In Asian seas, a migrant boat finds nowhere to land
THE ANDAMAN SEA (Reuters) – For several days, the fate of roughly 300 desperate Rohingya and Bangladeshi migrants has been subject to a repetitive dance in waters just out of sight of gleaming Thai beach resorts.
Turkey says shot down helicopter, while Syrian TV says it was drone
ISTANBUL/BEIRUT (Reuters) – Turkey said it shot down a Syrian helicopter on Saturday that had violated its airspace, while Syrian state media said it was a remotely controlled surveillance drone.
Egyptian court seeks death penalty for ex-president Mursi
CAIRO (Reuters) – An Egyptian court on Saturday sought the death penalty for former president Mohamed Mursi and 106 supporters of his Muslim Brotherhood in connection with a mass jail break in 2011.
Burundi takes 18 suspects in failed coup to court
BUJUMBURA (Reuters) – Burundi took 18 people suspected of involvement in a failed coup against President Pierre Nkurunziza to the high court on Saturday, relatives of some of the accused said.
Turkey says shot down helicopter, while Syrian TV says it was drone
ISTANBUL/BEIRUT (Reuters) – Turkey said it shot down a Syrian helicopter on Saturday that had violated its airspace, while Syrian state media said it was a remotely controlled surveillance drone.
Guyana swears in new president after multiracial bloc wins vote
GEORGETOWN (Reuters) – Former army brigadier David Granger was sworn in as Guyana’s new president on Saturday after his multiracial opposition coalition narrowly won a national election, heralding a new chapter in the ethnically-divided South American …
U.S. conducts raid in Syria, says it kills senior Islamic State leader
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – American special operations forces killed a senior Islamic State leader in a raid in Syria, U.S. officials said on Saturday, an operation that marked a departure from Washington’s strategy of relying primarily on air strikes to t…
Libya’s official government bans Bangladeshi workers from entry
BENGHAZI, Libya (Reuters) – Libya’s official government has banned Bangladeshi workers from entering the country because many were trying to travel on illegally by boat to Europe, a government spokesman said on Saturday.
Drone strike in northwest Pakistan kills several militants
BANNU, Pakistan (Reuters) – A U.S. drone strike in northwestern Pakistan’s Shawal region killed at least four militants on Saturday, officials said, as Pakistani military forces dug into positions in the area ahead of what officials described as an ant…
U.S. hits Islamic State in Syria as jihadists press attacks
WASHINGTON/BEIRUT (Reuters) – U.S special forces killed a man identified as a senior Islamic State leader during a raid into Syria, U.S. officials said, as the jihadists battled for the Iraqi city of Ramadi and ancient Palmyra in Syria.
