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Suspected US drone strike kills 3 alleged al-Qaida in Yemen

  SANAA / AP Yemeni security and tribal officials say suspected US drone strikes have killed three alleged al-Qaida operatives in the country’s southwestern Bayda province. They say the two Saturday strikes killed Abu Anis al-Abi, an area field commander, and two others. They spoke on condition of anonymity as they were not authorized to release the information. US drone strikes ...

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Turkey’s president eager to hear Trump’s policies on Mideast

  ISTANBUL / AP Turkey’s president says he is interested in hearing US President Donald Trump’s policies on the Middle East. President Recep Tayyip Erdogan told reporters before departing on an African tour on Sunday that Turkey wants a Mideast where countries’ territorial integrity is upheld and the region is not “shattered.” Turkey is especially concerned about the possible disintegration of ...

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Dalai Lama hopes President Trump, Putin will work for peace

  NEW DELHI / AP The Dalai Lama said he hopes that President Donald Trump and Russian President Vladimir Putin will work together for global peace. The exiled spiritual leader of Tibetan Buddhists said the world needed leaders with compassion. He made the remarks Saturday at a program in New Delhi organized by the women’s chapter of an industry group, according ...

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