Turkey ratchets up Syria offensive, says warplanes hit Kurdish militia

Turkey signals no quick end to Syria incursion as truck bomb kills police


ISTANBUL/KARKAMIS, Turkey Turkish forces will remain in Syria for as long as it takes to cleanse the border of Islamic State and other militants, Prime Minister Binali Yildirim said on Friday, after a truck bombing by Kurdish insurgents killed at least 11 police officers.




Japan's Abe pledges $30 billion for Africa over next three years


NAIROBI Japan's Prime Minister Shinzo Abe told African leaders on Saturday that his country will commit $30 billion in public and private support for infrastructure development on the continent.




Bangladesh police kill 'mastermind' of Dhaka cafe attack


DHAKA Bangladesh security forces killed three Islamist militants on Saturday including a Bangladesh-born Canadian citizen alleged to have masterminded an attack on a cafe in Dhaka last month in which 22 people, mostly foreigners, were killed, police said.