Kiev says forces destroyed Russian armour inside Ukraine
KIEV (Reuters) – Ukraine said its artillery destroyed part of a Russian armoured column that entered its territory overnight and said its forces came under shellfire from Russia on Friday in what appeared to be a major military escalation between the e…
Iraqi Sunnis say could join new government, fight Islamic State
BAGHDAD (Reuters) – Tribal leaders and clerics from Iraq’s Sunni heartland offered their conditional backing on Friday for a new government that hopes to contain sectarian bloodshed and an offensive by Islamic State militants that threatens to tear the…
Brazil’s Socialists to decide on Silva candidacy next week
BRASILIA (Reuters) – The party of the presidential candidate killed in a plane crash will meet on Wednesday to choose a replacement to run in the Oct. 5 election, most likely his running mate, Marina Silva, the leader of a party backing the ticket said…
Hezbollah sees Islamic State insurgents as threat to Gulf, Jordan
BEIRUT (Reuters) – The Hezbollah leader described the radical Islamist movement that has seized large areas of Iraq and Syria as a growing “monster” that could threaten Jordan, Saudi Arabia, Kuwait and other Gulf states, according to an interview print…
Palestinians accuse Israel of violating Gaza truce
GAZA (Reuters) – The Palestinian Interior Ministry in Gaza accused Israel on Friday of a cross-border shooting in violation of a truce that has largely held since getting off to a shaky start on Thursday.
U.N. envoy plans Libya trip soon to negotiate ceasefire
TRIPOLI (Reuters) – – The new U.N. special envoy to Libya plans to visit Tripoli as early as next week to seek a ceasefire between armed factions whose clashes have turned parts of the capital into a battlefield, his office said.
Two anti-government marches arrive in Pakistani capital
ISLAMABAD (Reuters) – Two large anti-government movements entered the Pakistani capital late on Friday night, presenting the 15-month-old civilian government with its biggest challenge yet.
German security recorded Clinton conversation: media
BERLIN (Reuters) – German security agents recorded a conversation involving Hillary Clinton while she was U.S. Secretary of State, media reported on Friday, a potential embarrassment for Berlin which has lambasted Washington for its widespread surveill…
11 dead in attacks on air force bases in Pakistan’s Quetta
QUETTA Pakistan (Reuters) – Eleven Taliban-linked militants were killed and 13 members of the Pakistani security forces wounded in attacks on two air force bases in the west Pakistan city of Quetta on Thursday, officials said.
Court orders Sri Lanka to stop deporting Pakistani asylum seekers
COLOMBO (Thomson Reuters Foundation) – A Sri Lankan court on Friday ordered authorities to stop deporting Pakistani asylum seekers, following a complaint they were being forcibly sent home without having their claims properly assessed.
