U.S. general sees bigger role ‘advising and assisting’ Iraqi forces
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – U.S. troops will probably need to play a bigger role “advising and assisting” Iraqi forces on the ground in the future, the highest ranking U.S. military officer said in an interview broadcast on Sunday.
Islamic State suicide bombers kill 28 Kurds; police chief assassinated
BAGHDAD (Reuters) – Suspected Islamic State bombers assassinated an Iraqi provincial police chief and killed 28 people in an attack on a Kurdish security headquarters on Sunday, a second straight day of mass attacks that killed scores.
Third-placed Silva endorses Neves in Brazil election runoff
SAO PAULO (Reuters) – Business-friendly opposition candidate Aecio Neves received a crucial boost in Brazil’s presidential election race on Sunday with the endorsement of popular environmentalist Marina Silva two weeks before his runoff against incumbe…
Italy’s Grillo attacks Renzi reform, seeks referendum on euro
ROME (Reuters) – The leader of Italy’s anti-establishment 5-Star Movement rounded off a three-day party rally on Sunday with renewed calls for a referendum on the euro and an angry attack on Prime Minister Matteo Renzi’s labor reform plans.
No firm indication of transfer of power in North Korea: U.S. official
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The United States has not seen any definitive indication of a transfer of power in North Korea, where state media have not mentioned leader Kim Jong Un’s activities in weeks, a top U.S. official said in an interview broadcast on …
Car explodes near hotel in Somali capital: police
MOGADISHU (Reuters) – A vehicle parked near a hotel and a cafe in the center of the Somali capital exploded on Sunday evening, a police officer said.
Britain’s anti-EU UKIP demands early ‘Brexit’ vote as poll shows support surging
LONDON (Reuters) – Britain’s anti-EU UK Independence Party said on Sunday it would use its growing success to try to secure an early referendum on leaving the European Union, after its support hit a record high of 25 percent in an opinion poll.
Turkish foreign minister says Kobani corridor for weapons, fighters unrealistic: France 24
ISTANBUL (Reuters) – Turkey’s foreign minister said on Sunday that a corridor allowing weapons and volunteer fighters from Turkey to reach Kobani, the Syrian border town under attack from Islamic State fighters, was unrealistic.
Algerian troops kill eight in search for group behind tourist beheading: state media
ALGIERS (Reuters) – Algerian troops killed eight suspected militants in the eastern Bouira region where they have been tracking an al Qaeda splinter group that killed a French tourist, state news agency APS reported.
Taliban in uniform storm police headquarters in north Afghan city
MAZAR-I-SHARIF Afghanistan (Reuters) – Two Taliban gunmen in police uniforms attacked the headquarters of police in Afghanistan’s major northern city Mazar-i-Sharif on Sunday, killing two and injuring at least 18 others according to local officials.
