Iraqi special forces join Mosul offensive against IS
KHAZER, Iraq (AP) — Iraqi special forces charged into the Mosul battle Thursday with a pre-dawn advance on a nearby town held by the Islamic State group, a key...
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Suspected Islamic State-inspired militant stabs three Indonesian police
By Fransiska Nangoy and Fergus Jensen JAKARTA (Reuters) – A suspected supporter of Islamic State stabbed and wounded three Indonesian police on Thursday in what appeared to be the...
French police defy government in snowballing protest over lawlessness
Hundreds of French police officers protested in Paris and other cities overnight to denounce what they say are insufficient resources to fight mounting lawlessness, defying government demands that they...
Nestle: Sales edge up 1 percent despite soft pricing market
GENEVA (AP) — Nestle has reported its sales for the first nine months of 2016 rose 1 percent, as the Swiss food and drinks giant focuses on volume growth...
Nissan CEO Ghosn to head troubled Mitsubishi Motors
Carlos Ghosn, CEO of Japan's Nissan Motor, said Thursday he will become chairman of Mitsubishi Motors, presiding over efforts to turn the troubled automaker around. The Brazilian-born Frenchman, who...
The Latest: Syrian Kurd commander say Turkey still attacking
BEIRUT (AP) — The Latest on the conflict in Syria (all times local):
Turkish jets strike U.S.-backed Kurdish militia in Syria
By Ece Toksabay and Angus McDowall ISTANBUL/BEIRUT (Reuters) – Turkish jets pounded a U.S.-backed group of Kurdish-led militia fighters in northern Syria with more than 20 air strikes overnight,...
Iraqi PM says Mosul offensive going faster than expected
Iraqi Prime Minister Haider al-Abadi said on Thursday the offensive against Islamic State in Mosul was progressing more quickly than originally planned. “The forces are pushing towards the town...
Top Asian News 7:27 a.m. GMT
MANILA, Philippines (AP) — The bodies terrified Betchie Salvador, because she always knew her husband could be next. They had begun turning up in cities all over the Philippines...
Indonesia militant gets 10 years prison for Jakarta attack
JAKARTA, Indonesia (AP) — An Indonesian court on Thursday sentenced an Islamic militant to 10 years in prison for his involvement in a suicide bombing and gun attack in...
