Mattis eyes moving away from arming Syrian Kurdish fighters
ABOARD A U.S. MILITARY AIRCRAFT (Reuters) – U.S. Defense Secretary Jim Mattis said on Friday that as offensive operations against Islamic State in Syria entered their final stages, he expected the focus to move towards holding territory instead of armi…
U.N. council to meet on North Korea rights abuses, nuclear program in December
UNITED NATIONS (Reuters) – United Nations Security Council ministers will meet on Dec. 15 to discuss North Korea’s nuclear and missiles programs and the body will also meet separately this month to discuss human rights abuses in the North Asian country…
Kosovo PM removed from international arrest warrant: minister
PRISTINA (Reuters) – Kosovo’s Prime Minister Ramush Haradinaj was removed from an international arrest warrant issued by Serbia, lifting an obstacle to him travelling outside the country, the justice minister said on Friday.
One dead, over 100 arrested in unrest over delayed Honduran vote count
TEGUCIGALPA (Reuters) – At least one protester died, over 20 people were injured and more than 100 others were arrested for looting in Honduras after a delayed presidential vote count sparked unrest amid opposition accusations of electoral fraud.
One dead, scores hurt in protests over delayed Honduran vote count
TEGUCIGALPA (Reuters) – At least one protester died and more than 20 people were injured in Honduras after a delayed presidential vote count sparked unrest amid opposition accusations of electoral fraud.
Exclusive: Mideast nuclear plan backers bragged of support of top Trump aide Flynn
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Backers of a U.S.-Russian plan to build nuclear reactors across the Middle East bragged after the U.S. election they had backing from Donald Trump’s national security adviser Michael Flynn for a project that required lifting sanc…
Bosnian Croat war criminal Praljak killed himself with cyanide: prosecutors
AMSTERDAM (Reuters) – Bosnian Croat war crimes convict Slobodan Praljak used cyanide to kill himself in court after losing his appeal, according to preliminary autopsy findings, Dutch prosecutors said on Friday.
German police secure nail-filled package found near Christmas market
POTSDAM, Germany (Reuters) – German police on Friday secured a device full of wires and nails found near an outdoor Christmas market in the city of Potsdam, but could not establish whether it had contained explosives.
War crimes convict Praljak took cyanide, Dutch prosecutors say
AMSTERDAM (Reuters) – A preliminary autopsy indicates that Bosnian Croat war crimes convict Slobodan Praljak died of cyanide poisoning, Dutch prosecutors said on Friday.
Egypt attack victims pray, mourn in Sinai mosque amid high security
AL RAWDAH, Egypt (Reuters) – People wounded in an attack on a mosque in Egypt’s North Sinai region that killed more than 230 returned to the site to pray on Friday and a top Muslim leader urged the army to destroy the “cancer” of insurgency.
