At least 15 killed in air strikes in eastern Libya: medical source, witness
TRIPOLI (Reuters) – At least 15 people including women and children were killed in air strikes on eastern Libyan city of Derna late on Monday, a medical source and a witness said.
Major Venezuelan opposition parties to boycott local polls
CARACAS (Reuters) – Three of Venezuela’s largest opposition parties vowed on Monday to boycott mayoral polls later this year in protest at an election system they say is biased in favor of President Nicolas Maduro’s ruling socialists.
German parties start to find common ground in coalition talks
BERLIN (Reuters) – Parties seeking to form Germany’s next government found common ground in areas of social policy and digital infrastructure on Monday, but remain far apart on issues that provoked stormy clashes last week.
U.S. captures suspected Benghazi attack militant
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – U.S. forces have captured a militant who is believed to have played a role in a 2012 attack on a U.S. diplomatic compound in Benghazi, Libya, that killed U.S. Ambassador Christopher Stevens and three other Americans, U.S. officia…
Wife of Russian accused of Putin assassination plot shot dead in Kiev
KIEV (Reuters) – The Ukrainian wife of a Chechen man accused by Russia of plotting to kill President Vladimir Putin was shot and killed outside Kiev on Monday in an attack that also wounded her husband, Ukrainian interior ministry officials said.
Seven killed as Israel destroys tunnel dug under Gaza border
GAZA/JERUSALEM (Reuters) – Seven Palestinian militants were killed on Monday when Israel blew up what it said was a tunnel being dug underneath the Gaza Strip border.
Spanish prosecutor accuses sacked Catalan leader of rebellion
BARCELONA/MADRID (Reuters) – Spain’s state prosecutor accused sacked Catalan leader Carles Puigdemont on Monday of rebellion and sedition as the former regional president traveled to Belgium with other members of his ousted administration and hired a l…
U.S. captures suspected Benghazi attack militant: officials
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – U.S. forces have captured a militant who is believed to have played a role in a 2012 attack on a U.S. diplomatic compound in Benghazi, Libya, that killed U.S. Ambassador Christopher Stevens and three other Americans, three U.S. o…
Turkey threatens legal action after lawmaker calls Erdogan ‘fascist dictator’
ANKARA (Reuters) – President Tayyip Erdogan’s spokesman threatened a prominent opposition lawmaker with legal action on Monday for calling the Turkish leader a fascist dictator.
U.S. military captures militant believed to have role in Benghazi attack: official
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – U.S. Special Operation Forces have captured a militant who is believed to have played a role in a 2012 attack on a U.S. diplomatic compound in Benghazi, Libya, that killed U.S. Ambassador Christopher Stevens and three other Ameri…
