Holocaust survivor celebrates bar mitzvah in Israel, 80 years later
HAIFA, Israel (Reuters) – Eighty years after he missed the Jewish coming-of-age ceremony, 93-year-old Holocaust survivor Shalom Shtamberg celebrated his bar mitzvah on Thursday with his family and friends in the northern Israeli city of Haifa.
London’s Oval cricket stadium evacuated after crossbow bolt lands on pitch
LONDON (Reuters) – The Oval cricket stadium in London was evacuated on Thursday after a crossbow bolt was fired onto the pitch during a match.
Rohingya women, children die in desperate boat escape from Myanmar
SHAH PORIR DWIP ISLAND, Bangladesh (Reuters) – On a remote beach looking out onto the Bay of Bengal, a baby boy lies swaddled in cloth, his face smeared with wet sand. The bodies of nine more children and eight women lie alongside. Another woman and a …
Vietnam protests at Chinese military drill in South China Sea
HANOI (Reuters) – Vietnam on Thursday opposed what it said was a Chinese announcement of military exercises in the disputed South China Sea, amid rising tension between the neighboring countries.
Indian government rushes to defend bank note ban as doubts grow
NEW DELHI (Reuters) – India’s government scrambled to defend its attempt to crack down on the shadow economy by banning high denomination banknotes, after data showed almost all of the abolished currency had made it back into the banking system.
Kuwait emir announces state visit to Washington, talks with Trump
RIYADH (Reuters) – Kuwait’s ruler will travel to Washington on Friday and hold talks with U.S. President Donald Trump, the state news agency KUNA announced on Thursday.
Islamic State convoy in Syria appears to have turned back, U.S.-led coalition says
BEIRUT (Reuters) – A convoy of Islamic State fighters appears to have turned back after U.S.-led airstrikes thwarted its attempt to reach territory held by the militant group in eastern Syria, the head of U.S.-led forces fighting Islamic State said on …
Despite derision, Britain’s PM May might well be able to carry on… for now
LONDON (Reuters) – It was meant to silence her critics, but by pledging to lead the Conservative Party into the next election, British Prime Minister Theresa May instead unleashed a wave of derision from her foes.
Iraqi prime minister declares victory over IS in Tal Afar
ERBIL, Iraq/BAGHDAD (Reuters) – Iraqi Prime Minister Hayder al-Abadi declared victory over Islamic State militants in Tal Afar and the entire province of Nineveh on Thursday, despite continued fighting in the small town of al-‘Ayadiya.
U.S. pressure or not, U.N. nuclear watchdog sees no need to check Iran military sites
VIENNA (Reuters) – The United States is pushing U.N. nuclear inspectors to check military sites in Iran to verify it is not breaching its nuclear deal with world powers. But for this to happen, inspectors must believe such checks are necessary and so …
