Obama: U.S. helping investigate reports of chlorine in bombs in Syria
CAMP DAVID, Md. (Reuters) – President Barack Obama said on Thursday if reports of chlorine gas attacks in Syria were confirmed, the United States would work with the international community to put a stop to them.
U.S. official ‘misspoke’ about B-1 bomber deployment in Australia
SYDNEY (Reuters) – A U.S. official misspoke when he told a Senate committee in the United States this week about plans to base long-range B-1 bombers and other surveillance aircraft in Australia, a spokesman for Australia’s defense minister said on Fri…
Obama vows to ‘stand by’ Gulf allies amid concern over Iran threat
CAMP DAVID, Md. (Reuters) – President Barack Obama vowed on Thursday to back Gulf allies against any “external attack,” seeking to reassure them of Washington’s iron-clad commitment to their security amid Arab anxiety over U.S.-led efforts to reach a n…
Militiamen rape 127 women in east Congo town: medical charity
KINSHASA (Reuters) – Armed men raped 127 women earlier this month during a raid on a town in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo’s South Kivu province, medical charity Medecins Sans Frontieres (MSF) said on Thursday.
Embattled from the outset, new Netanyahu government sworn in
JERUSALEM (Reuters) – Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s new rightist coalition government, hobbled by a razor-thin parliamentary majority, was sworn in late on Thursday amid wrangling within his Likud party over cabinet posts.
Obama: U.S. helping to investigate reports of chlorine in bombs in Syria
CAMP DAVID, Md. (Reuters) – President Barack Obama said on Thursday the United States was working with the international community to investigate reports of chlorine used in bombs in Syria that had the effect of chemical weapons.
Islamic State issues audio of Baghdadi calling supporters to join him
BEIRUT (Reuters) – Islamic State issued an audio recording on Thursday that it said was by its leader Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi, calling on supporters around the world to join the fight in Syria and Iraq or to take up arms wherever they live.
Iran navy fires shots at tanker as tensions rise in Gulf
WASHINGTON/LONDON (Reuters) – Iranian naval vessels fired shots at a Singapore-flagged tanker in the Gulf on Thursday, in what appeared to be Iran’s latest attempt to settle a legal dispute by force with passing commercial vessels, U.S. officials said….
Two students shot dead after march in Chile
SANTIAGO (Reuters) – Two students were shot dead in the port town of Valparaiso in Chile on Thursday afternoon following a protest march earlier in the day.
Mexico to compensate families of victims murdered by soldiers
MEXICO CITY (Reuters) – Mexico’s government said on Thursday it would compensate relatives of 15 people executed by soldiers last year, a scandal that embarrassed President Enrique Pena Nieto and shone a light on human rights abuses by the military.
