Equipped with Humvees, ISIL clashes with rivals in Syria
BEIRUT (Reuters) – The Islamic State of Iraq in the Levant (ISIL) battled with rival opposition fighters in northern Syria on Sunday, using U.S.-made military vehicles captured from neighboring Iraq for the first time, a monitoring group said.
Kosovo Albanians torch cars, police fire rubber bullets in divided town
MITROVICA Kosovo (Reuters) – Police in Kosovo fired teargas and rubber bullets on Sunday at ethnic Albanian rioters burning police cars and lobbing rocks in the ethnically divided town of Mitrovica, in protest at the blockade of the main bridge by ethn…
Egypt to set rules next month for parliamentary vote
CAIRO (Reuters) – Egypt’s President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi announced on Sunday that procedures that would pave the way for a parliamentary election would start before July 18, state television reported.
Two Palestinians killed as Israel hunts missing teenagers
RAMALLAH West Bank (Reuters) – Israeli troops killed two Palestinians on Sunday, Palestinian medics and a militant group said, as Israel pressed on with its crackdown on Hamas, the Islamist group it accuses of abducting three Israeli teenagers.
U.S. wants inclusive Iraq but won’t choose its rulers: Kerry
CAIRO (Reuters) – Secretary of State John Kerry said on Sunday the United States wanted Iraqis to find an inclusive leadership to contain a sweeping Islamist insurgency but Washington would not pick or choose who rules in Baghdad.
Prominent Pakistan cleric threatens to lead ‘revolution’
ISLAMABAD (Reuters) – A prominent Pakistani cleric, who is due to return to his homeland on Monday, has threatened to lead mass protests against the government as part of his plan to stage a peaceful “revolution” to oust Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif.
Fighting strains Ukraine ceasefire, Putin urges dialogue
MOSCOW/KIEV (Reuters) – Fighting flared between Ukrainian and pro-Moscow separatist forces, both sides reported on Sunday, further straining a unilateral ceasefire declared by Ukraine as Russian President Vladimir Putin pressed Kiev to talk to the rebe…
Poroshenko’s Ukraine peace plan gets limited support from Putin
MOSCOW/KIEV (Reuters) – Russia’s Vladimir Putin on Saturday voiced limited support for Ukraine’s unilateral ceasefire in its conflict with pro-Russian separatists, but told President Petro Poroshenko there had to be talks with the rebels to prevent the…
Accusations of election fraud gather pace in Afghanistan
KABUL (Reuters) – The party of Afghan presidential candidate Abdullah Abdullah broadcast audio on Sunday that it said showed mass fraud had been committed in an election that aims to transfer power democratically in the country for the first time.
Nigeria’s ruling party takes state in closely watched vote
ONITSHA Nigeria (Reuters) – Nigeria’s ruling party toppled the main opposition candidate in a state governorship vote this weekend, officials said, giving President Goodluck Jonathan a boost ahead of national polls next year.
