Polish group aims for history by winter scaling of world’s second highest peak
ISLAMABAD (Reuters) – A group of Polish mountaineers set off for northern Pakistan on Sunday to start an attempt to be the first to scale K2, the world’s second highest peak, in wintertime.
South Korea seizes another ship suspected of transferring oil to North Korea
SEOUL (Reuters) – South Korean authorities have seized a Panama-flagged vessel suspected of transferring oil products to North Korea in violation of international sanctions, a customs official said on Sunday.
Earthquake rattles Athens, no immediate reports of damage
ATHENS (Reuters) – An earthquake with a preliminary reading of 4.6 rattled Athens and central Greece early Sunday, witnesses said, with no immediate reports of damage.
Probe into deadly fire at U.S. firm’s Philippines offices focuses on possible safety lapses
DAVAO CITY, Philippines (Reuters) – A government investigator into a blaze that led to the deaths of 37 staff at the southern Philippines offices of an American market research firm says there are indications of fire safety lapses that may have contributed to the tragedy.
Protests hit Tehran, two demonstrators reported killed in Iran town
DUBAI (Reuters) – Street protests hit Iran for a third day running on Saturday, spreading to the capital Tehran with crowds confronting police and attacking some state buildings, and a social media report said two demonstrators had been shot dead in a …
Merkel eyes social cohesion as she presses for new government
BERLIN (Reuters) – Conservative Chancellor Angela Merkel, under pressure after three months of failing to form a new ruling coalition, on Sunday vowed to address growing social divisions as she worked rapidly to build a stable German government.
Street protests hit Tehran, 2 demonstrators reported killed in western Iran
DUBAI (Reuters) – Street protests hit Iran for a third day running on Saturday, spreading to the capital Tehran with crowds confronting police and attacking some state buildings, and a social media report said two demonstrators had been shot dead in a …
Congo orders internet and SMS cut ahead of anti-government demonstrations
GOMA, Democratic Republic of Congo (Reuters) – Democratic Republic of Congo’s government on Saturday ordered telecommunications providers to cut internet and SMS services across the country ahead of planned anti-government demonstrations.
Turkey’s Erdogan to discuss Syria with Macron in Paris – source
PARIS (Reuters) – Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan will visit Paris on Jan. 5 to meet his French counterpart Emmanuel Macron, with the conflict in Syria high on the agenda, a source in the French president’s office said on Saturday.
Christians in shock after deadly attack on Coptic Church in Egypt
CAIRO (Reuters) – At an hour that Sama’an Farag usually spends leisurely sipping his morning tea, the doorman at the Mar Mina Coptic Church near Cairo found himself springing up to close the doors upon hearing gunshots and the sound of ricocheting bull…
