Foreign fighters still flowing to Syria, U.S. intelligence says
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The number of foreign fighters traveling to join the Islamic State or rival militant groups in Syria is continuing to grow, a senior U.S. counterterrorism official will tell a congressional hearing on Wednesday.
Australian anti-terror police say imminent IS-linked attack thwarted
SYDNEY (Reuters) – Australian counter-terrorism police said on Wednesday they had thwarted an imminent attack linked to the Islamic State militant group after arresting two men in Sydney a day earlier.
Greek PM comfortably wins confidence vote in parliament
ATHENS (Reuters) – Greek Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras easily won a parliamentary confidence vote in the early hours of Wednesday after pledging never to allow Greece to return to the era of austerity and bailout programs.
New violence in Ukraine diminishes hopes before four-way summit
VUHLEHIRSK/KRAMATORSK, Ukraine (Reuters) – Rockets killed more than 10 civilians and soldiers deep in Ukrainian government-held territory on Tuesday and rebels pushed on with an assault on an army-held rail junction, setbacks that showed Kiev’s positio…
Italy tables tougher anti-terrorism law
ROME (Reuters) – Italy proposed tougher penalties for terrorism on Tuesday with jail sentences of up to six years for anyone found guilty of recruiting fighters and measures to block related web sites.
United States closes its embassy in conflict-hit Yemen
SANAA (Reuters) – The United States is closing its embassy in Yemen, the Arabian peninsula state that is a front line in Washington’s war against al Qaeda, embassy employees and U.S. officials said on Tuesday.
American hostage Mueller’s family, U.S. government say she is dead
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – U.S. aid worker Kayla Mueller, held hostage by Islamic State militants for 18 months, is dead, her family said on Tuesday, but the circumstances were unclear and President Barack Obama vowed to hunt down the culprits.
Peacekeepers kill seven rebels in Central African Republic fighting
BANGUI (Reuters) – U.N. peacekeepers and French forces in Central African Republic used helicopters to bombard a rebel position in a town northeast of the capital and seven rebels died, the United Nations said.
Fighting erupts in two South Sudan states days after latest truce
JUBA (Reuters) – Rebels in South Sudan stormed towns in two states on Tuesday and were repulsed, the army said, barely a week after signing another ceasefire deal with the government that was meant to end 15 months of conflict.
Greek foreign minister takes war reparations claim to Berlin, gets rebuffed
BERLIN (Reuters) – The Greek foreign minister took his government’s claim for World War Two reparations direct to Berlin on Tuesday and received a clear rebuke from his German counterpart.
