Suicide bomber kills 37 in western Iraq: police officers, medical official
BAGHDAD (Reuters) – Thirty seven people were killed when a suicide bomber rammed an explosives-packed Humvee military vehicle into a construction site, used by the army and police, according to two police officers and a medical official.
Libyan armed faction takes over U.S. embassy annex in Tripoli
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Members of a Libyan militia have taken over an annex of the U.S. embassy in Tripoli but have not broken into the main compound where the United States evacuated all of its staff last month, U.S. officials said on Sunday.
As Islamic State fighters begin to blend in, defeating them no easy matter
BAQIRTA Iraq/WASHINGTON (Reuters) – After their lightning takeover in June, flag-waving Islamic State militants paraded through the captured Iraqi city of Mosul in looted U.S.-built Humvees, armored cars and pickup trucks mounted with heavy machine gun…
Grappling with history, EU tests unity, new faces
BRUSSELS (Reuters) – European Union leaders meeting in Brussels this weekend, amid world war anniversaries, did not want for reminders of the continental conflicts that the bloc’s founders meant to consign to history.
Mogherini must win over doubters as EU foreign policy chief
ROME (Reuters) – Federica Mogherini must show she has the experience and clout to succeed as the European Union’s new foreign policy chief, just as her predecessor had to overcome a reputation as a diplomatic lightweight.
Thai ruler Prayuth gives top cabinet posts to junta inner circle
BANGKOK (Reuters) – Military ruler General Prayuth Chan-ocha has named an interim cabinet dominated by members of the security forces to govern Thailand through at least a year of political reforms before he permits an election.
Merkel’s CDU wins Saxony state vote, Eurosceptics surge: exit polls
BERLIN (Reuters) – Chancellor Angela Merkel’s conservatives were set to keep power in the east German state of Saxony after winning an election on Sunday but a new rival on the right, the Alternative for Germany (AfD), looked like getting its first sea…
France arrests suspected jihadist minor before departure to Syria
PARIS (Reuters) – A 16-year-old girl suspected of trying to reach Syria to join Islamist rebels has been arrested in the southeastern city of Nice, France’s interior minister said on Sunday.
Scottish nationalist leader dismisses claim of sinister campaign tactics
LONDON (Reuters) – The leader of Scotland’s pro-independence campaign Alex Salmond on Sunday dismissed an accusation that grassroots supporters had used “organized street mobbery” to try to silence a series of street debates hosted by an opposition law…
Somali warlord agrees to talks, boosts government peace efforts
MOGADISHU (Reuters) – A Somali clan leader who fought for years to retake a strategic southern port city he once controlled has laid down arms and joined talks, bolstering government efforts to show it can restore order to a chaotic nation.
