Iraqi PM seeks more security for Reuters bureau in Baghdad
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Iraqi Prime Minister Haidar al-Abadi said on Thursday he had asked for more protection for the Reuters office in Baghdad after the news agency’s bureau chief left the country due to threats.
Rivals row over top Afghan defense posts as Taliban goes on attack
KABUL (Reuters) – Seven months after rival leaders finally agreed to share power, Afghanistan has no permanent defense minister and cannot decide who should run the army, threatening to weaken the war against Taliban militants on the offensive after fo…
Syria gas attack video moves U.N. Security Council envoys to tears
UNITED NATIONS (Reuters) – Members of the United Nations Security Council teared up on Thursday when Syrian doctors showed a video of failed attempts to resuscitate three children after a chlorine gas attack in March, prompting renewed calls for accoun…
Labour and Conservatives tied ahead of UK election: poll
(Reuters) – Ahead of Britain’s May 7 election, the opposition Labour Party and the incumbent Tories are tied at 34 percent, according to a YouGov poll for The Sun newspaper published on Thursday.
Islamic State, security forces clash in Iraq’s largest refinery
BAGHDAD (Reuters) – Islamic State militants clashed with security forces inside Iraq’s largest refinery on Thursday and held on to recent gains in the west of the country, as Prime Minister Haider al-Abadi said the extremist group remained “very, very …
Labour’s Ed Miliband wins final TV debate of UK election campaign: poll
LONDON (Reuters) – Opposition Labour Party leader Ed Miliband won the final TV debate of Britain’s election campaign on Thursday, a snap poll showed, but Prime Minister David Cameron declined to take part and Liberal Democrat leader Nick Clegg was not …
Tunisia finds weapons, arrests jihadist with explosive belt
TUNIS (Reuters) – Tunisian troops have captured a large arms cache including Kalashnikov rifles, grenades and explosives, a security source said on Thursday, as the government struggles to keep track of jihadists after a bloody attack last month.
Iraq signals unease with Iran general’s battlefield prominence
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Iraq’s prime minister said on Thursday that he welcomed Iranian assistance in Iraq’s battle against Islamic State but suggested unease with the prominence of a top Iranian general, who has been widely seen in photos from Iraq’s b…
Sony Pictures condemns Wikileaks release of documents from hackers
LOS ANGELES (Reuters) – Sony Corp’s Sony Pictures Entertainment objected to the online release by WikiLeaks on Thursday of a searchable database of more than 30,000 documents that were obtained by hackers in a massive cyber attack last year.
Bomb attacks kill soldier, wound five in Egypt’s Sinai
ISMAILIA, Egypt (Reuters) – An Egyptian soldier was killed and five wounded on Thursday when roadside bombs hit two military armored vehicles in the Northern Sinai region, medical and security sources said.
