Afghan chief executive backs Taliban peace effort ‘in coming days’
KABUL (Reuters) – The head of Afghanistan’s power-sharing government lent his support on Monday to a tentative push to begin peace talks with Taliban insurgents, an effort he said “will begin in coming days”.
Ivory Coast’s former first lady rejects charges over election violence
ABIDJAN (Reuters) – Simone Gbagbo, Ivory Coast’s former first lady, on Monday rejected charges of rebellion and xenophobia, in her first public statements at a trial over her role in a conflict that erupted after a contested 2010 election.
In soldiers’ rescue, Turkey plays off warring sides in Syria
ISTANBUL (Reuters) – By extracting dozens of its soldiers surrounded by Islamist fighters in Syria, Turkey has warded off a potential crisis and shown its ability to maneuver between rival warring parties, including Islamic State.
New U.S. defense chief hints little change in Islamic State strategy
CAMP ARIFJAN, Kuwait (Reuters) – New U.S. Defense Secretary Ash Carter said on Monday America had the right “ingredients” of a strategy to combat Islamic State, emerging from talks with top U.S. military and diplomatic leaders without hinting at any fu…
Russia’s Lavrov accuses West of trying to dominate world
UNITED NATIONS (Reuters) – Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov on Monday accused Western powers of trying to dominate and impose their ideology on the rest of world, while the United States and European delegations slammed Moscow for supporting rebe…
Cameron: Internet firms must do more after UK girls head to Syria
LONDON (Reuters) – British Prime Minister David Cameron said internet firms must do more to deal with online extremism after three teenage girls radicalized “in their bedrooms” left London in an apparent bid to travel to Syria.
Reuters journalist Maria Golovnina dies in Pakistan aged 34
LONDON (Reuters) – Maria Golovnina, Reuters bureau chief for Afghanistan and Pakistan who was widely loved and admired for her courage, compassion and professionalism, died in Islamabad on Monday.
Bomb explodes near military academy in Yemeni capital: security sources
SANAA (Reuters) – A bomb exploded near a military academy in the Yemeni capital Sanaa on Monday evening, security sources told Reuters, in a neighborhood that is a main stronghold of Shi’ite Muslim Houthi fighters.
Islamic State uses social media to groom British Muslim girls: think tank
LONDON (Thomson Reuters Foundation) – Islamic State is using social media and the promise of adventure to lure British Muslim girls to join its cause, an anti-extremism think tank said on Monday, as police attempt to trace three London schoolgirls beli…
U.S., Iran positive after nuclear talks, say much left to do
GENEVA (Reuters) – The United States made some progress in talks with Iran on its nuclear program and managed to “sharpen up some of the tough issues”, a senior U.S. official said on Monday, but both sides said much remained to be done.
