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.
Turkish parliament commission votes against graft trial for ex-ministers
ANKARA (Reuters) – A Turkish parliamentary commission voted on Monday not to commit for trial four former ministers accused in a corruption investigation, effectively backing President Tayyip Erdogan after a scandal that rattled his inner circle.
Boko Haram killed dozens seizing Nigerian town and army base
MAIDUGURI, Nigeria (Reuters) – Boko Haram killed dozens of civilians and at least 11 soldiers when the militants took control of a Nigerian town and army base on the shores of Lake Chad at the weekend, a military source and witnesses said on Monday.
