Islamic State targeted in 12 air strikes by U.S., coalition: statement
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The United States and its allies staged 12 air strikes on Islamic State targets in Iraq and Syria in a 24-hour period, the Combined Joint Task Force said in a statement on Wednesday.
U.S. optimistic global trade deal will come into force this year
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The United States expects a global deal to cut customs red tape and streamline import procedures to come into force this year, a senior trade official said on Wednesday.
Lesotho’s opposition forms coalition after tight election
MASERU (Reuters) – Lesotho’s main opposition party has formed a coalition government with other opposing parties after an election failed to provide an outright winner, it said on Wednesday.
Afghan forces kill dozens of militants in hostage rescue operation
KANDAHAR (Reuters) – Afghan security forces have killed dozens of militants in a military operation aimed at freeing a group of civilian hostages in southern Afghanistan, an army official said on Wednesday.
Charities that funded Cage, one time supporter of IS’s Emwazi, under pressure
LONDON (Reuters) – The financial backers of a campaign group that had contact with the man later known as ‘Jihadi John’ are under pressure from British politicians and a regulator’s investigation to explain why they gave it several hundred thousand pou…
EU ready with sanctions if Ukraine ceasefire violated, Merkel says
BRUSSELS (Reuters) – German Chancellor Angela Merkel warned Russia on Wednesday that any serious violation of the current ceasefire in east Ukraine – which she described as “fragile” – would prompt Europe to impose further sanctions on Moscow for suppo…
Tanzania floods kill at least 38, damage roads
DAR ES SALAAM (Reuters) – Flash floods have killed at least 38 people in north-western Tanzania after strong winds and hail battered villages, the president’s office said on Wednesday.
Argentine prosecutor appeals ruling that cleared Fernandez
BUENOS AIRES (Reuters) – The Argentine prosecutor investigating accusations that President Cristina Fernandez tried to cover up Iran’s alleged involvement in a 1994 bombing has appealed last week’s ruling by a judge exonerating her, the prosecutor’s of…
Boko Haram remote control bomb kills two Niger soldiers
NIAMEY (Reuters) – A bomb planted and remotely detonated by Boko Haram militants near the southeastern Niger town of Diffa has killed two soldiers and wounded a third, Niger military sources said on Wednesday.
Venezuelans fret Maduro measures may slow U.S. visas
CARACAS (Reuters) – Queuing in their hundreds from dawn then often waiting for hours in the sun, Venezuelans seeking U.S. visas fear their government’s order to slash American embassy staff to less than a fifth of current levels may snarl the process f…
