Exclusive: Iraq’s leader to seek arms, with deferred payment, on U.S. visit
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Iraq’s prime minister will seek President Barack Obama’s help to acquire billions of dollars in drones and other U.S. arms to fight Islamic State during a U.S. visit next week but wants to defer payment for the purchases, a senio…
Five Kurdish militants killed in clash in eastern Turkey
ISTANBUL (Reuters) – Five Kurdish insurgents were killed in a clash with Turkish forces in the eastern Agri province on Saturday, the military said, after it sent in extra troops and armed helicopters against the militants.
Syrian Kurds battle Islamic State in northeast
BEIRUT (Reuters) – At least two dozen Islamic State fighters have been killed in northeastern Syria in a battle with Kurdish forces supported by U.S.-led air strikes, a Kurdish official and a group monitoring the war said on Saturday.
Bangladesh hangs Islamist leader for 1971 war crimes
DHAKA (Reuters) – Bangladesh hanged Islamist opposition leader Muhammad Kamaruzzaman on Saturday for war crimes committed during the 1971 war of independence from Pakistan, a move met with an angry reaction from his supporters who called for a protest …
Ten killed in new fighting in Libya’s Benghazi: medics
BENGHAZI (Reuters) – Ten people have been killed in the eastern Libyan city of Benghazi in fighting between army forces and Islamist groups, medics said on Saturday.
Euro zone officials shocked by Greece’s stance: Germany’s FAS paper
BERLIN (Reuters) – Euro zone officials were shocked at Greece’s failure to outline plans for structural reforms at last week’s talks in Brussels, a German newspaper on Saturday cited participants as saying, adding the Greek representative behaved like …
Nigerians vote for powerful state governors
LAGOS, (Reuters) – The final stage of Nigeria’s election began on Saturday with voting for powerful state governors, two weeks after a presidential vote paved the way for the country’s first democratic transfer of the top job.
Egypt sentences Muslim Brotherhood leader, others to death
CAIRO (Reuters) – An Egyptian court sentenced Mohamed Badie, leader of the outlawed Muslim Brotherhood, and 13 other senior members of the group to death for inciting chaos and violence, and gave a life term to a U.S.-Egyptian citizen for ties to the B…
Italy rescues around 1,000 migrants at sea, one dead
ROME (Reuters) – Italian and merchant ships rescued around 1,000 migrants from three overcrowded skiffs near the coast of Libya and found one dead body, Italy’s coast guard said.
India to wait another two years for French Rafale jets: minister
NEW DELHI (Reuters) – India will not receive its first Rafale fighter jet from France’s Dassault Aviation for up to two and a half years and tricky issues including pricing must still be worked out, India’s defense minister said on Saturday.
