Revolutionary Guards, Islamic State fighters clash in west Iran
BEIRUT (Reuters) – Three members of the Revolutionary Guards and three Islamic State militants were killed in clashes in the west of Iran on Saturday, a top Guards’ commander said, according to Tasnim news agency.
Israel urges Poland to change bill regarding its role in Nazi Holocaust
JERUSALEM (Reuters) – Israel called on Poland on Saturday to amend a bill approved this week by Polish lawmakers that would make it illegal to use statements suggesting Poland bore any responsibility for crimes against humanity committed by Nazi German…
U.N. concerned over bodies dumped in east Libyan cities
TUNIS (Reuters) – The United Nations has said it is “appalled” by apparent retaliatory killings in Libya following reports of eight bodies found in the eastern cities of Benghazi and Derna.
Honduran president sworn in amid protests after election chaos
TEGUCIGALPA (Reuters) – Honduran President Juan Orlando Hernandez called for unity on Saturday after a bitterly disputed election last year as he was sworn in for a second term, while police skirmished with protesters in the streets.
Shooting in Brazil kills at least 14 in dance club
SAO PAULO (Reuters) – Gunmen shot and killed at least 14 people early on Saturday in a crowded dance club in the northeastern Brazil city of Fortaleza, authorities said.
Greens’ centrist dash threatens Germany’s beleaguered SPD
HANOVER, Germany (Reuters) – Germany’s Greens broke with their broad-church tradition on Saturday by electing as leaders two figures from the centrist wing, a move that would make them more palatable as coalition partners for Chancellor Angela Merkel’s…
Pakistan rescue teams spot French woman climber, no communication with Polish man
ISLAMABAD (Reuters) – Pakistan military helicopters circling the treacherous “Killer Mountain” were on Saturday able to spot a French woman climber who left behind her injured Polish partner to seek help, a senior official said, but neither was able to…
Incumbent Zeman wins second term in Czech presidential run-off
PRAGUE (Reuters) – Czech President Milos Zeman defeated pro-EU academic Jiri Drahos in the Czech presidential election on Saturday, a tacit endorsement Zeman’s tough stance against immigration and his courtship of Russia and China.
Tillerson says Washington, Europe start work on Iran nuclear deal
WARSAW (Reuters) – U.S. Secretary of State Rex Tillerson said on Saturday that working groups on fixing what the U.S. sees as flaws in the Iranian nuclear deal have already begun to meet, trying to determine the scope of what is needed and how much Ira…
Turkey says U.S. has promised to stop arming YPG, warns Washington on Manbij
ANKARA/BEIRUT (Reuters) – The United States has pledged to stop supplying weapons to a Kurdish militia in Syria, Turkey said on Saturday, calling on Washington to immediately remove its troops from a Syrian town of Manbij that Turkish forces plan to ta…
