Pope tells bishops to have zero tolerance for sexual abuse
VATICAN CITY (Reuters) – Pope Francis has told bishops around the world they must adhere to a policy of zero tolerance for clergy who sexually abuse children and begged forgiveness for “a sin that shames us”.
Syrian suspected of planning truck attack in Germany arrested: prosecutors
BERLIN (Reuters) – A Syrian migrant who arrived in Germany two years ago has been arrested on suspicion of seeking funds from Islamic State to drive truck bombs into a crowd, a German state prosecutor’s office said on Monday.
Israeli police question Netanyahu over alleged gifts: media
JERUSALEM (Reuters) – Police investigators began questioning Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu at his official residence in Jerusalem on Monday on suspicion of receiving gifts from businessmen in breach of his role as a public servant, Israeli media sa…
Daughter of South Korean leader’s friend arrested in Denmark amid graft probe
SEOUL (Reuters) – The daughter of one of the central figures in a South Korean influence-peddling scandal that led to President Park Geun-hye’s impeachment will face extradition proceedings in Denmark after Danish police arrested her on an Interpol req…
Gambian authorities shut three radio stations amid post-election crisis
DAKAR (Reuters) – Gambian security agents closed three private radio stations near the capital, Banjul, amid an escalating political crisis triggered by President Yahya Jammeh’s refusal to accept his election defeat.
Islamic State claims Istanbul attack, gunman remains at large
CAIRO/ISTANBUL (Reuters) – Islamic State claimed responsibility on Monday for a New Year’s Day mass shooting in a packed Istanbul nightclub that killed 39 people, an attack carried out by a lone gunman who remains at large.
U.S.-led strikes in Iraq, Syria have killed at least 188 civilians: U.S. military
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – At least 188 civilians have been killed in U.S.-led strikes against Islamic State targets in Iraq and Syria since the operation began in 2014, the U.S. military said in a statement on Monday.
In Istanbul nightclub, gunman picked off the wounded
ISTANBUL (Reuters) – Shot in the arm and slumped behind a table, Francois al-Asmar played dead as the gunman walked through the exclusive Istanbul nightclub shooting the wounded as they lay on the ground.
Germany’s Merkel to skip Davos on eve of Trump presidency
BERLIN (Reuters) – German Chancellor Angela Merkel is steering clear of the World Economic Forum in Davos, a meeting expected to be dominated by debate over the looming presidency of Donald Trump and rising public anger with elites and globalization.
North Korea’s claim on ICBM test plausible: experts
SEOUL (Reuters) – North Korea has been working through 2016 on developing components for an intercontinental ballistic missile (ICBM), making the isolated nation’s claim that it was close to a test-launch plausible, international weapons experts said o…
