Two arrested after French counter-terrorism raid near Paris
VILLEJUIF, France (Reuters) – Two people were arrested after police found products that can be used to make explosives in a flat south of Paris on Wednesday, French Interior Minister Gerard Collomb said.
Yemen’s Saleh keeps friend and foe guessing after skirmish with Houthi allies
DUBAI (Reuters) – Yemen’s ex-president Ali Abdullah Saleh appears to have patched up a violent rift with his allies in the armed Houthi movement, but the drama has left friends and foe alike wondering anew at the wily political survivor’s next move.
Pope says Colombia visit is ‘special’, hopes it will promote peace
ABOARD THE PAPAL PLANE (Reuters) – Pope Francis said on Thursday he hopes his forthcoming visit to Colombia will help a fledgling peace process in the country, and urged a return to stability in neighboring Venezuela.
Syrian army fights to secure corridor into Deir al-Zor
BEIRUT (Reuters) – The Syrian army and its allies are fighting to secure a corridor to troops in Deir al-Zor, a day after they smashed through Islamic State lines to break the jihadist siege.
Top EU court rules eastern states must take refugees
LUXEMBOURG (Reuters) – The European Union’s highest court ruled on Wednesday that EU states must take in a share of refugees who reach Europe, dismissing complaints by Slovakia and Hungary and reigniting an angry row between east and west.
Munich memorial marks 1972 Olympic Games attack on Israeli team
MUNICH, Germany (Reuters) – Victims of the attack on the Israeli team at the 1972 Olympic Games were remembered by Germany and Israel on Wednesday with a memorial, following a long campaign by their relatives.
Myanmar plays diplomatic card to avert U.N. censure over Rohingya
YANGON/SHAMLAPUR, Bangladesh (Reuters) – Myanmar said on Wednesday it is negotiating with China and Russia to ensure they block any U.N. Security Council censure over the violence that has forced an exodus of nearly 150,000 Rohingya Muslims to Banglade…
China’s military practices for ‘surprise attack’ over sea near Korea
BEIJING (Reuters) – China’s air force has carried out exercises near the Korean peninsula, practicing to defend against a “surprise attack” coming over the sea, Chinese state media reported.
Syrian government forces used chemical weapons more than two dozen times: U.N.
GENEVA (Reuters) – Government forces have used chemical weapons more than two dozen times during Syria’s civil war, including in April’s deadly attack on Khan Sheikhoun, U.N. war crimes investigators said on Wednesday.
Indian journalists, activists protest murder of newspaper publisher
BENGALURU, India (Reuters) – Indian journalists and rights activists protested on Wednesday against the murder of an outspoken publisher of a weekly tabloid amid growing concerns about freedom of the press at a time of rising nationalism and intoleranc…
