Hundreds dead as Islamic State seizes Syrian air base: monitor
BEIRUT (Reuters) – Islamic State militants stormed an air base in northeast Syria on Sunday, capturing it from government forces after days of fighting that cost more than 500 lives, a monitoring group said.
Netanyahu warns Gaza civilians after Israel destroys apartment block
GAZA/JERUSALEM (Reuters) – Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu warned Palestinian civilians on Sunday to leave immediately any site where militants are operating, one day after Israel flattened a 13-story apartment block in Gaza.
Britain says it close to identifying beheading suspect
BAGHDAD/WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Britain is close to identifying a suspected British national shown beheading American journalist James Foley in a video released by Islamic State militants last week, the British ambassador to the United States said on Su…
Ukraine defiant on national day, rebels parade captives
KIEV/DONETSK Ukraine (Reuters) – Ukraine marked its independence day on Sunday with a military march-past in Kiev intended to send a message of defiance to Russia, but pro-Moscow rebels countered by parading captured Ukrainian troops through the street…
Iran says it shoots down Israeli spy drone
DUBAI (Reuters) – Iran said on Sunday it had shot down an Israeli spy drone that was heading for its Natanz nuclear enrichment site, Iranian media reported.
South Sudan ceasefire monitor dies after officials held by rebels
ADDIS ABABA (Reuters) – A member of an East African regional body monitoring a ceasefire in South Sudan died of a heart attack after some monitors were detained by rebels to the north of the country, further complicating a peace process.
UK close to identifying Briton suspected of beheading
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Britain is close to identifying a man, thought to be British, who was shown beheading U.S. journalist James Foley in a video released by the Islamic State militant group last week, its ambassador to the United States, Peter Westm…
Car bomb in Shi’ite area of Baghdad kills seven: police
BAGHDAD 24 (Reuters) – A car bomb killed seven people on Sunday in a mostly Shi’ite area of Baghdad, police and medical sources said.
India, Pakistan intensify cross-border firing as ties sour
SRINAGAR India (Reuters) – Indian and Pakistani troops intensified firing across the border over the weekend killing at least four, an Indian official said on Sunday, straining ties between the arch rivals who recently called off top-level diplomatic t…
Italy finds 19 boat migrants dead, saves over 3,500 since Friday: navy
ROME (Reuters) – Italy’s maritime search and rescue service saved 3,500 migrants and found 19 corpses in the Mediterranean since Friday as thousands attempted to cross to Europe by boat over the weekend, the Italian navy said.
