Turkish army says 34 PKK militants killed in Northern Iraq air strikes:
The Turkish military said on Tuesday 34 militants from the terrorist Kurdistan Workers' Party (PKK) were killed in its latest air strikes on the group's camps in northern Iraq's Qandil mountain region.
More than 20 ISIS elements killed and injured in Fallujah:
The Popular Mobilization Units (PMU) Jihad Brigades forces reported destroying ISIS headquarters and three headquarters of terrorists in a rocket attack in Alsejar area north of Fallujah
Turkish Foreign Minister: US, Turkey to launch 'comprehensive' anti-ISIL operation:
Detailed talks between Washington and Ankara on the plans were completed on Sunday and regional allies including Saudi Arabia, Qatar and Jordan as well as Britain and France may also take part, Çavusoglu said in an interview. "The technical talks [were] concluded yesterday" he said
Turkey introduces visa requirements for Libyans;
Turkey had been one of the few countries which Libyans could without a visa and became a major holiday destination for Libyans seeking to escape the chaos and violence gripping the oil producer four years after the ousting of Muammar Gaddafi.
Dozens killed in Syria government air strikes:
At least 30 civilians have been killed by Syrian government air strikes targeting Idlib province and Damascus suburbs, Al Jazeera's correspondent in Syria and a monitoring group said.
Islamic State releases images said to show destruction of Palmyra temple:
Social media images claim to show militants blowing up 2,000-year-old temple of Baal Shamin in ancient Syrian city
14 killed as Yemen's government declares Taiz 'a disaster area':
"The situation is awful and the fighting is happening on many fronts. All the hospitals have closed except for one, so there's a shortage of medical care," Taiz resident Abdul Aziz Mohammed told Reuters news agency.
In Yemen, Anti-Houthi Operations Confront Forceful Opposition:
The Saudi-led offensive against rebels in Yemen has lost its initial momentum. After breaking out of Aden and advancing into the lightly defended areas of Lahj and Ibb provinces, anti-Houthi advances have now reached areas where forces loyal to former Yemeni President Ali Abdullah Saleh, which include the Houthis, are more concentrated.
Saudis turn a blind eye as Qaeda gains ground in Yemen:
Al-Qaeda has gained more ground amidst the chaos in Yemen -- this time in second city Aden -- but for now Saudi Arabia is turning a blind eye to its longtime enemy, experts say.
3 Saudi soldiers killed in action against Yemen rebels:
Three Saudi soldiers were killed and three others wounded along the Yemeni border in the past 24 hours of fighting and by rocket fire and artillery shelling from Yemen's Shiite rebels, the Saudi military said.
3 Killed in Clashes between Rival Armed Groups in Refugee Camp in Lebanon:
Three people were killed in clashes overnight and into Tuesday morning between rival armed groups in Ain al-Hilweh, the Lebanon's largest Palestinian refugee camp, near the Southern city of Sidon, medical sources said.
Central African Republic Militia Kills 42 People:
Gunmen forced the vehicle to stop by shooting at its tires when it entered a village in the Bambari region, about 365 kilometers (227 miles) northeast of Bangui, the capital, Bernard Bapou, regional secretary for the Red Cross, said by phone on Tuesday, citing the only passenger who survived.
Child bomber kills up to six in northeast Nigeria:
Witnesses reported seeing a "young girl" trying to get into the station in the Yobe state capital Damaturu around 7:00 am and refusing to be searched by security guards at the gate before blowing herself up.
Libya: Air raids in Sirte. ISIS kills four:
Terror reigns in Sirte. Military fighter aircraft bombed ISIS positions Tuesday morning with an imprecise number of victims.
Libya wants international air strikes against ISIS:
"People are dying, are crucified, are disinterred from their graves, are burned alive. Libyans don't understand why the international community doesn't wake up to these dangers."
14 Taliban Insurgents Killed in Clashes in Afghanistan :
At least 14 members of the insurgent Taliban movement were killed in clashes with security forces in various parts of Afghanistan, authorities reported today.
NATO fighting to prevent Taliban taking opium-growing Helmand town:
U.S. forces are back helping Afghan troops repel Taliban insurgents from the strategic opium-growing town of Musa Qala in Helmand province, where in 2007 British and U.S. soldiers waged one of the emblematic battles of the war.
U.S. Army Reopens Criminal Inquiry Into Afghan Civilians' Murders:
The United States military has reopened a criminal investigation into a series of at least 17 murders of civilians in 2012 and 2013 for which Afghan officials blamed an Army Special Forces team
S Korea stops cross-border broadcast in deal with North:
Deal comes after Pyongyang expressed regret over recent wounding of South Korean soldiers.
U.S. to deploy F-22 fighter jets to Europe:
The United States will deploy F-22 fighter jets to Europe very soon as part of a broader effort to support eastern European members of the NATO alliance unnerved by Russia's intervention in Ukraine, Air Force Secretary Deborah James said on Monday.
Map shows how enormous US military spending really is:
Not only does the US defense budget equal about half the world's total military spending, but a huge chunk of the rest of the total is spent by close American allies
After Libya beatings, migrant teen dies on eve of Italy arrival:
A 15-year-old Somalian who survived beatings and forced labour in Libya died on the final stretch of his journey to Europe, Doctors Without Borders (MSF) said Tuesday.
Wave of desperate refugee board trains toward EU:
Hungary builds razor wire fence to keep them out
Record number of refugees enter Hungary from Serbia:
More than 2,000 refugees crossed frontier on Monday, just days before Hungary completes a border fence.
'The wave has reached us:' EU gropes for answers to refugee surge:
A surge in refugee, many of them from Syria, hit Hungary's southern border on Tuesday, passing through gaps in an unfinished barrier to a Europe groping for answers to its worst refugee crisis since World War Two
Suspected arson attack on German refugee shelter:
The hall in the eastern town of Nauen, located 15km west of the capital Berlin, had been redesigned to house about 130 asylum seekers, who were awaiting transfer to permanent housing locations.
El Salvador Declares Gangs Terrorist Organizations:
El Salvador's two most powerful gangs, Barrio 18 and Mara Salvatrucha, are now considered terrorist organizations by the Salvadoran government, after a Supreme Court ruling Monday found the gangs' actions "indiscriminately" affect the "fundamental rights of the population."
California Democrats Say Decree Against Venezuela Violates Law:
The Central Committee of California Democratic Party (CADEM) passed a resolution urging President Barack Obama to repeal the decree that imposed sanctions on Venezuela and branded the country an "extraordinary threat" to the United States.
Only three of 116 Guantánamo detainees were captured by US forces:
Bulk of remaining detainees - who US politicians refer to as 'worst of the worst' - were rounded up by Pakistani and Afghan spies, warlords and security services.
China's Central Bank Injects $23.4 Billion as Yuan Intervention Drains Funds:
China's central bank injected the most funds via open-market operations in six months and cut lenders' reserve ratios, adding cash as it buys yuan to prop up the exchange rate and tries to arrest a stock-market slide.
US stocks surge after China cuts rates to help economy:
The move erased some of the stock market's heavy losses from a day earlier when concerns over a slowdown in China's economy rattled global markets and knocked down the Dow Jones industrial average more than 588 points.
Chinese Central Banker Blames Fed For Market Rout:
While the western mainstream media meme is that "this is all China's fault" - despite the fact that the real break happened after the FOMC Minutes last week - Xinhua reports that China central bank blames wide-spread expectations of a Fed rate hike in September for the global market rout... demanding The Fed "remain patient."
US oil finishes below $40 for first time since 2009:
US benchmark West Texas Intermediate (WTI) for October delivery dropped $2.21 to $38.24 a barrel on the New York Mercantile Exchange, its first below-$40 close since February 2009.
Jeb Bush: Asians abusing US birthright citizenship: -
Republican White House hopeful Jeb Bush on Monday accused Asians of abusing rules allowing infants born in the United States to be American citizens, amid a campaign row over immigration.
