West African force killed 42 Islamic State fighters in Lake Chad area: statement
A military task force from West African countries killed 42 Islamic State fighters in the Lake Chad region on June 21, the force said in a statement.
India rejects U.S. report on attacks on minority Muslims
India on Sunday rejected a U.S. State Department’s annual report on religious freedom that raised questions about the government’s inability to curb violent attacks on the country’s minority Muslims.
Ethiopia says at least two senior officials killed in coup attempt in Amhara state
At least two senior Ethiopian officials were killed during an attempt by an army general to seize power in Ethiopia’s northern state of Amhara, state television reported on Sunday.
Ethiopia’s PM says army chief of staff shot thwarting coup
Ethiopia’s army chief of staff was shot while trying to thwart an attempted coup on Saturday in a federal state north of the capital Addis Ababa, Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed said.
Head of Ethiopia’s Amhara regional state and advisor killed: state media
The head of Ethiopia’s Amhara state and his advisor were killed during a coup attempt in their state, state media reported on Sunday.
Iran lawmakers chant ‘Death to America’ as U.S. called ‘terrorist’
Iranian lawmakers chanted “Death to America” during a parliament session on Sunday after a speaker accused the United States of being the “real world terrorist”, amid escalating tension with Washington following the downing of an unmanned U.S. drone.
Any conflict in region could spread: Iran general
Any conflict in the Gulf region may spread uncontrollably, a senior Iranian military commander was cited as saying on Sunday by the semi-official news agency Fars.
Istanbul votes in mayoral re-run, in test for Turkish democracy, Erdogan
Millions of Istanbul residents voted on Sunday in a re-run of a mayoral election that has become a referendum on President Tayyip Erdogan’s policies and a test of Turkey’s ailing democracy.
Eighteen dead, 24 injured in Cambodia building collapse
Eighteen people were killed when an under-construction building in Cambodia collapsed early on Saturday, an official said, as rescuers struggled to reach missing workers feared trapped under a mountain of twisted steel and rubble.
Ethiopia’s army chief of staff has been shot: PM’s aide
Ethiopia’s army chief of staff has been shot, the prime minister’s press secretary said on Sunday, hours after a failed coup attempt was reported in a federal state north of the capital.
