Syrian army helicopter crashes; crew captured by rebels
AMMAN (Reuters) – A Syrian military helicopter crashed in northwestern Syria on Sunday and at least four of its crew were captured by rebels, according to a monitoring group.
Sri Lanka’s Sirisena forms national govt with opposition
COLOMBO (Reuters) – Sri Lankan President Maithripala Sirisena formed a national government that included the opposition Sri Lanka Freedom Party (SLFP) on Sunday in a bid to push through reforms and preserve political stability, a government spokesman s…
Israel reaches out to France before resumption of Iran nuclear talks
JERUSALEM/PARIS (Reuters) – Top Israeli envoys were sent to confer with French officials on Sunday about preventing what Israel considers an unfavorable nuclear deal with Iran after tensions surfaced between France and the United States over negotiation strategy.
Woman killed by mob in Kabul was innocent: investigator
KABUL (Reuters) – A woman killed by an angry mob in front of police in the Afghan capital last week for allegedly burning a copy of Islam’s holy book was wrongly accused, Afghanistan’s top criminal investigator said on Sunday.
CIA’s Brennan: Iran knows it would face consequences for nuclear program
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – U.S. Central Intelligence Agency Director John Brennan said Iran realizes that it will face “tremendous costs and consequences” if it decides to move ahead with an effort to develop nuclear weapons.
India’s Modi faces opposition from farmers to land reforms
NEW DELHI (Reuters) – Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi sought on Sunday to stave off farmer protests against his efforts to make it easier for businesses to buy land, after opposition to the bill overshadowed a burst of progress on economic reform.
Families seek foreign medical students who travelled to Syria: Turkish MP
ISTANBUL (Reuters) – A group of foreign medical students, including seven Britons, an American and a Canadian, are thought to have travelled to Syria to work in hospitals controlled by Islamic State, a Turkish member of parliament in the border region …
West should consider all tools, including arms, for Ukraine: NATO general
BRUSSELS (Reuters) – The West should consider using all its tools to help Ukraine, including sending defensive weapons, NATO’s top military commander said on Sunday.
Slow start revives doubts about Congo campaign against Rwandan rebels
KASHUGA, Democratic Republic of Congo (Reuters) – The government soldiers manning an outpost high above the town of Kashuga have a panoramic view of the hills and valleys of eastern Democratic Republic of Congo, home to hundreds of Rwandan Hutu rebels …
Yemeni president demands Houthis quit Sanaa; U.S. evacuates remaining forces
ADEN/WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Yemeni President Abd-Rabbu Mansour Hadi accused the Iranian-allied Houthi militia on Saturday of staging a coup against him and appealed to the United Nations for “urgent intervention”, even as the United States evacuated its remaining forces.
