Islamic State bombing kills dozens in east Syria: war monitor
BEIRUT (Reuters) – At least one Islamic State car bomb killed dozens of people at a refugee gathering on the east side of the Euphrates River in Syria on Saturday, the British-based Syrian Observatory for Human Rights said.
U.S. service member killed in Afghanistan: U.S. military
KABUL (Reuters) – A U.S. service member was killed in eastern Afghanistan on Saturday, the military said, without giving details of his identity or the circumstances of his death, which occurred as American forces have stepped up operations against the…
Saudi Arabia says it intercepts missile close to capital
RIYADH (Reuters) – Saudi Arabia’s air defense forces intercepted a ballistic missile fired from Yemen over the capital Riyadh on Saturday, state news agencies reported.
U.S. warns of threat to diplomatic staff in Somali capital
NAIROBI (Reuters) – The United States’ diplomatic mission in Somalia has directed all non-essential staff to leave the capital Mogadishu, saying it had received a “specific threat” against its employees.
Venezuela frees two anti-Maduro activists; scores still jailed
CARACAS, Venezuela (Reuters) – Venezuelan authorities overnight freed two activists who were in jail for more than a year after being accused of plotting against socialist President Nicolas Maduro, the opposition said on Saturday.
Lebanese PM Hariri resigns, attacking Iran and Hezbollah
BEIRUT (Reuters) – Lebanon’s prime minister Saad al-Hariri resigned on Saturday, saying he believed there was an assassination plot against him and accusing Iran and its Lebanese ally Hezbollah of sowing strife in the Arab world.
European nations condemn detention of lawyer in slain Italian student investigation
CAIRO (Reuters) – Several European countries have criticized the detention of an Egyptian human rights lawyer who is helping investigate the murder of Italian student Giulio Regeni.
Italy seizes 100 tonnes of diesel on ship sailing from Libya
ROME (Reuters) – Italian police said on Saturday they had seized more than 100 tonnes of contraband diesel from a ship which set sail from Libya and arrested the captain for smuggling and money-laundering.
Saudi-led coalition says strike hit a legitimate target in Yemen
CAIRO (Reuters) – A Saudi-led military coalition said on Saturday an air strike that hit a market in Yemen’s northern Saadah province was a legitimate military target, the Saudi news agency reported.
Germany seeks to calm Poland’s outrage over minister’s call for ‘resistance’
BERLIN/WARSAW (Reuters) – Germany on Saturday sought to defuse a diplomatic row with Poland, saying a call by the German defense minister to support a “democratic resistance” in the neighboring country had been taken out of context.
