Iraq says Jordan to begin training Iraqi troops soon
AMMAN (Reuters) – Jordan will begin training the first group of army troops from neighboring Iraq in the next few weeks as part of the international effort to fight Islamic State, the Iraqi defense minister said on Monday.
Six dead as garbage truck ploughs into Christmas shoppers in Glasgow
LONDON (Reuters) – Six people were killed when a rubbish truck ran out of control and careered down a pavement crowded with Christmas shoppers in Glasgow, Scotland, on Monday, people, police said.
Libya fighting spreads to third oil port, 11 killed in Benghazi
BENGHAZI/TRIPOLI (Reuters) – Fighting between Libya’s competing governments has spread to a third oil port, curbing gas exports to Italy and cutting crude production to less than needed to cover the North African country’s own domestic requirements, of…
Blast hits market in north Nigeria’s Bauchi
BAUCHI, Nigeria (Reuters) – An explosion shook a busy market in the north Nigerian city of Bauchi on Monday, engulfing it in flames and causing an unknown numbers of casualties, a Reuters witness said.
Al Jazeera suspends Egypt channel as Doha, Cairo mull closer ties
CAIRO (Reuters) – Qatari-owned Al Jazeera suspended broadcast of its Egypt-focused channel on Monday, citing a product restructuring, as Doha and Cairo seek to mend ties that deteriorated last year after the army toppled elected Islamist President Moha…
Cameroon army says dismantles Boko Haram training camp
YAOUNDE (Reuters) – Cameroon’s army has dismantled a training camp for the Boko Haram Islamist group, arresting or killing dozens of militants and seizing 84 children who were being trained there, the army said on Monday.
Exclusive: WHO says Syria approves medicine deliveries to Aleppo, other areas
BEIRUT (Reuters) – The Syrian government has approved the delivery of medicine and surgical supplies to three areas of the country aid workers were previously unable to reach regularly, including opposition-held Aleppo, the World Health Organization sa…
Italy says breaks up neo-fascist group suspected of planning attacks
ROME (Reuters) – Italian police on Monday arrested 14 people they said were members of a neo-fascist movement that was planning attacks on politicians, prosecutors and the police.
From Baltic to Asia, East-West aerial confrontations heat up
NEW YORK (Reuters) – From the skies of the Baltic to the South China Sea, a new era of confrontation with Russia and China is pitting U.S. and allied pilots against their counterparts on a scale not seen since the Cold War era.
U.S. leads 22 more air strikes against Islamic State: task force
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The U.S.-led coalition conducted 12 air strikes against Islamic State militants in Syria on Monday and 10 strikes Iraq, the U.S. military said in a statement.
