Islamic State hit with 19 air strikes by U.S., allies: statement
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The United States and its allies staged 19 strikes on Islamic State targets in Iraq and Syria in a 24-hour period ending Saturday, the Combined Joint Task Force said in a corrected statement that was released on Sunday.
Philippine rebels kill most wanted Islamist militant in south
MANILA (Reuters) – The Philippines’ most wanted Islamist militant, who escaped after a raid in January that killed 44 police commandos, was killed on Sunday in firefight with Muslim rebels, officials said.
German prosecutors launch investigation of spying charges
BERLIN (Reuters) – Germany’s top public prosecutor will look into accusations that the country’s BND foreign intelligence agency violated laws by helping the United States spy on officials and firms in Europe, including Airbus group, the federal prosec…
Kerry in Kenya to offer help against militants: officials
NAIROBI (Reuters) – U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry arrived in Kenya on Sunday to offer help in countering Somali al Shabaab militants who have staged deadly attacks there and elsewhere in East Africa.
French National Front leader Le Pen says her father should no longer speak for the party
PARIS (Reuters) – Marine Le Pen said on Sunday she no longer wanted her father to speak on behalf of the French far-right National Front party that he founded and she leads, a day before he may be sanctioned by the party for his comments about World Wa…
Afghan court shows video of mob lynching woman in Kabul
KABUL (Reuters) – Video of a crowd killing an Afghan woman accused of burning pages from a Koran was shown in court on Sunday in the trial of nearly 50 people over a lynching that prompted outrage and protests in Kabul.
Saudi-led alliance hits airbase in Yemen’s Sanaa: residents
ADEN/CAIRO (Reuters) – Warplanes from a Saudi-led coalition struck Sanaa’s al Dulaimi military airbase overnight, residents of the Houthi-controlled Yemeni capital said on Sunday.
Gunmen kidnap seven Pakistani police in Punjab attack
LAHORE/PESHAWAR, Pakistan (Reuters) – Dozens of gunmen from criminal gangs kidnapped seven Pakistani police from a checkpoint in the normally peaceful province of Punjab on Sunday, officials said.
In battle for Britain’s top job, Labour’s ‘Red Ed’ sharpens his image
LONDON (Reuters) – If Ed Miliband is to win power, he must pull off one of the most striking metamorphoses of recent British elections: convince millions of voters that “Red Ed”, a self-confessed socialist geek, can be trusted to lead the world’s fifth…
Libyan protesters end strike at eastern port of Brega: spokesman
BENGHAZI, Libya (Reuters) – Protesters have ended a strike at state-run Sirte Oil Co in eastern Libyan port of Brega which had forced the closure of the Irda gas field, a company spokesman said on Sunday.
