Namibia’s ruling SWAPO wins presidential election with 86 percent: commission
CAPE TOWN (Reuters) – Namibia’s ruling SWAPO party cruised to victory in the 2014 presidential election with Prime Minister Hage Geingob taking 86.73 percent of all declared votes, the southern African country’s electoral commission said on Monday.
Facing Islamic State in Syria, U.S.-trained rebels await more help
GAZIANTEP, Turkey (Reuters) – Syrian rebel commander Abdulaziz says U.S. military training helped his men kill at least 15 Islamic State fighters in a recent battle near Aleppo. Three months earlier, a similar engagement had gone the other way, with tw…
Iraq says it found 50,000 ‘ghost soldiers’ on payroll
BAGHDAD (Reuters) – Iraq’s new government has discovered 50,000 “ghost soldiers” who received army salaries without showing up for work, a practice which accelerated the military’s collapse in the face of Islamic State fighters six months ago.
U.S. Air Force pilot killed in crash in Middle East: Central Command
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – A U.S. Air force pilot died on Sunday when an aircraft crashed while returning to its base in the Middle East, U.S. Central Command said in a statement on Monday.
U.S. Air Force pilot killed in crash in Middle East: Central Command
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – A U.S. Air force pilot died on Sunday when an aircraft crashed while returning to its base in the Middle East, U.S. Central Command said in a statement on Monday.
Prosecutors seek return of ‘ill’ Serb war crimes defendant
BELGRADE (Reuters) – Prosecutors at a United Nations war crimes court urged judges on Monday to order the return of a hardline Serb nationalist defendant freed last month on grounds of ill-health, only to throw himself back into Serbian politics.
Islamic State militants kill 16 Iraqi soldiers on Syria border
BAGHDAD (Reuters) – Islamic State fighters killed 16 Iraqi soldiers in an attack on a western border crossing with Syria on Monday, the head of the local provincial council Faleh al-Issawi said.
India takes step toward resolving border dispute with Bangladesh
NEW DELHI (Reuters) – India has inched closer to settling a long-simmering border dispute with Bangladesh, possibly signaling a softer line from nationalist Prime Minister Narendra Modi than when he was in opposition.
Bahrain activist Maryam al-Khawaja jailed in absentia for assault
DUBAI (Reuters) – Bahraini human rights activist Maryam al-Khawaja was jailed for a year in absentia on Monday for assaulting two policewomen, the Gulf island state’s official news agency reported.
Dutch court sentences 20 year-old for fighting in Syria
THE HAGUE (Reuters) – A Dutch court sentenced a young man on Monday to three years in jail for premeditated murder and preparing a terrorist attack after fighting with Islamist rebels in Syria and urging others to join the insurgency.
