Suspected Islamist arrested after knife attack near Tunis parliament
TUNIS (Reuters) – A suspected Islamist militant was arrested on Wednesday after wounding two policemen in a knife attack near the parliament building in Tunis, Tunisia’s interior ministry said.
Saudi-led air strike kills 21 people in Yemen: Reuters witness
DUBAI (Reuters) – An air strike by a Saudi-led military coalition killed 21 people at a market in Yemen’s northern Saadah province on Wednesday, according to a Reuters witness at the scene.
Syrian opposition rejects Russia-sponsored congress
BEIRUT/AMMAN (Reuters) – The Syrian opposition to President Bashar al-Assad rejected a Russian-sponsored congress of Syrian groups scheduled for Nov. 18 in Sochi and insisted any peace talks be held under U.N. sponsorship in Geneva, opposition official…
Grief-stricken families of Japanese abducted by North Korea pin hopes on Trump
TOKYO (Reuters) – Takuya Yokota vividly remembers clutching a flashlight and running to the ocean with his mother and twin brother to look for his older sister in the dark, shouting her name.
Liberia’s Supreme Court halts presidential run-off over fraud allegations
MONROVIA (Reuters) – Liberia’s Supreme Court has stayed next week’s presidential run-off election until it considers a challenge to first round results by a losing candidate who has alleged fraud.
Gunfire heard in Eritrea’s capital as protests break out, U.S. embassy says
NAIROBI (Reuters) – The U.S. embassy in Eritrea said on Tuesday it had received reports of gunfire in several parts of the capital, Asmara, after protests erupted in one of Africa’s most secretive nations.
Syrian opposition rejects Russia-sponsored congress, opposition member says
AMMAN (Reuters) – The Syrian opposition to President Bashar al-Assad will reject a Russian-sponsored congress of Syrian groups, which amounts to a meeting of “the regime with the regime”, a prominent opposition official told Reuters on Wednesday.
Hamas cedes Gaza border crossings to Palestinian Authority control
GAZA (Reuters) – The Islamist group Hamas began ceding control of the Gaza Strip’s border crossings with Israel and Egypt to U.S.-backed Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas on Wednesday under an agreement brokered by Cairo to end a decade of internal s…
Hong Kong seeks law banning booing of China’s national anthem
HONG KONG (Reuters) – Hong Kong will try to enact a law penalizing people who boo the Chinese national anthem “as soon as possible”, an official said on Wednesday, in a move that critics say undermines the Chinese-ruled city’s autonomy and freedoms.
Japan’s Abe re-elected prime minister after big election win
TOKYO (Reuters) – Japan’s Shinzo Abe was re-elected prime minister on Wednesday after his ruling bloc’s big election win last month and days ahead of a visit by U.S. President Donald Trump that is expected to be dominated by concerns over a volatile No…
