U.S.-led fight against ISIS killed four civilians in February: Pentagon
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Four civilians were killed in February by U.S.-led coalition forces in Iraq and Syria, the U.S. military said on Saturday as it updated a tally of accidental deaths in the fight against the Islamic State militants.
Colombia mudslide, flooding kill 254 in midnight deluge
MOCOA, Colombia (Reuters) – Flooding and mudslides in the Colombian city of Mocoa sent torrents of water and debris crashing onto houses in the early hours of Saturday morning, killing 254 people, injuring hundreds and sending terrified residents, some…
Seeking Kurdish support, Turkey’s Erdogan calls himself ‘guardian of peace’
DIYARBAKIR, Turkey (Reuters) – President Tayyip Erdogan described himself as a “guardian of peace” on Saturday as he called on Kurds in conflict-torn southeast Turkey to vote ‘yes’ in a referendum in two weeks time on reforms that would grant him sweep…
Israeli police kill Palestinian who stabbed three in Jerusalem
JERUSALEM (Reuters) – Israeli paramilitary police officers shot dead a Palestinian on Saturday after he stabbed three Israelis in Jerusalem’s Old City, a police spokesman said.
Bomb wounds 16 near police training center in Egypt’s Nile Delta
CAIRO (Reuters) – At least 13 policemen and three civilians were wounded when a bomb exploded near a police training center in the Nile Delta city of Tanta on Saturday in an attack claimed by a militant Islamist group.
Russia opens criminal case against new Moscow protest backers
MOSCOW (Reuters) – Russian investigators on Saturday opened a criminal case against unidentified internet users calling for what authorities say is an illegal anti-government protest in central Moscow on Sunday.
Islamic State second-in-command killed in airstrike, Iraqi intelligence says
BAGHDAD (Reuters) – Ayad al-Jumaili, believed to be a deputy of Islamic State leader Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi, was killed in an air strike on Friday, an Iraqi intelligence spokesman said on Saturday.
Protester dies, minister sacked after Paraguay re-election vote
ASUNCION (Reuters) – Two top Paraguayan government officials were fired on Saturday after a protester died in violent clashes sparked by a secret Senate vote on a constitutional amendment that would allow President Horacio Cartes to run for re-election…
Presidential hopeful Fillon warns France could face Greece’s fate
BIGUGLIA, Corsica – Conservative presidential candidate Francois Fillon warned in Corsica on Saturday that France faced the same fate as debt-ridden Greece, deliberately reviving the “failing state” controversy he stoked on the Mediterranean island 10 …
British police says all those arrested after London attack now released
LONDON (Reuters) – All 12 people arrested in connection with the March 22 attack that left five people dead close to the British parliament have now been released without charge, London’s Metropolitan Police said on Saturday.
