Islamic State ‘brand’ gains ground among Asian militants
MANILA (Reuters) – A threat by Philippine militants to kill a German hostage in a show of solidarity with Islamic State is the latest sign that the Middle East group’s brand of radicalism is winning recruits in Asia and posing a growing security risk i…
Iran blames ‘errors’ of outsiders for rise of Islamic State
UNITED NATIONS (Reuters) – Iran President Hassan Rouhani on Thursday blamed the rise of the Islamic State group and other militants on the mistakes of the West and said the solution to stopping them must come from the Middle East.
Germany: We’ve never been so close to nuclear deal with Iran
NEW YORK (Reuters) – Six world power have never been so close to a deal with Iran that would resolve the decade-long nuclear standoff once and for all, but the final phase of the negotiations will be the hardest, Germany’s foreign minister said on Thur…
Gambia urges U.N. inquiry into ‘deliberate’ migrant shipwrecks
UNITED NATIONS (Reuters) – Gambia’s president on Thursday demanded a United Nations investigation into the “manmade sinking, capsizing” of boats carrying migrants to Europe, saying 500 citizens of his African country had died in such incidents in the p…
U.S. ready to expand South Sudan sanctions to end violence: envoy
NEW YORK (Reuters) – The United States, frustrated with slow progress in South Sudan’s peace process, is ready to expand sanctions against political and military figures unless warring parties end the violence quickly, the U.S. envoy to South Sudan sai…
Brazil election poll shows Rousseff and Silva neck and neck
RIO DE JANEIRO (Reuters) – Brazilian President Dilma Rousseff and her main challenger Marina Silva are running neck and neck if the October presidential election goes to a runoff, according to a poll published on Thursday.
Japan PM Abe says seeks better ties with China, South Korea, Russia
(Reuters) – Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe said he wants to improve relations with China, South Korea and Russia, while acknowledging difficulties facing ties with his country’s Asia-Pacific neighbors.
Iraqi PM says Islamic State plans subway attacks in U.S. and Paris
NEW YORK (Reuters) – Iraq has “credible” intelligence that Islamic State militants plan to attack subway systems in Paris and the United States, the prime minister said on Thursday, but U.S. and French officials said they had no evidence to back up his…
States at U.N. say ready to help Libya combat Islamist militants
UNITED NATIONS (Reuters) – A group of mainly Western and Arab states expressed readiness on Thursday to help Libya’s government combat a growing presence of Islamic militant groups in the North African country.
French, U.S. planes strike Islamic State, Britain to join coalition
NEW YORK/BEIRUT (Reuters) – French fighter jets struck Islamic State targets in Iraq on Thursday, and the United States hit them in Syria, as a U.S.-led coalition to fight the militants gained momentum with an announcement that Britain would join.
