Divergent visions could split Iraq’s Sunni revolt
BAGHDAD/DUBAI (Reuters) – The militants dismantling Iraq’s borders and threatening regional war are far from united — theirs is a marriage of convenience between ultra-hardline religious zealots and more pragmatic Sunni armed groups.
Jordanian court acquits radical cleric Abu Qatada of conspiracy
AMMAN (Reuters) – A Jordanian court on Thursday acquitted radical Muslim cleric Abu Qatada, who was extradited from Britain last year, of charges of conspiring to commit acts of terrorism.
Malaysia jet most likely on autopilot when it crashed, Australia says
SYDNEY (Reuters) – Malaysia Airlines Flight MH370 was most likely on autopilot when it crashed into the Indian Ocean further south than previously thought, Australian officials said on Thursday, as they charted the next phase of a so far fruitless sear…
South Africa’s largest union NUMSA says to strike from July 1
JOHANNESBURG (Reuters) – Almost a quarter of a million South African workers in sectors from engineering to communications will strike indefinitely from July 1 in pursuit of a pay claim, the latest of a series of stoppages that have damaged Africa’s mo…
Algeria, Egypt’s Sisi talk security, gas shipments
ALGIERS/CAIRO (Reuters) – (This corrected version of the story fixes, in June 25 story, reference to agreed amount of LNG in paragraph 12)
Islamists attack Yemeni airport as bomber hits army base – sources
ADEN (Reuters) – Suspected Islamist militants attacked an airport in the eastern Yemeni city of Seiyun early on Thursday, killing at least one soldier and occupying parts of the building, sources at the scene said.
Albanian banker shot dead in Tirana: police
TIRANA (Reuters) – The manager of Albania’s fourth largest bank, Credins, was shot dead on Thursday as he entered his office in Tirana, police said.
U.S. says Pakistani ‘charity’ front for banned militants
ISLAMABAD (Reuters) – The U.S. State Department has named a self-proclaimed Pakistani charity as a “foreign terrorist organization”, a status that freezes any assets it has under U.S. jurisdiction.
Britain’s foreign spy master John Sawers to step down
LONDON (Reuters) – The chief of Britain’s MI6 foreign intelligence service will step down in November after five years in the job, a government source said on Thursday.
Hamas-hired workers in Gaza strike for wages in test for unity deal
GAZA (Reuters) – Some 40,000 public servants hired by Hamas went on strike in Gaza on Thursday in a pay dispute that could test the resilience of the new Palestinian government, formed just weeks ago under the Islamist group’s unity pact with President…
