Libyan coast guard intercepts more than 900 migrants: spokesman
TRIPOLI (Reuters) – Libya’s coast guard intercepted 906 migrants off the western city of Sabratha on Friday, a spokesman said.
U.S. warns of new reports Congo troops killing, raping women, children
UNITED NATIONS (Reuters) – The United States warned on Friday that it had received new reports from within Democratic Republic of Congo accusing Congolese troops of actively carrying out a campaign of killing and raping women and children in the centra…
Seven sailors missing after U.S. Navy destroyer collides with container ship off Japan
TOKYO (Reuters) – Search and rescue efforts went on after dark for seven U.S. sailors missing after the U.S. Navy destroyer USS Fitzgerald collided with a Philippine-flagged container ship more than three times its size off eastern Japan early on Satur…
Egyptian police deploy to deter Red Sea islands protest
CAIRO (Reuters) – Egyptian police deployed in force on Friday to deter protests against President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi’s plan to transfer two Red Sea islands to Saudi Arabia.
Armenian-backed separatists say three soldiers killed by Azeri forces
YEREVAN (Reuters) – Armenian-backed separatists said on Friday three of their soldiers were killed by Azeri forces along the boundary with the breakaway Nagorno-Karabakh region.
Iran should stop interfering in Iraq, Iraqi VP Allawi says
CAIRO (Reuters) – Iran’s support to Shi’ite groups in Iraq is obstructing efforts to bridge the sectarian divide ahead of a parliamentary election next year, Iraqi Vice President Iyad Allawi said on Friday.
Upbeat EU calls Britain to order in Brexit talks
BRUSSELS (Reuters) – EU officials see the start of Brexit talks on Monday as a sign Theresa May is accepting their format for negotiations but they expect no quick deals and are wary the prime minister may try to break with Brussels protocol.
Three Palestinians shot dead after killing Israeli officer
JERUSALEM (Reuters) – Israeli security forces shot dead three Palestinians who carried out shooting and stabbing attacks in which an Israeli border policewoman was killed in Jerusalem on Friday, police said.
1980s child murder case grips France
DIJON, France (Reuters) – A couple in their 70s were put under investigation in France on Friday over the grisly murder of their four-year-old great nephew over 30 years ago, reviving memories of an infamous case and sweeping news of an impending elect…
Kohl triumphed over skeptics to deliver German reunification and the euro
BERLIN (Reuters) – A towering figure of post-war European politics, Helmut Kohl pushed through German reunification and was a driving force behind the creation of the euro during a 16-year reign as German chancellor that spanned the tumultuous final de…
