U.S. allies target Islamic State with 28 air strikes in Syria, Iraq
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The United States and its allies staged 28 air strikes targeting Islamic State in Syria and Iraq on Thursday, including 10 near the Syrian border town of Kobani, the U.S. military said.
EU states agree to send migrants back home faster
BRUSSELS (Reuters) – European Union leaders agreed to speed up the repatriation of migrants who do not qualify for asylum, in a bid to discourage people from attempting the dangerous crossing of the Mediterranean.
Congo broke transparency rules with mine sale to Glencore unit: IMF
KINSHASA (Reuters) – Congo’s government breached its own regulations and the terms of an agreement with the World Bank by failing to disclose the sale of state shares in a joint mining venture, the International Monetary Fund (IMF) said on Friday.
Italy arrests suspected al Qaeda bomber at Rome airport
ROME (Reuters) – Italian police said on Friday they had arrested a suspected al Qaeda militant accused of participating in a 2009 bombing in Pakistan that killed more than 100 people and providing shelter for another man suspected of planning a suicide…
Turkey’s AKP speaker nomination fuels coalition talk
ANKARA (Reuters) – Turkey’s governing AK Party nominated its low-profile defense minister for parliamentary speaker on Friday, in a sign it could be willing to cede the post to the opposition in return for a deal to form a coalition government.
Israeli forces shoot and kill Palestinian gunman in West Bank: army
JERUSALEM (Reuters) – Israeli soldiers shot and killed a Palestinian gunman in the occupied West Bank on Friday after he opened fire on them at a checkpoint, the Israeli military said.
Ethiopia defends detention of opposition Briton
ADDIS ABABA (Reuters) – Ethiopia defended its detention of an opposition leader with British citizenship on Friday and said he was being treated well, after London said the case risked hurting ties.
Danish Liberals to try form minority government alone: sources
COPENHAGEN (Reuters) – Denmark’s Liberals Party, which won an election last week with other center-right parties but has been unable to form a government with them, will try to establish a minority cabinet alone, sources close to the coalition talks to…
Dijsselbloem has good chance of remaining Eurogroup head: Dutch PM
BRUSSELS (Reuters) – Dutch finance minister Jeroen Dijsselbloem has a good chance of being re-elected as the head of the Eurogroup of euro zone finance ministers but nothing is certain, Dutch Prime Minister Mark Rutte said on Friday.
Iraq Kurds expel some suspected Islamic State supporters from villages
ERBIL (Reuters) – The four men helped each other clamber up the far side of a trench into the no-man’s land between frontlines in northern Iraq, fearing what lay ahead but unable to turn back. Moving forward under a pounding sun, they carefully navigated around landmines until reaching the border of Islamic State’s self-proclaimed caliphate hours later, according to an account of the journey related by one of the men, Abu Muhannad.They are among dozens – some Arabs in the area say hundreds – o
