Smaller NATO mission has big job to train Afghan army in time
TACTICAL BASE GAMBERI, Afghanistan (Reuters) – U.S. Army Major Eric Lightfoot, serving at a remote outpost in eastern Afghanistan, knows NATO has its work cut out to prepare local forces to go it alone against Taliban insurgents once its training missi…
Abbas rolls statehood dice with International Criminal Court move
JERUSALEM (Reuters) – For someone nearing 80, President Mahmoud Abbas still knows how to shake things up. But his decision last week to join the International Criminal Court is a high-risk move that may set back the ultimate goal: an independent Palest…
Kremlin critic cuts monitor tag, won’t comply with house arrest
MOSCOW (Reuters) – Kremlin critic Alexei Navalny said on Monday he would no longer comply with the terms of his house arrest and had cut off his monitoring tag.
U.S. troops training Iraqi military at bases in Anbar, Taji
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – U.S. troops have started training Iraqi military forces at two bases in Iraq as they work to build a force that can take the offensive against Islamic State militants who overran part of the country last year, the Pentagon said o…
Turkish soldier held in Syria is brought home: PM
ANKARA (Reuters) – Turkish intelligence has brought home a soldier who had been held in neighboring Syria after he chased smugglers across the border, Prime Minister Ahmet Davutoglu said on Monday.
Libyan warplane bombs Greek-operated oil tanker at port, two dead
BENGHAZI, Libya/ATHENS (Reuters) – A Libyan warplane from forces loyal to the internationally recognized government bombed a Greek-operated oil tanker anchored off the coast, killing two crewmen in an escalation of hostilities between factions vying to…
Indonesia naval captain says may have located missing plane’s tail section
PANGKALAN BUN/JAKARTA, Indonesia (Reuters) – An Indonesian naval patrol vessel has found what could be the tail of a crashed AirAsia passenger jet, the section where the crucial black box voice and flight data recorders are located, officials said on M…
Indonesia naval captain says may have located missing plane’s tail section
PANGKALAN BUN/JAKARTA, Indonesia (Reuters) – An Indonesian naval patrol vessel has found what could be the tail of a crashed AirAsia passenger jet, the section where the crucial black box voice and flight data recorders are located, officials said on M…
Western-backed Syrian opposition body elects new leadership
ISTANBUL (Reuters) – Syria’s Western-backed political opposition group, the National Coalition for Syrian Revolutionary and Opposition Forces, has elected a new presidential committee and a president widely seen as free of links to any of the body’s in…
Syrian opposition leader casts doubt on Russia peace talks
ISTANBUL (Reuters) – The new head of Syria’s Western-backed political opposition cast doubt on Monday on whether members of his group would attend talks in Russia this month aimed at finding a solution to the nearly four-year Syrian conflict.
