France says killed two Islamist chiefs in Sahel region
PARIS (Reuters) – French special forces operating in Africa’s Sahel region have killed two senior Islamist militant commanders, a defense ministry statement said on Wednesday.
International Red Cross visits two men detained in eastern Ukraine
GENEVA (Reuters) – The International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) said on Wednesday it had visited two men captured in a part of eastern Ukraine hit by separatist conflict and that they were now in hospital in the capital Kiev.
Britain says Syrian video footage exposes Assad barrel bomb lies
LONDON (Reuters) – Video footage of a barrel bomb being dropped by Syrian government forces shows President Bashar al-Assad’s denial that they are being used is a lie, British Foreign Secretary Philip Hammond said on Wednesday.
U.S military personnel to leave Nepal at end of relief mission
KATHMANDU (Reuters) – Hundreds of U.S. military personnel helping provide relief in Nepal after last month’s 7.8 earthquake have finished their mission and will leave the country, U.S. and Nepali military officials said on Wednesday.
North Korea modified submarine missile launch photos, says U.S. official
SEOUL (Reuters) – Photographs showing a North Korean missile launched from a submarine were manipulated by state propagandists and the country may be years away from developing such technology, analysts and a top U.S. military official said on Tuesday….
France broadly backs EU plan amid growing opposition to immigration
PARIS (Reuters) – France gave broad backing on Wednesday to an EU scheme to share out asylum-seekers among EU states to deal with a surge of migrants, after a week of ambiguity that reflected growing public opposition to immigration.
Gunman attacks U.N. vehicles, residence in Mali capital
BAMAKO (Reuters) – An unidentified gunman on Wednesday shot at United Nations vehicles in Mali’s capital Bamako and targeted a house where U.N. staff were staying, wounding a guard, the world body said.
Canada arrests 10 suspected of heading to join militants in Mideast
MONTREAL (Reuters) – Canadian police arrested 10 young people from Montreal who they suspect wanted to leave the country to join militant groups in the Middle East, officials said on Wednesday.
Israeli police say Palestinian driver shot dead after ramming attack
JERUSALEM (Reuters) – An Israeli policeman shot dead a Palestinian driver in East Jerusalem on Wednesday after he rammed into two policewomen, injuring them, a police spokesman said.
Chadian lawmakers extend mandate of troops fighting Boko Haram
N’DJAMENA (Reuters) – Chadian lawmakers voted on Wednesday to indefinitely extend the mandate of troops participating in a regional effort to combat Nigeria’s Boko Haram Islamist militants until the joint mission was completed.
