Former senior China police chief detained on suspicion of murder: Xinhua
BEIJING (Reuters) – The former police chief of the northern Chinese region of Inner Mongolia has been detained on suspicion of murder, state news agency Xinhua said on Sunday, citing public security authorities.
Pakistan says 80 militants killed in heavy Khyber clashes
ISLAMABAD (Reuters) – Pakistani troops killed 80 militants in heavy clashes in the lawless northwest, near the mountainous border with Afghanistan, a spokesman said on Sunday, while the Pakistani Taliban said at least six soldiers had been killed.
Libya’s official government bombs capital, commander loyal to Tripoli killed
TRIPOLI/BENGHAZI, Libya (Reuters) – Libya’s official government conducted air strikes on Saturday against airports and a military camp in the capital Tripoli, controlled by a rival government, and killed a senior commander loyal to that government, off…
Iran rejects ‘bullying’ as West stresses unity in nuclear talks
LONDON (Reuters) – Iran’s top leader voiced mistrust on Saturday of U.S. efforts to reach a nuclear deal, even as Washington and its allies spoke of real progress and urged Tehran to take “difficult decisions”.
Obama says it is now ‘hard to find a path’ on Israeli-Palestinian peace
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – In a fresh rebuke to Benjamin Netanyahu, President Barack Obama said the Israeli leader’s pre-election disavowal of a two-state solution to the Israeli-Palestinian conflict makes it “hard to find a path” toward serious negotiatio…
Iraqi Sunnis accuse Shi’ite paramilitaries of burning homes outside Tikrit
BAGHDAD (Reuters) – Two Iraqi local officials and a police officer accused Shi’ite paramilitary forces on Saturday of burning and looting homes in the town of al-Dour after capturing the area during a military campaign to oust Islamic State fighters.
Tunisia arrests more than 20 in crackdown since museum attack
TUNIS (Reuters) – Tunisian authorities have arrested more than 20 suspected militants in a nationwide security crackdown since gunmen killed 23 people, mostly foreign tourists, in Wednesday’s attack in the capital, the government said.
Yemeni president demands Houthis quit Sanaa amid new fighting
ADEN (Reuters) – Yemeni President Abd-Rabbu Mansour Hadi on Saturday accused the Iranian-allied Houthi militia that controls the capital Sanaa of staging a coup against him, and said he would “raise Yemen’s flag” in the Houthis’ northern stronghold.
Iran rejects ‘bullying’ as West stresses unity in nuclear talks
LONDON (Reuters) – Iran’s top leader voiced mistrust on Saturday of U.S. efforts to reach a nuclear deal, even as Washington and its allies spoke of real progress and urged Tehran to take “difficult decisions”.
Obama says it is now ‘hard to find a path’ on Israeli-Palestinian peace
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – In a fresh rebuke to Benjamin Netanyahu, President Barack Obama said the Israeli leader’s pre-election disavowal of a two-state solution to the Israeli-Palestinian conflict makes it “hard to find a path” toward serious negotiatio…
