit by Islamic State seethes
DUBAI (Reuters) – Saudi Arabia’s top Sunni cleric on Saturday branded a deadly attack on Shi’ite Muslims a bid to sow chaos, after villagers targeted in the bombing vented their anger at what they saw as the Sunni-dominated government’s indifference to…
Irish voters back gay marriage in ‘social revolution’
DUBLIN (Reuters) – The people of Ireland backed same-sex marriage by a landslide in a referendum that marked a dramatic social shift in a traditionally Catholic country that only decriminalized homosexuality two decades ago.
Irish voters back gay marriage in ‘social revolution’
DUBLIN (Reuters) – The people of Ireland backed same-sex marriage by a landslide in a referendum that marked a dramatic social shift in a traditionally Catholic country that only decriminalized homosexuality two decades ago.
Shi’ite militias advance on Islamic State insurgents near Iraq’s Ramadi
BAGHDAD/BEIRUT (Reuters) – Shi’ite Muslim militiamen and Iraqi army forces launched a counter-offensive against Islamic State insurgents near Ramadi on Saturday, a militia spokesman said, aiming to reverse potentially devastating gains by the jihadi mi…
Northern rebels say captured 19 Mali soldiers
BAMAKO (Reuters) – A Tuareg-dominated rebel coalition said on Saturday it was holding prisoner 19 Malian government soldiers captured in clashes a day earlier, amid growing violence in the north that threatens to derail U.N.-brokered peace efforts.
Burundi opposition figure shot dead in capital: activist
BUJUMBURA (Reuters) – A Burundi opposition figure and his bodyguard were shot dead in the capital by gunmen on Saturday, a civil society activist and residents said, adding to tensions after a month of protests against President Pierre Nkurunziza’s bid…
Russia to adopt tough position if Ukraine defaults: PM Medvedev
MOSCOW (Reuters) – Russia would adopt a tough position if Ukraine decided not to pay off debts owed to Moscow by its previous government, Russian Prime Minister Dmitry Medvedev said in an interview broadcast by Russian TV on Saturday.
Mexico gunfight kills 43 as government hits gang hard
ZAMORA, Mexico (Reuters) – Government security forces killed 42 suspected drug cartel henchmen and suffered one fatality in a firefight in western Mexico on Friday, an official said, one of the bloodiest shootouts in a decade of gang violence wracking …
Arab air strikes hit military bases in Yemen
CAIRO (Reuters) – Saudi-led air strikes hit three military bases in the Yemeni capital Sanaa on Saturday and the Yemeni government in exile expressed reservations about United Nations-led talks aimed at ending the eight-week war.
