Colombia says 15 workers trapped in flooded gold mine
BOGOTA (Reuters) – Rescue workers were trying to reach at least 15 miners trapped underground in a gold mine in northwestern Colombia after it suddenly flooded, a government emergency response unit said on Wednesday.
Brotherhood leader dies in detention in Egypt: sources
CAIRO (Reuters) – An imprisoned leader of Egypt’s banned Muslim Brotherhood died on Wednesday, security sources said, with supporters claiming his death was caused by authorities’ failure to provide proper medical attention.
Suspected Boko Haram militants attack Nigeria’s Maiduguri
MAIDUGURI, Nigeria (Reuters) – Suspected Boko Haram militants attacked Nigeria’s northern city of Maiduguri in Borno state on Wednesday from a cashew plantation a few kilometres from the Giwa barracks, military sources said.
U.S. says coalition didn’t bomb mosque despite Iraq’s claims
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The U.S. military on Wednesday strongly denied claims by Iraq’s government that a coalition air strike hit a mosque where the deputy commander of Islamic State insurgents had been meeting other insurgents in the north of the coun…
Yemen truce broadly holds, but reports of violations
CAIRO/ADEN (Reuters) – A five-day truce in Yemen appeared to be broadly holding on Wednesday, despite reports of air strikes overnight by Saudi-led forces and continued military activity by the Iranian-allied Houthi group.
Hezbollah, Syrian army make big gains in border battle
BEIRUT (Reuters) – Lebanon’s Hezbollah and Syria’s army made big advances against insurgents in mountains north of Damascus on Wednesday, Hezbollah and Syrian state media said, shoring up President Bashar al-Assad’s grip on the border zone.
Four children killed in rocket attack in Libya’s Benghazi city: officials
BENGHAZI, Libya (Reuters) – Four children were killed in rocket attack on an area of the eastern Libyan city of Benghazi where Islamic State militants claimed responsibility for a mortar attack, officials said on Wednesday.
Burundi army officer says he has deposed president, crowds cheer
BUJUMBURA (Reuters) – A Burundian general said on Wednesday he had deposed President Pierre Nkurunziza for seeking an unconstitutional third term in office and was forming a transitional government, after more than two weeks of protests against the ele…
Gunmen kill 43 in bus attack in Pakistan’s Karachi
KARACHI, Pakistan (Reuters) – Gunmen on motorcycles boarded a bus and opened fire on commuters in Pakistan’s volatile southern city of Karachi on Wednesday, killing at least 43, police said, and militants affiliated with Islamic State claimed responsib…
Iraq defense ministry says Islamic State’s second-in-command killed
BAGHDAD (Reuters) – Iraq’s Defence Ministry said on Wednesday the deputy commander of Islamic State insurgents had been killed in a coalition air strike on a mosque where he was meeting with other militants in the north of the country.
