Indian states on alert after al Qaeda announces local wing
NEW DELHI (Reuters) – India put several provinces on heightened alert on Thursday after al Qaeda announced the formation of a wing of the militant group in India and its neighborhood, a senior government official said.
Car bomb in Shi’ite area of Baghdad kills 12, wounds 30: police
BAGHDAD (Reuters) – A car bomb killed 12 people and wounded 30 in Baghdad’s mainly Shi’ite Muslim Kadhamiya neighbourhood on Thursday evening, police said.
Greece says in ‘danger zone’ from influx of Syrian, Iraqi refugees
ATHENS (Reuters) – Greece is slipping into a “danger zone” without the funds or resources to handle a fast-growing wave of refugees trying to enter the European Union from war-torn countries like Syria and Iraq, the government warned on Thursday.
Israel says close to cracking Hamas cell behind teens’ slaying
JERUSALEM (Reuters) – Israel has arrested eight Palestinians who had supporting roles in the abduction and killing of three Jewish teenagers in June but the two kidnappers themselves remain at large, Israeli officials said on Thursday.
EU’s Juncker reaches target for woman commissioners
BRUSSELS (Reuters) – Two nominations on Thursday for seats on the European Commission, the EU’s executive arm, should allow its president, Jean-Claude Juncker, to appoint as many women as in the outgoing team, meeting a demand from legislators.
Palestinians put Gaza reconstruction cost at $7.8 billion
RAMALLAH West Bank (Reuters) – Rebuilding Gaza will cost $7.8 billion, the Palestinian Authority said on Thursday, in the most comprehensive assessment yet of damage from a seven-week war with Israel during which whole neighborhoods and vital infrastru…
Hundreds flee Nigerian city as Islamist militants gain ground
MAIDUGURI Nigeria (Reuters) – Hundreds of civilians are fleeing Nigeria’s northeastern city of Maiduguri as fears grow that Islamist Boko Haram militants may try to assault the Borno state capital after seizing towns and territory around it, residents …
Helicopters bomb Islamist ammunition sites in Libya’s Benghazi
BENGHAZI Libya (Reuters) – Government forces and helicopters belonging to a Libyan renegade general bombed ammunition sites of suspected Islamist militants in the eastern city of Benghazi, a military commander and residents said.
Islamic State kidnaps 40 men in Iraq’s Kirkuk region: residents
BAGHDAD (Reuters) – Islamic State militants kidnapped 40 men from a town in Iraq’s northern province of Kirkuk on Thursday, dragging the men into cars before driving off, residents said.
UK opposition leader to Scots: Spurn breakaway because PM Cameron is on way out
LONDON (Reuters) – Britain’s opposition Labour party urged Scots on Thursday to reject independence in a referendum this month, saying it would soon oust the ruling Conservatives, who have little support north of the border.
