Islamic State raises flag over local government HQ in Iraq’s Ramadi
BAGHDAD (Reuters) – Islamic State militants raised their black flag over the local government headquarters in the Iraqi city of Ramadi on Friday and claimed victory through mosque loudspeakers after overrunning most of the western provincial capital.
Bomb in northern Nigeria kills at least seven: Reuters witness
DAMATURU, Nigeria (Reuters) – A bomb blast in Damaturu, the capital of northern Nigeria’s Yobe State, killed at least seven people on Saturday, a Reuters witness at a nearby hospital said.
Islamic State said to advance further near ancient Palmyra
BEIRUT (Reuters) – Islamic State militants were reported to have gained ground against Syrian troops in fighting near the historic city of Palmyra on Saturday, a target in an offensive by the jihadist group that has raised concern for the U.N. world he…
Eight bodies recovered from wreckage of U.S. helicopter in Nepal
KATHMANDU (Reuters) – The bodies of eight soldiers have been recovered from the wreckage of a U.S. military helicopter lost on an earthquake relief mission in Nepal high on a mountainside, Nepali officials said on Saturday.
U.S., China clash over disputed South China Sea
BEIJING (Reuters) – The United States and China clashed over a territorial dispute in the South China Sea on Saturday, as China’s foreign minister asserted its sovereignty to reclaim reefs saying its determination to protect its interests is “as hard a…
One Ukrainian serviceman killed in fresh separatist attacks: Kiev military
KIEV (Reuters) – One Ukrainian serviceman has been killed and three have been wounded in fresh separatist attacks in eastern and south-eastern Ukraine in violation of a ceasefire, a Ukrainian military spokesman said on Saturday.
Factory fire puts spotlight on working conditions in Philippines
MANILA (Reuters) – A fire that killed 72 people in a rubber slipper factory in the Philippines on Wednesday has shone a spotlight on what trade unions say are the often unsafe working conditions in Southeast Asia’s fastest-growing country.
China, U.S. must speed up progress on investment treaty: Chinese minister
BEIJING (Reuters) – China and the United States must work together to speed up progress on a bilateral investment treaty, China’s Foreign Minister Wang Yi said on Saturday.
Venezuela charges former counter-narcotics boss with money laundering
CARACAS (Reuters) – Venezuela has indicted a former head of counter-narcotics at the CICPC investigative police on money laundering charges, part of a bigger scandal linking the South American OPEC nation and tax haven Andorra.
Obama seeks to reassure Gulf allies, sees no early end to Syria war
DUBAI (Reuters) – U.S. President Barack Obama said on Friday that Washington would help Gulf allies face conventional military aggression but also get them to work more in their own defence against any unconventional menace, such as destabilising Irani…
