Islamic State issues video of purported Tajik attackers
Islamic State sought to bolster its claim of responsibility for an attack which killed four Western tourists in Tajikistan, releasing a video on Tuesday purportedly showing attackers pledging allegiance to the militant group.
Vietnam graft crackdown claims first military scalp with ‘Little Baldy’
A Vietnamese military court on Tuesday sentenced the first military official to go on trial in the communist-ruled country’s ongoing crackdown against corruption to 12 years in jail.
Iranian interior minister says Trump not trustworthy for talks: Fars news
Iran does not trust the United States as a negotiating partner, the interior minister in Tehran said on Tuesday, a day after President Donald Trump offered to meet his Iranian counterpart for talks without preconditions.
Afghanistan plans to hold presidential election on April 20 next year: source
Afghanistan will hold its next presidential election on April 20 next year, an official with knowledge of the matter said on Tuesday.
Once oil wealthy, Venezuela’s largest state struggles to keep the lights on
Across Maracaibo, the capital of Venezuela’s largest state, residents unplug refrigerators to guard against power surges. Many only buy food they will consume the same day. Others regularly sleep outside.
Zimbabwe observer group concerned about independence of electoral agency
A Zimbabwean election observer group said on Tuesday there were concerns about the independence of the country’s election commission in the run-up to the July 30 vote but noted the election was handled better than in previous years.
Islamic State claims southern Philippine blast that killed 11
A bomb exploded in a van in the restive southern Philippines on Tuesday, killing 11 people at a military checkpoint in what militant group Islamic State called a suicide attack for which it claimed responsibility.
How do you sleep at night? After fire, Greek opposition seeks resignations
Greece’s conservative opposition on Tuesday demanded the heads of the emergency services resign following a blaze that killed more than 90 people, decrying their “pathetic” leadership during one of the country’s worst natural disasters.
Thailand asks UK to extradite convicted former PM Yingluck
Thailand has asked Britain to extradite former prime minister Yingluck Shinawatra, overthrown in a coup in 2014 and sentenced in absentia to jail for negligence, Prime Minister Prayuth Chan-ocha said on Tuesday.
Senior Iranian diplomat says Tehran sees no value in Trump’s talks offer: FARS
The head of Iran’s Strategic Council on Foreign Relations said on Tuesday that Tehran saw no value in U.S. President Donald Trump’s offer to meet the Iranian president for talks without preconditions.
