U.S. reports 21 air strikes against Islamic State in Iraq and Syria
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The United States and its allies conducted 21 air strikes against Islamic State targets in Iraq and Syria during a 24-hour period ending on Monday, a U.S. military statement said.
Yemeni families sue U.S., allege ‘wrongful deaths’ from drone strike
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The families of two Yemeni men killed in 2012 have sued the United States, alleging they were innocent bystanders hit by missiles from a U.S. drone strike and calling for an acknowledgement of their “unlawful deaths.”
Rights group says Egypt’s Sisi gets wide Western support despite rights abuses
CAIRO (Reuters) – Egyptian President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi’s one-year tenure in office has witnessed human rights abuses and an escalation in violence by armed groups and the government, Human Rights Watch said on Monday.
U.N.: Interim deal to help show any military side of Iran nuclear past
VIENNA (Reuters) – Any possible military dimensions of Iran’s nuclear past can be clarified if the details of a preliminary deal sealed in April between Tehran and six world powers are implemented, the head of the U.N. nuclear watchdog said on Monday.
In Abadi meeting, Obama says confident will defeat Islamic State
KRUEN, Germany (Reuters) – U.S. President Barack said on Monday he was confident Islamic State militants would be driven out of Iraq and defeated but there would be setbacks along the way.
History becomes a weapon in Russia-West rift over Ukraine
MOSCOW (Reuters) – History has become a weapon in Russia’s battle with the West over Ukraine as President Vladimir Putin looks increasingly to the past to whip up patriotism and rally support.
IAEA studies Syrian request to switch to lower grade nuclear fuel
VIENNA (Reuters) – The U.N.’s nuclear agency is studying a request from Syria to help convert an atomic reactor near Damascus to use lower grade nuclear fuel which would be harder to use in bombs, its head said on Monday.
UK’s Cameron says he’s been misunderstood over EU strategy
KRUEN, Geermany (Reuters) – Prime Minister David Cameron said on Monday he had been misunderstood over Europe and that comments he had made suggesting ministers planning to urge Britons to vote to leave the EU would have to quit had been “misinterprete…
Zambian police arrest musician for mocking president
LUSAKA (Reuters) – A popular Zambian singer was arrested on Monday after being accused by supporters of President Edgar Lungu of mocking the leader in a song that police said could provoke public clashes.
Hong Kong sets ‘serious’ response to South Korea’s MERS outbreak
SEOUL (Reuters) – Hong Kong upgraded to “serious” on Monday its response to an outbreak of Middle East Respiratory Syndrome (MERS) in South Korea, where the number of cases jumped and fears grew about the economic impact of the disease.
