Militants take control of western Iraqi town of Hit: security sources
BAGHDAD (Reuters) – Militants took control of most of the western Iraqi town of Hit in Anbar province early on Thursday, security sources and local officials said.
Saudi Arabia fears Yemeni tumult may boost its main foe Iran
RIYADH (Reuters) – The capture of Yemen’s capital by rebels with ties to Iran has jolted Saudi Arabia, prompting a scramble by Riyadh to prevent its Shi’ite Muslim rival from exploiting the takeover to make trouble in the kingdom’s backyard.
Appointment of U.S.-based economist as India adviser hits Modi hurdle
NEW DELHI (Reuters) – Prime Minister Narendra Modi has not decided whether to appoint U.S.-based economist Arvind Subramanian as the government’s chief economic adviser, a senior government source told Reuters, in a delay that may impact policy and bud…
Massacre in Syrian Kurdish town would end PKK’s peace talks with Turkey: Ocalan
ISTANBUL (Reuters) – Jailed Kurdish militant leader Abdullah Ocalan has warned that peace talks between his group and the Turkish state will come to an end if Islamic State militants are allowed to carry out a massacre in a predominantly Kurdish town o…
Thai junta says will help kick-start stalled Dawei talks
BANGKOK (Reuters) – Thailand will revive talks with Japan and Myanmar aimed at kick-starting the floundering multi-billion dollar Dawei Special Economic Zone in Myanmar, a junta spokesman said on Thursday.
Rapists confess as Kenyan cleric takes up equality struggle
NAIROBI (Thomson Reuters Foundation) – When the elderly man, in his black-and-white striped prison uniform, confessed to raping his 18-month-old granddaughter to prove his manhood, Reverend Timothy Njoya knew he had made a breakthrough.
Gulf Arabs demand return of state authority in Yemen
DUBAI (Reuters) – Gulf Arab states have demanded the restoration of government authority in Yemen, issuing a thinly veiled criticism of rebels with ties to Iran who have taken control of the capital, Sanaa.
Taliban bomber in Afghan capital targets army bus, kills three
KABUL (Reuters) – A Taliban suicide bomber targeted an Afghan army bus in Kabul on Thursday, killing three people and wounding 10, the interior ministry said, the fourth high-profile attack in the capital since Monday when the new president was sworn i…
Merkel tells Putin Moscow has duty to temper separatists in Ukraine
BERLIN (Reuters) – German Chancellor Angela Merkel stressed to Russian President Vladimir Putin in a phone call on Wednesday that Moscow had a duty to temper pro-Russian separatists in Ukraine, a spokesman for the German government said.
At least 10 killed in shelling of school and mini-van in Ukraine
DONETSK Ukraine (Reuters) – At least 10 people were killed on Wednesday when shells hit a school playground and a public transit mini-van in a nearby street in Donetsk in eastern Ukraine, underscoring the fragility of a ceasefire between separatists an…
