Protests rally in western Iran, some demonstrators detained in Tehran
DUBAI (Reuters) – Iranian police dispersed anti-government protesters in the western city of Kermanshah on Friday, the Fars semi-official news agency said, as protests spread to Tehran and apparently several other cities a day after rallies in the nort…
Thousands of Palestinians take part in anti-Trump protests
GAZA (Reuters) – Thousands of Palestinians took to the streets of Gaza and the occupied West Bank for the fourth Friday in a row in protests against U.S. President Donald Trump’s recognition of Jerusalem as Israel’s capital.
Gunman kills seven outside Coptic church in Cairo suburb: ministry
CAIRO (Reuters) – A gunman opened fire on worshippers and Egyptian security forces stationed outside a Coptic church in a Cairo suburb on Friday and killed at least seven people before he was wounded and arrested, the Interior Ministry said.
Spend on defense, Merkel’s allies say, widening gap with SPD
BERLIN (Reuters) – Chancellor Angela Merkel’s Bavarian sister party (CSU) has proposed increasing Germany’s defense spending to a level that widens a policy gap with the Social Democrats (SPD) ahead of talks on forming a governing coalition.
Riot police break up anti-government protest in western Iran
DUBAI (Reuters) – Iranian riot police dispersed protesters shouting anti-government slogans in the western city of Kermanshah on Friday, a day after similar protests in the country’s northeast, the semi-official news agency Fars reported.
Hours after Afghan blast, confused families searched desperately for news
KABUL (Reuters) – Hours after the explosion that tore through a Shi’ite cultural center in the Afghan capital Kabul on Thursday, desperate families were still searching for news, as burned bodies were brought in and wards at the nearby Istiqlal hospita…
Spanish PM calls for Catalan parliament to be formed on Jan. 17
MADRID (Reuters) – Spanish Prime Minister Mariano Rajoy called for a Catalan parliament to be formed on Jan. 17, the first step in reinstating a local government that was taken over by Madrid after illegally declaring independence in October.
Ruling by South Africa’s top court heaps more pressure on embattled Zuma
JOHANNESBURG (Reuters) – South Africa’s Constitutional Court ruled on Friday that parliament had failed to hold President Jacob Zuma to account over a scandal related to state-funded upgrades to his home, and must launch proceedings that could remove h…
After Trump criticism, China denies selling oil illicitly to North Korea
BEIJING/WASHINGTON (Reuters) – China on Friday denied reports it had been illicitly selling oil products to North Korea in violation of U.N. sanctions, after U.S. President Donald Trump said he was unhappy that China had allowed oil to reach the isolat…
Gunmen attack church near Cairo, killing nine: ministry
CAIRO (Reuters) – Gunmen killed at least nine people including three police in an attack on a Coptic Christian church south of Cairo on Friday, medical and security sources said.
