Briton guilty of making bomb that killed U.S. sergeant in Iraq
LONDON (Reuters) – A London taxi driver was found guilty of murder on Thursday for his role in making bombs used against U.S. forces in Iraq in 2007, including one that killed an American sergeant, Britain’s Crown Prosecution Service (CPS) said.
U.S. sanctions two companies linked to Iran’s plane purchases
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The United States on Thursday imposed sanctions on two firms based in Iraq and in the United Arab Emirates for helping Iran purchase second-hand civilian aircraft.
Air strikes kill 15 militants in northwest Pakistan: officials
PARACHINAR, Pakistan (Reuters) – Air strikes killed at least 15 suspected militants in Pakistan’s northwestern Shawal Valley on Thursday, intelligence officials said, a week after security forces moved in on Taliban strongholds there.
China university denies U.S. economic espionage charges
BEIJING (Reuters) – A Chinese university denied on Thursday U.S. espionage charges filed against three of its staff who are among six Chinese people the United States has accused of stealing technology often used in military systems.
Russia ready to help Iraq defeat Islamic State: Lavrov
MOSCOW (Reuters) – Russia is ready to supply weapons to Iraq, Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov said on Thursday, as the country struggles to halt advances by Islamic State militants.
Greece’s Varoufakis courts controversy anew with taping remark
ATHENS (Reuters) – Greek Finance Minister Yanis Varoufakis has raised a fresh furor by telling a newspaper that he taped a confidential meeting of euro zone finance ministers, drawing criticism that he was undermining Greece’s efforts to secure aid fro…
Japan takes South Korea to WTO over Fukushima-related food import restrictions
GENEVA (Reuters) – Japan launched a trade complaint at the World Trade Organization on Thursday to challenge South Korea’s import bans and additional testing requirements for Japanese food after the 2011 Fukushima nuclear disaster.
Ukraine reports fresh casualties in east, OSCE sees violence spreading
KIEV (Reuters) – One Ukrainian serviceman has been killed and eight wounded in fresh separatist attacks, the military said in Kiev on Thursday, as the OSCE security watchdog warned of a “worrisome” spread of violence in eastern Ukraine.
Suicide car bomber kills two near Libya’s Misrata: report
TRIPOLI (Reuters) – A suicide bomber in a car blew himself up at a checkpoint near Libya’s Misrata city on Thursday, killing two guards, state news agency LANA quoted a military source as saying.
Egypt’s Copts praise Sisi but await more tangible support
AL-OUR, Egypt (Reuters) – When Egyptian President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi dispatched fighter jets this year against Islamic State targets in Libya in retaliation for the beheading of 21 Copts, he sent a powerful message to his country’s Christian minority…
