U.S. ship finishes neutralizing Syria’s worst chemical arms: Pentagon
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – A specially equipped U.S. ship has finished neutralizing all 600 metric tons of the most dangerous of Syria’s chemical weapons components surrendered to the international community this year to avert threatened air strikes, the P…
Backed by U.S. strikes, Iraq Kurds retake strategic dam: officials
BAGHDAD (Reuters) – Iraqi and Kurdish forces recaptured Iraq’s biggest dam from Islamist militants with the help of U.S. air strikes to secure a vital strategic objective in fighting that threatens to break up the country, Kurdish and U.S. officials sa…
Chinese military’s ability to wage war eroded by graft, its generals warn
BEIJING (Reuters) – As tensions spike between China and other countries in Asia’s disputed waters, serving and retired Chinese military officers as well as state media are questioning whether China’s armed forces are too corrupt to fight and win a war….
As Taliban push quickens, Afghan troops ordered: take no prisoners
KABUL (Reuters) – As U.S. forces withdraw from Afghanistan, the battlefield they leave behind is changing dramatically and becoming more deadly.
Honduras seizes 50 properties from alleged drug gang
TEGUCIGALPA (Reuters) – Honduran authorities on Monday said they seized more than 50 properties that they allege belong to a drug trafficking gang as the country’s new government steps up its battle against organized crime linked to Mexican cartels.
Renegade Libyan general claims air strikes on Tripoli
TRIPOLI/BENGHAZI Libya (Reuters) – Renegade General Khalifa Haftar’s air force was responsible for strikes on Islamist-leaning militia in Tripoli on Monday, one of his commanders said, after weeks of fighting for the capital in Libya’s worst violence s…
IAEA expects progress by deadline in Iran nuclear inquiry
VIENNA (Reuters) – The U.N. nuclear watchdog chief said on Monday Iran had begun implementing transparency measures ahead of an Aug 25 deadline, as part of a long-running investigation into suspected atomic bomb research by Tehran.
Imran Khan calls for protests in Pakistan government zone on Tuesday
ISLAMABAD (Reuters) – Pakistani opposition leader Imran Khan called on his supporters to march on a heavily fortified area of the capital on Tuesday after his party announced it would resign from parliament to try to force the government to hold new el…
Yazidis haunted by cries for help as militants bury victims alive
DAYRABUN Iraq (Reuters) – Refugee Samo Ilyas Ali has nine children to feed but he can’t focus on the future because the sounds of women and children crying out for help while being buried alive by Islamic State militants in northern Iraq often consume …
Silva surges in Brazil election poll, runoff looks certain
BRASILIA (Reuters) – Marina Silva’s entry into Brazil’s presidential race will almost certainly force the October election into a second-round runoff and the environmentalist could even unseat President Dilma Rousseff, according to a poll released on M…
