Special Report: Islamic State uses grain to tighten grip in Iraq
SHEKHAN Iraq (Reuters) – For Salah Paulis, it came down to a choice between his faith and his crop.
U.S. warns South Sudan: Strike a peace deal or face U.N. sanctions
UNITED NATIONS (Reuters) – The United States warned South Sudan’s president and rebel leader on Tuesday to engage in serious peace talks to end nearly a year of violence in the world’s newest state or face United Nations sanctions.
Catalonia suspends formal campaign on Spain independence vote
MADRID/BARCELONA (Reuters) – Catalonia’s regional government said on Tuesday it would temporarily suspend campaigning for a vote on independence from Spain, after Madrid filed a legal block to the referendum.
U.S. says wants Syria’s Assad out despite focus on Islamic State
UNITED NATIONS (Reuters) – The United States is focusing its efforts on defeating Islamic State militants wreaking havoc in Iraq and Syria but has not changed its position that Syrian President Bashar al-Assad must go, the U.S. envoy to the United Nati…
Eurocontrol seeks more info sharing for airspace safety
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Europe’s air-traffic control organization on Tuesday fleshed out a plan for countries to share non-public intelligence in conflict zones to help airlines avert tragedies such as the one that claimed 298 lives over Ukraine in July…
Wave of attacks in Shi’ite parts of Baghdad kill 35
BAGHDAD (Reuters) – At least 35 people were killed in a wave of car bomb and mortar attacks in mainly Shi’ite Muslim districts of Baghdad on Tuesday, Iraqi police and medical sources said.
OAS asks Latin American member states to take in Guantanamo detainees
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The head of the Organization of American States this week issued an appeal for member countries to take in detainees from the U.S. military prison at Guantanamo Bay, calling it a chance to address a “serious humanitarian” issue.
Obama, Modi discuss trade, climate, Islamic State at White House
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – U.S. President Barack Obama and new Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi discussed trade issues, climate change, and the fight against Islamic State militants during an Oval Office meeting on Tuesday, the two leaders told reporter…
Algerian militants who killed Frenchman display fighters in video
ALGIERS (Reuters) – Algerian Islamist militants who kidnapped and beheaded French hostage Herve Gourdel a week ago released a new video statement on Tuesday showing around 30 fighters reaffirming their allegiance to Islamic State in Iraq.
‘We all thought we were going to die’: Syria shipwreck survivor
LONDON (Thomson Reuters Foundation) – The light was fading so quickly that Mohammed Kazkji lost count of the number of people drowning around him.
