Iraqi Kurds claim capture of town in advance on Mosul

Two police killed, 19 people wounded in bomb in east Turkey: sources


DIYARBAKIR, Turkey Two police officers were killed and 19 people were wounded when a car bomb exploded near a passing police vehicle in the eastern Turkish province of Bingol on Sunday, security sources said.




Sanaa air raids resume as Yemen truce expires, say residents


SANAA Warplanes from a Saudi-led coalition attacked targets inSanaa at dawn on Sunday, hours after a three-day truce in Yemen's war expired, residents in the capital said.




Senior politician in South Africa's ANC urges party leaders to quit


JOHANNESBURG A senior member of South Africa's ruling ANC urged its top leaders including President Jacob Zuma to quit on Sunday, saying fraud charges against Finance Minister Pravin Gordhan reflected an abuse of power to settle political scores within the party.