Iraqi forces kill 11 militants in security crackdown
BAGHDAD (Reuters) – Iraqi security forces killed 11 suspected militants and arrested dozens in a large military-led operation north of Baghdad on Monday in response to a deadly attack on a checkpoint last month, military sources said.
Gibraltar accuses Spain of ‘saber-rattling’ in diplomatic row
LONDON (Reuters) – Gibraltar’s top politician accused Spain on Monday of “saber-rattling” and behaving like North Korea by saying it could impose border fees and airspace controls on the British territory whose sovereignty it disputes.
Sierra Leone deports former Taylor associate days before trial
FREETOWN (Reuters) – Sierra Leone deported an associate of former Liberian president Charles Taylor last week, sparing him a trial for crimes committed during the 1991-2002 civil war due to begin on Monday, to the dismay of human rights campaigners.
Former Turkish army head jailed for life over conspiracy
SILIVRI, Turkey (Reuters) – A Turkish court on Monday jailed a former military chief for life and imprisoned scores of other senior figures, in a coup plot trial that helped bring the once all-powerful military to heel while alienating a secularist old…
Audit of Syria refugees finds organized crime and child soldiers
GENEVA (Reuters) – Many Syrians who have escaped their country are now desperate to escape from U.N.-run refugee camps, where women are not safe and teenage boys are recruited as soldiers to fight in the conflict, according to an internal U.N. report.
Somalia’s Puntland breaks off relations with central government
MOGADISHU (Reuters) – Somalia’s semi-autonomous Puntland region said on Monday it had cut all ties with the central government in a likely setback to efforts to pacify the Horn of Africa Country as it emerges from two decades of conflict.
Threat of Italy government crisis recedes, for now
ROME (Reuters) – The threat of an Italian government crisis following former prime minister Silvio Berlusconi’s tax fraud conviction receded on Monday, but the situation remains volatile and could erupt again after the summer break.
S.Leone deports former Taylor associate ahead of court hearing
FREETOWN (Reuters) – Sierra Leone deported an associate of former Liberian president Charles Taylor a week before he was due to stand trial for crimes committed during the West African nation’s 1991-2002 civil war, prompting an outcry from rights campa…
Egyptians no longer face jail for insulting president
CAIRO (Reuters) – A decree issued by Egypt’s interim head of state on Monday means people no longer face jail for insulting the president, after a surge in such cases under deposed leader Mohamed Mursi including that of a popular comedian dubbed “Egypt…
Residents flee as fire rages at Marathon, near Athens
ATHENS (Reuters) – A wildfire fanned by strong winds raged near Athens on Monday, damaging homes and sending residents fleeing, fire brigade officials said.
