Only a comprehensive solution involving all parties to the Yemen crisis can resolve the conflict, the UN envoy to the war-ravaged country said Sunday at a conference boycotted by rebels. “There is no solution to this crisis but with a comprehensive dialogue that will not exclude anyone,” Ismail Ould Cheikh Ahmed told the meeting of Yemeni political parties, intellectuals and civic groups in the Saudi capital. He called on all
KATHMANDU, Nepal (AP) — A U.S. Marine Corps combat photographer from Illinois is among the eight dead who were aboard a Marine helicopter that crashed during a relief mission in earthquake-hit Nepal.
BERLIN (AP) — Ingolstadt was promoted to the Bundesliga for the first time with a 2-1 home win over Leipzig to win the German second division on Sunday.
By Will Dunham and Tom Perry WASHINGTON/BEIRUT (Reuters) – U.S special forces have carried out a raid inside Syria that killed a man identified as a senior Islamic State leader who helped direct the group’s oil, gas and financial operations, U.S. officials said on Saturday. The White House said President Barack Obama ordered the raid that killed the Islamic State figure identified as Abu Sayyaf. U.S. officials said his wife
By Will Dunham and Tom Perry WASHINGTON/BEIRUT (Reuters) – U.S special forces have carried out a raid inside Syria that killed a man identified as a senior Islamic State leader who helped direct the group’s oil, gas and financial operations, U.S. officials said on Saturday. The White House said President Barack Obama ordered the raid that killed the Islamic State figure identified as Abu Sayyaf. U.S. officials said his wife
American special operations forces killed a senior Islamic State leader who helped direct the group’s oil, gas and financial operations during a raid in eastern Syria, U.S. officials said on Saturday. The White House said President Barack Obama ordered the overnight raid that killed the man identified as Abu Sayyaf. U.S. officials said his wife, Umm Sayyaf, was captured in the raid and was being held in Iraq.
Turkish military jets shot down a Syrian aircraft after it violated Turkey’s airspace on Saturday, media reported. Turkey’s NTV news channel said it came down in Syrian territory. A Turkish military official confirmed that two F-16 fighters flying out of the Incirlik base in southern Turkey had opened fire, but was unable to give any details about the target. NATO member Turkey has a 900-km (560-mile) border with Syria and
By David Brunnstrom and Michael Martina BEIJING (Reuters) – The United States and China clashed over a territorial dispute in the South China Sea on Saturday, as China’s foreign minister asserted its sovereignty to reclaim reefs saying its determination to protect its interests is “as hard as a rock”. After a private meeting with U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry, China’s Foreign Minister Wang Yi showed no sign of backing
(Reuters) – A magnitude 5.7 earthquake hit Nepal on Saturday, about 76 km east south east of the capital Kathmandu, at a shallow depth of 10 km, the U.S. Geological Survey said. A 7.8 magnitude earthquake struck on April 25, killing more than 8,000 people and there have been a series of aftershocks since then. (Editing by David Clarke)
By Aubrey Belford and Reza Munawir KOH LIPE, Thailand/LANGSA, Indonesia (Reuters) – A boat crammed with migrants was towed out to sea by the Thai navy and then held up by Malaysian vessels on Saturday, the latest round of “maritime ping-pong” by Asian states determined not to let asylum seekers come ashore. The United Nations has called on countries around the Andaman Sea not to push back the thousands of