Kenyan police say four people killed during opposition demonstrations in past two weeks
NAIROBI (Reuters) – Kenya’s police said on Friday that four people had died as result of police intervention during opposition protests in the past two weeks, amid concerns violence will break out in next week’s repeat presidential vote.
Former Nazi death camp guard charged with accessory to murder
FRANKFURT (Reuters) – German public prosecutors have charged a 96-year-old former guard at a Nazi death camp with having been an accessory to murder, as Germany races against time to bring elderly suspects from the Hitler era to trial before they die.
Iraqi forces complete takeover of Kirkuk province after clashing with Kurds
BAGHDAD/KIRKUK, Iraq (Reuters) – Iraqi forces took control on Friday of the last district in the oil-rich province of Kirkuk still in the hands of Kurdish Peshmerga fighters following a three-hour battle, security sources said.
Iranian military chief visits frontline near Aleppo
BEIRUT (Reuters) – Iran’s military chief of staff visited a frontline position near the Syrian city of Aleppo, a military news outlet run by the Lebanese group Hezbollah reported on Friday, during a visit that has underlined Tehran’s deep military role…
Moscow seeks support for Russia-Chinese roadmap on North Korea
MOSCOW (Reuters) – Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov urged world powers on Friday to get behind a joint Russian-Chinese roadmap for settling the crisis over North Korea’s weapons program.
Pakistan militant group finds likely replacement after U.S. drone strike kills leader
PESHAWAR, Pakistan (Reuters) – Senior militant commander Asad Afridi has emerged as the favorite to become the new leader of a deadly Pakistani Taliban faction, militant sources said on Friday, days after a U.S. drone strike killed the group’s chief.
Spanish government aims for January regional elections in Catalonia: PSOE
MADRID (Reuters) – The Spanish government has agreed with the opposition Socialists (PSOE) to hold regional elections in January in Catalonia as part of the extraordinary package of measures to temporarily impose direct rule on the region, Socialist po…
New Zealand election result stokes housing, migration fears
SYDNEY/WELLINGTON (Reuters) – Temporary workers and foreign students previously drawn to New Zealand on the promise of gaining residency will start leaving en masse, migration agents say, as the incoming coalition government promises to cut record migr…
Iraqi and Kurdish forces clash near Kirkuk: security sources
BAGHDAD (Reuters) – Iraqi forces clashed on Friday with Kurdish forces at Altun Kupri, 35 kilometers (22 miles) north west of Kirkuk, on the road between the city and Kurdish capital Erbil, security sources said.
Attack on workers at key Pakistan port for Chinese project; 26 hurt
QUETTA, Pakistan (Reuters) – Unidentified men threw a grenade into a laborers’ hostel in the Pakistani port of Gwadar wounding 26 of them, police said on Friday, in an attack likely to raise concern about security for the Pakistani section of China’s “…
