British professor returns to UK after detention in Iran: BBC
A British-Iranian academic who had been detained in Iran on security charges has returned to the United Kingdom, the BBC reported on Tuesday.
Syrian army reinforced close to front with Turkish-backed forces
Syrian government troops backed by Russian forces have sent extra troops toward the city of Manbij in coordination with the militia that controls it, a militia spokesman said, as Turkish-backed Syrian rebels said they were preparing to attack it.
Indonesian rescuers use drones as tsunami death toll tops 400
Indonesian rescuers on Tuesday used drones and sniffer dogs to search for survivors along the devastated west coast of Java hit by a tsunami that killed at least 429 people.
Bosnian Serb police detain grieving father, activists
Police dispersed activists gathered at the central square in the northwestern Serbian city of Banja Luka on Tuesday following the arrest of a man who had been leading protests demanding the truth about the murder of his son.
Turkey determined to push east of Euphrates “as soon as possible”
Turkey is determined to cross to the east of the Euphrates river in northern Syria as soon as possible, Ankara’s foreign minister was quoted as saying on Tuesday, signaling renewed intent to launch a military campaign delayed by the U.S. withdrawal.
Head of Rothschild in Russia pens fairy tales between flights
Giovanni Salvetti, the head of Rothschild in Russia and CIS, takes five flights a week in his job managing the bank’s operations from Kazakhstan to Ukraine.
German police find Islamic State flag after suspected attack on railway
German police said on Tuesday they had found a flag of the Islamic State (IS) militant group near the site of a suspected attack on a railway track in Berlin and that investigators were examining whether the perpetrators had any political motives.
Two dead, 11 wounded by car bomb in northern Iraqi city Tal Afar
At least two people were killed and 11 wounded on Tuesday by a car bomb in the northern Iraqi city of Tal Afar, a former Islamic State stronghold, the military said.
Islamic State claims attack on northern Iraqi city
Islamic State claimed responsibility for a car bomb attack in the northern Iraqi city of Tal Afar, the group said on its news agency Amaq on Tuesday.
Congo opposition cry foul over web-enabled voting machines
Opposition candidates in this weekend’s presidential election in Democratic Republic of Congo demanded on Tuesday that the electoral board deactivate SIM cards in voting machines to prevent the electronic transmission of results.
