Japan PM says will do utmost to free captives
TOKYO (Reuters) – Japan will do its utmost to free two of its countrymen believed to be held captive by the Islamic State militant group, Prime Minister Shinzo Abe told reporters on Wednesday, adding that Tokyo would never give in to terrorism.
Belgian police detain another suspect in terror case
BRUSSELS (Reuters) – Belgian police have made a fourth arrest as part of their investigation into Islamist militants suspected of plotting attacks on police, prosecutors said on Wednesday.
Coalition air strikes hit Islamic State near Kobani, Tal Afar: U.S. military
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The United States and its partners have launched 23 air strikes in Syria and Iraq against Islamic State since early Tuesday, the U.S. military said in a statement.
Somali Islamist militants praise strikes at ‘heart of Crusader’
MOGADISHU (Reuters) – Somali Islamist militant group al Shabaab on Wednesday praised al Qaeda over an attack on French satirical weekly Charlie Hebdo and urged further strikes at the “heart of the Crusader enemies”.
In shortages-hit Venezuela, lining up becomes a profession
CARACAS (Reuters) – There’s a booming new profession in Venezuela: standing in line.
Russia says North Korea sent positive signal on Kim visit in May
MOSCOW (Reuters) – Russia received a positive initial signal from North Korea after President Vladimir Putin invited its leader Kim Jong Un to attend anniversary celebrations of the Soviet victory over Germany in World War Two, Foreign Minister Sergei …
Nigeria election tensions raise specter of break-up
LAGOS (Reuters) – As Nigeria approaches its most divisive and closely fought election since the end of military rule in 1999, its leaders are having to reassure voters that Africa’s most populous nation will remain in one piece.
Jailed Egyptian activist Alaa Abdel Fattah moved to prison hospital: relative
CAIRO (Reuters) – Leading Egyptian activist Alaa Abdel Fattah, jailed for violating a strict protest law, was moved to a prison hospital this week after more than two months on hunger strike, a relative told Reuters on Wednesday.
Pakistan arrests local Islamic State commander: sources
LAHORE, Pakistan (Reuters) – Pakistani security forces have arrested a man they believe is the commander of the Islamic State group in the country as well as two accomplices involved in recruiting and sending fighters to Syria, intelligence sources sai…
Russia says progress on Iran nuclear talks possible by end-June
MOSCOW (Reuters) – Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov said on Wednesday there had been progress in world powers’ talks with Iran on its nuclear program and there were grounds to believe an agreement could be reached by an end-June deadline.
