Kuwait detains Muslim cleric suspected of funding militants: security source
KUWAIT (Reuters) – Kuwait detained a prominent Sunni Muslim cleric at the Gulf state’s airport on Wednesday after the United States included him on a sanctions list on suspicion that he is funneling money to militants in Iraq and Syria, a security sour…
Dozens die in Ukraine in street battles, Donetsk shelling
KIEV/DONETSK Ukraine (Reuters) – Heavy shelling hit residential neighborhoods in Ukraine’s rebel stronghold of Donetsk and government forces fought street battles in other towns on Wednesday as they sought to crush a four-month-old separatist rebellion…
Iran moving to meet terms of extended nuclear deal: IAEA
VIENNA (Reuters) – Iran has started taking action to comply with the terms of an extended agreement with six world powers over its disputed atomic activities, a U.N. nuclear watchdog report obtained by Reuters on Wednesday showed.
Erdogan allies likely to dominate Turkey’s new cabinet
ANKARA (Reuters) – Turkish president-elect Tayyip Erdogan looks set to maintain his influence on daily politics after being sworn in next week, with close allies likely to take on cabinet posts in a new government and his economic team expected to rema…
Iranian parliament sacks minister, in setback for Rouhani
DUBAI (Reuters) – Iran’s parliament sacked the science, research and technology minister on Wednesday, a victory for the conservative critics of moderate President Hassan Rouhani.
U.S. military continues to strike Islamic State in Iraq -U.S. officials
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – U.S. war planes continue to strike Islamic State targets in Iraq despite the militants’ killing of a U.S. journalist in retaliation for President Barack Obama’s air campaign in Iraq, U.S. officials said on Wednesday.
Libya restarts oil exports from biggest port as fighting rages in Benghazi
BENGHAZI Libya (Reuters) – Libya has restarted oil exports from its biggest port for the first time since the end of a year-long blockade, a boost to the central government which is struggling with a wave of clashes in the capital.
Juppe joins race for French presidency in challenge to Sarkozy
PARIS (Reuters) – Former prime minister Alain Juppe joined the race to be the presidential candidate of France’s centre-right on Wednesday, posing a potential challenge both to a 2017 comeback bid by Nicolas Sarkozy and to the rise of the extreme right…
Landslides hit Japan’s Hiroshima, killing at least 36
HIROSHIMA (Reuters) – At least 36 people, including several children, were killed in Japan on Wednesday, when landslides triggered by torrential rain slammed into the outskirts of the western city of Hiroshima, and the toll could rise further, police s…
Austria detains nine suspected of wanting to join militants in Syria
VIENNA (Reuters) – Nine people suspected of intending to join Islamic militants fighting the government in Syria have been arrested in Austria, Vienna prosecutors said on Wednesday.
