Exclusive: U.S., France propose U.N. sanctions on foreign Islamist fighters
UNITED NATIONS (Reuters) – A United Nations Security Council committee is considering requests by the United States and France to blacklist more than a dozen foreign extremist fighters, fundraisers and recruiters linked to Islamist militant groups in S…
Libya’s parliament approves new government
TOBRUK Libya (Reuters) – Libya’s elected parliament approved on Monday a new cabinet proposed by Prime Minister Abdullah al-Thinni, a parliamentary spokesman said.
Israeli high court orders closure of detention center for African migrants
JERUSALEM (Reuters) – Israel’s high court on Monday outlawed a detention center where African migrants are held without trial and ordered some 2,000 inmates there released over the next three months.
Iraqi soldiers describe heavy losses as Islamic State overruns camp
BAGHDAD (Reuters) – Iraqi soldiers described on Monday how Islamic State fighters inflicted heavy losses in a chaotic raid on a military base just an hour’s drive from Baghdad, highlighting the jihadists’ ability to attack high-profile targets despite …
Frenchman says has been kidnapped by Islamic State offshoot in Algeria: video
PARIS (Reuters) – A French man purported to have been kidnapped in Algeria on Sunday appeared in a video on Monday saying he had been kidnapped by an Algeria-based Islamic State splinter group the Caliphate Soldiers.
Ebola toll passes 2,800 but ‘contained’ in Senegal, Nigeria : WHO
FREETOWN (Reuters) – An outbreak of Ebola in West Africa has been largely contained in Senegal and Nigeria, the World Health Organization (WHO) said on Monday, but the disease is still spreading elsewhere and has now killed over 2,811 people in the reg…
Afghan president-elect promises unity after disputed vote
KABUL (Reuters) – Afghanistan’s president-elect promised to end political strife and corruption in a speech on Monday, his first since signing a power-sharing agreement with his rival aimed at bringing months of turmoil to a close.
Turkey struggles with spillover as Syrian Kurds battle Islamic State
MURSITPINAR Turkey (Reuters) – Syrian Kurds battled to defend a key border town from an Islamic State advance on Monday as Kurdish youths from neighboring Turkey rushed to their aid, heightening the pressure on Ankara to act against the Islamist insurg…
South Sudan’s warring sides told to stop stalling
ADDIS ABABA (Reuters) – The chief mediator at South Sudan’s peace talks in Ethiopia told the warring factions on Monday to stop stalling with procedural issues and said neither side could win on the battle field.
Houthis tighten grip on Yemen capital after swift capture, power-sharing deal
SANAA (Reuters) – Yemen’s Shi’ite Houthi fighters tightened their grip on the capital Sanaa on Monday after seizing much of the city in a lightning advance and signing an overnight deal to win a share of power, capping a decade-long guerrilla uprising….
