Obama warns of U.S. action as jihadists push on Baghdad
BAGHDAD/ARBIL (Reuters) – President Barack Obama on Thursday threatened U.S. military strikes in Iraq against Sunni Islamist militants who have surged out of the north to menace Baghdad and want to establish their own state in Iraq and Syria.
U.S. quietly moves detainees out of secretive Afghanistan prison
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The Obama administration has quietly repatriated a dozen detainees from a small U.S. military prison in Afghanistan, moving a modest step closer toward winding down the United States’ controversial post-9/11 detainee system.
Minneapolis FBI probes Somali-Americans fighting Assad in Syria
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The FBI is investigating men of Somali background who have traveled from the Minneapolis-St Paul area to Syria to fight with Islamist groups against President Bashar al-Assad, an FBI spokesman said on Thursday.
Texas military hospital to treat Bergdahl has long history with POWs
SAN ANTONIO (Reuters) – The sprawling San Antonio Military Medical Center where freed prisoner of war Bowe Bergdahl will soon make his return to the United States is no stranger to healing the mental wounds of those who have gone through traumatic expe…
Why higher Iran oil exports are not roiling nuclear deal
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – At first glance, Iran appears to have exported more oil than allowed under a nuclear agreement with major powers, but rather than complaining, U.S. officials argue Tehran is skating just inside the deal’s ambiguous limits.
U.S. accuses Sudan of deadly attacks on civilians
UNITED NATIONS (Reuters) – The United States on Thursday condemned recent attacks by the Sudanese government’s Rapid Support Forces on civilians in the Blue Nile and South Kordofan states, saying they have been deliberately targeting schools and hospit…
Iran would resume enrichment if nuclear talks fail: minister
ROME (Reuters) – Failure to reach a deal on Iran’s nuclear program would force Tehran to resume uranium enrichment activities, Iran’s Deputy Foreign Minister Abbas Araqchi was quoted as saying on Thursday.
Ivory Coast’s Gbagbo to be tried at Hague for election violence
AMSTERDAM/ABIDJAN (Reuters) – Former Ivory Coast President Laurent Gbagbo is be tried at the International Criminal Court on charges of crimes against humanity during post-election violence in which around 3,000 people were killed, judges said on Thurs…
Brazil police, protesters clash as World Cup begins
SAO PAULO (Reuters) – Brazilian police and protesters clashed on Thursday just hours before the opening game of the World Cup, injuring at least five people, although excitement began to build elsewhere as cheering, flag-waving fans converged on the st…
Iraq shows ‘responsible’ U.S. exit strategy needed: Afghan frontrunner
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The frontrunner in Afghanistan’s presidential election said on Thursday he saw some similarities between his country’s situation and violence-plagued Iraq that showed the need for a “responsible” U.S. military exit strategy.
