Islamic State militants kill 16 Iraqi soldiers on Syria border
BAGHDAD (Reuters) – Islamic State fighters killed 16 Iraqi soldiers in an attack on a western border crossing with Syria on Monday, the head of the local provincial council Faleh al-Issawi said.
India takes step toward resolving border dispute with Bangladesh
NEW DELHI (Reuters) – India has inched closer to settling a long-simmering border dispute with Bangladesh, possibly signaling a softer line from nationalist Prime Minister Narendra Modi than when he was in opposition.
Bahrain activist Maryam al-Khawaja jailed in absentia for assault
DUBAI (Reuters) – Bahraini human rights activist Maryam al-Khawaja was jailed for a year in absentia on Monday for assaulting two policewomen, the Gulf island state’s official news agency reported.
Dutch court sentences 20 year-old for fighting in Syria
THE HAGUE (Reuters) – A Dutch court sentenced a young man on Monday to three years in jail for premeditated murder and preparing a terrorist attack after fighting with Islamist rebels in Syria and urging others to join the insurgency.
Militants attack two north Nigerian cities, fire on air force jet: witnesses
DAMATURU/MAIDUGURI, Nigeria (Reuters) – Islamist militants attacked two northern Nigerian state capitals on Monday, hitting a police post and setting of explosions in a market that killed at least five people, witnesses said.
Netanyahu says Israel could be headed to early election
JERUSALEM (Reuters) – Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, enmeshed in a cabinet crisis, said on Monday he would call an early national election unless rebellious ministers stopped attacking government policies.
Myanmar’s garment workers join forces amid lure of city jobs
YANGON (Thomson Reuters Foundation) – When Aye Cho Khine left her family in a farming town in central Myanmar for work and better pay in the city of Yangon 16 years ago, she felt lost and bewildered.
Ukraine says Russian special forces involved in attacks on airport in east
KIEV (Reuters) – The Ukrainian military accused Russian special forces on Monday of taking part in attacks on the strategically important Donetsk airport in eastern Ukraine, where fighting has intensified in recent days despite a September ceasefire de…
U.S. close to deal with Turkey over Islamic State mission: WSJ
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The United States and Turkey are closing in on a deal that will allow the U.S. military and allied forces to use Turkish air bases in their campaign against Islamic State militants in Syria, the Wall Street Journal reported on Mo…
WFP suspends food aid for 1.7 million Syrian refugees
GENEVA (Reuters) – A lack of funds has forced the U.N. World Food Programme to stop providing food vouchers for 1.7 million Syrian refugees in Jordan, Lebanon, Turkey, Iraq and Egypt, the agency said on Monday.
