Insurgents increasing in east Afghanistan, but army sees gains
FORWARD OPERATING BASE LIGHTNING, Afghanistan (Reuters) – Insurgents have stepped up operations in border provinces close to Pakistan, one of Afghanistan’s top generals said on Sunday, with militant numbers up on last summer as government forces work t…
Israel grounds warplanes after F16 crashes at sea
JERUSALEM (Reuters) – An Israeli F16 warplane crashed at sea on Sunday due to an engine malfunction and Israel subsequently grounded all its F15 and F16 combat aircraft pending a review of the incident, a military spokesman said.
Mexico reform drive at stake as regions vote
MEXICO CITY (Reuters) – Mexican President Enrique Pena Nieto’s sweeping economic reform plans hang in the balance in local elections on Sunday with a strong opposition showing seen as crucial to preserve a cross-party pact.
America’s NSA ‘in bed with’ Germany and most others: Snowden
BERLIN (Reuters) – America’s National Security Agency works closely with Germany and other Western states on a ‘no questions asked’-basis, former NSA employee Edward Snowden said in comments that undermine Chancellor Angela Merkel’s indignant talk of “…
Iraqi Kurd president makes symbolic Baghdad visit
BAGHDAD (Reuters) – The president of Iraqi Kurdistan, Masoud Barzani, visited Baghdad on Sunday for the first time in more than two years, in a symbolic step to resolve disputes between the central government and the autonomous region over land and oil…
Britain deports cleric Abu Qatada after legal marathon
LONDON/AMMAN (Reuters) – A radical Muslim cleric once called “Osama bin Laden’s right-hand man in Europe” was deported from Britain to Jordan on Sunday, ending years of British government efforts to send him back home to face terrorism charges.
Gunmen attack Sinai checkpoints close to Israel border
CAIRO (Reuters) – Armed men attacked four security checkpoints on Sunday in the North Sinai town of Sheikh Zuweid, close to Egypt’s border with Israel and the Gaza Strip, part of an upsurge of violence there since Wednesday’s overthrow of Islamist Pres…
Syria’s Brotherhood says West must step up arms to rebels
BEIRUT (Reuters) – The Syrian branch of the Muslim Brotherhood called on Sunday for the United States and Europe to deliver the rebels promised military support after the opposition’s National Coalition voted in a new president and ended a months-long …
Two more die in Saudi Arabia from MERS coronavirus
RIYADH (Reuters) – Two more people have died of the SARS-like coronavirus MERS, Saudi Arabia’s Health Ministry said, bringing to 38 the number of deaths from the disease inside the country shortly before Islam’s Ramadan fast when many pilgrims visit.
Egyptian security forces raid Al Jazeera’s Cairo office: Al Jazeera
CAIRO (Reuters) – The Qatari-owned media company Al Jazeera reported on Sunday that Egyptian security forces had raided its Cairo office.
