Lebanese army, Hezbollah announce offensives against Islamic State on Syrian border
BEIRUT (Reuters) – The Lebanese army launched an offensive on Saturday against an Islamic State enclave on the northeastern border with Syria, as the Lebanese Shi’ite group Hezbollah announced an assault on the militants from the Syrian side of the fro…
Earthquake of 6.4 magnitude strikes west of Tonga: USGS
SINGAPORE (Reuters) – An earthquake of 6.4 magnitude struck 500 km (310 miles) west of the Pacific island of Tonga on Saturday, the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) said, but there were no immediate reports of any casualties or damage.
Finnish police ‘quite certain’ about attacker’s identity: local media
TURKU, Finland (Reuters) – Finnish police raided an apartment in eastern Turku and said it was “quite certain” it had identified the attacker who killed two people and wounded eight during a stabbing rampage on Friday, local media reported.
Congo landslide death toll likely to rise over 200: Ituri vice governor
DAKAR (Reuters) – A landslide in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo likely killed more than 200 people, based on estimates from the number of households submerged, the vice governor of affected Ituri province said on Friday.
Kenyan opposition files case at Supreme Court challenging election results
NAIROBI (Reuters) – Kenya’s opposition coalition went to the Supreme Court late on Friday to challenge the results of a presidential election which it says was rigged.
Ukraine plant sucked into North Korea missile row has fallen on hard times
DNIPRO, Ukraine (Reuters) – The wall around the Yuzhmash rocket factory in east Ukraine is in places overgrown with weeds, a sign of hard times at a plant which a new study says could be the source of engines that power North Korean missiles.
Exclusive: Mexico’s top diplomat visits Cuba to seek help on Venezuela crisis
MEXICO CITY (Reuters) – Mexico’s foreign minister is in Havana hoping to persuade Cuba, one of Venezuela’s top allies, to help resolve the tense political situation in the beleaguered South American nation, according to a senior Mexican official briefe…
Yemen violence worsening, more access to north needed: U.N.
UNITED NATIONS (Reuters) – Top United Nations officials on Friday warned violence in Yemen was worsening and greater access was needed to the Houthi rebel-held north, particularly through the key Red Sea port of Hodeidah.
U.S., South Korea to conduct joint exercise Aug 21-31: Pentagon
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The United States and South Korea will start a joint exercise called Ulchi Freedom Guardian (UFG) on Aug. 21 lasting through Aug. 31, the Pentagon said on Friday, as tensions had escalated over North Korea’s missile and nuclear w…
Venezuela faces outrage after new assembly takes legislative power
CARACAS/BOGOTA (Reuters) – Venezuela’s new legislative superbody was criticized by South American governments and Washington on Friday after giving itself the power to pass laws, superseding the opposition-led congress while ex-top prosecutor Luisa Ort…
