Exclusive: Islamic State militants grab new weapon – Iraqi wheat
BAGHDAD/ABU DHABI (Reuters) – After seizing five oil fields and Iraq’s biggest dam, Sunni militants bent on creating an Islamic empire in the Middle East now control yet another powerful economic weapon – wheat supplies.
Iran’s Supreme Leader says interaction with U.S. limited to nuclear talks
DUBAI (Reuters) – Iran’s Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei said on Wednesday nuclear talks with world powers would continue, but added there was no point in holding negotiations with the United States on other issues.
Militants kills nine in southern Yemen, 15 die in northern clashes
ADEN/SANAA (Reuters) – A bomb killed nine people in southern Yemen on Wednesday, a local official said, and tribal sources in the north said 15 more died in clashes between Shi’ite Muslim fighters and Sunnis loyal to an Islamist party.
Twelve Ukrainian nationalist fighters killed in separatist ambush
KIEV (Reuters) – Twelve Ukrainian nationalist fighters, battling a pro-Russian insurgency in eastern Ukraine, were killed early on Wednesday and an unknown number taken captive when rebels ambushed their bus, a spokesman for their group said.
Islamic State seizes more territory in Syria: monitor
BEIRUT (Reuters) – Islamic State insurgents have seized several towns and villages from rival Islamist groups in the Syrian province of Aleppo, opening the way for further westward advances, an organization monitoring the war in Syria said on Wednesday…
Islamic State seizes more territory in Syria: monitor
BEIRUT (Reuters) – Islamic State insurgents have seized several towns and villages from rival Islamist groups in the Syrian province of Aleppo, opening the way for further westward advances, an organization monitoring the war in Syria said on Wednesday…
EU’s Ashton ready to call special meeting on Iraq, Ukraine
BRUSSELS (Reuters) – European Union foreign policy chief Catherine Ashton is ready to call a special foreign ministers’ meeting as early as this week and is talking to EU governments about it, a spokesman said on Wednesday.
Maliki says Abadi’s appointment as Iraqi PM ‘has no value’
BAGHDAD (Reuters) – Nuri al-Maliki said on Wednesday the appointment of Haider al-Abadi to replace him as Iraq’s prime minister violated the constitution and “had no value”.
At least five killed by rocket fire in Libyan capital: official
TRIPOLI (Reuters) – At least five people were killed and families were forced from their homes when rockets hit neighborhoods in western Tripoli during clashes between rival armed factions, officials and witnesses said on Wednesday.
Thai military government moves to outlaw commercial surrogacy
BANGKOK (Reuters) – Thailand’s military government gave preliminary approval on Wednesday for a draft law to make commercial surrogacy a criminal offense, following a spate of dramatic surrogacy scandals in the past two weeks.
