Pakistani splinter group rejoins Taliban amid fears of isolation
DERA ISMAIL KHAN, Pakistan (Reuters) – A militant splinter group that broke from the Pakistani Taliban last year and declared allegiance to Islamic State announced on Thursday it was rejoining the Taliban insurgency, a move that could be prompted by fe…
Protesting airport guards stop Libyan PM boarding plane
BENGHAZI, Libya (Reuters) – Airport guards stopped Libya’s Prime Minister Abdullah al-Thinni from getting on a plane to Tunis in protest against his choice of interior minister, officials said, in a stark demonstration of the collapse of state authorit…
Left alone against Syrian army, U.S-trained rebels cannot beat Islamic State: opposition
BEIRUT (Reuters) – U.S.-trained rebels due to fight Islamic State will fail if they are not also protected from the Syrian army, the main Western-backed political opposition said on Thursday, after Washington said it might lack the legal authority to d…
U.S.-led forces conduct 13 air strikes in Iraq: U.S. military
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – U.S. and coalition partners conducted 13 air strikes against Islamic State militants in Iraq since early Wednesday, the U.S. military said.
Six Somali policemen killed in Islamist attack on central city: police
MOGADISHU (Reuters) – Six Somali policemen were killed on Thursday when al Shabaab Islamist militants detonated a car bomb outside a regional government headquarters in the central city of Baidoa and then stormed into the compound, police said.
British spies carry out mass interception of emails, but only read a few: report
LONDON (Reuters) – British spies carry out mass interception of the public’s emails and access large databases with individuals’ personal details, but their actions are not indiscriminate or unlawful, a powerful committee of lawmakers said on Thursday….
Boko Haram targets Arabs in reprisal for Chad offensive
FOTOKOL, Cameroon (Reuters) – Boko Haram is carrying out ethnic reprisals against Arabic speakers in northern Nigeria, accusing them of aiding Chad’s army fighting against the Islamist group, military officers and residents say.
Seven injured in bomb attack in Bogota, Colombia
BOGOTA (Reuters) – Five police and two civilians were injured after a bomb exploded in the south of Colombia’s capital Bogota on Thursday, police said, in the latest of a string of attacks in the city.
Kremlin says Putin healthy, dismisses illness rumors
MOSCOW (Reuters) – Russian President Vladimir Putin is in good health, the Kremlin said on Thursday, dismissing rumors that the leader was suffering from an illness after a foreign trip was canceled.
No plans for UK’s Cameron to attend Russia’s WW2 commemoration: spokeswoman
LONDON (Reuters) – British Prime Minister David Cameron has no plans to attend an official ceremony in Moscow on May 9 to mark the 70th anniversary of the end of World War Two, his official spokeswoman said on Thursday, citing diplomatic concerns.
