Welcome to the wall: artist Banksy opens Bethlehem hotel
BETHLEHEM, West Bank (Reuters) – Under an army watchtower and across the street from the concrete wall Israel has built in parts of the occupied West Bank, street artist Banksy has opened a guesthouse in the Palestinian city of Bethlehem.
Walls, drones and mines: Turkey tightens border as Syria incursion deepens
HOYUK MILITARY OUTPOST, Turkey (Reuters) – Turkey is steadily sealing its frontier with Syria, long infiltrated in both directions by fighters and smugglers, with fences, minefields, ditches and a wall that will snake even through the most mountainous …
Queen Elizabeth marks St David’s day with leek gifts
LONDON (Reuters) – Britain’s Queen Elizabeth handed out leeks on Friday to Welsh soldiers at Lucknow Barracks in the southwest English county of Wiltshire to mark St David’s Day, which fell on Wednesday.
Germany’s Merkel to visit Washington March 14
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – German Chancellor Angela Merkel will travel to Washington on March 14 to meet President Donald Trump, their first encounter after a rocky start to relations amid disagreements about trade, Trump’s travel ban and his comments about the media.
Baby remains found at former Church-run home for unmarried mothers
DUBLIN (Reuters) – The remains of babies, ranging from new-born to three-years-old, have been found in the sewers of a former Church-run home for unmarried mothers in Ireland, the government said on Friday.
South Africa’s Zuma says will not suspend prosecutions boss over Gordhan charges
JOHANNESBURG (Reuters) – South Africa’s President Jacob Zuma will not suspend the head of the prosecution service for laying and then withdrawing corruption charges against Finance Minister Pravin Gordhan, the presidency said on Friday.
Less damage to ancient Palmyra than feared, Syrian antiquities chief says
DAMASCUS (Reuters) – Damage to the World Heritage site of Palymra by Islamic State militants may be less than earlier believed, Syria’s antiquities chief said on Friday.
U.S. carrier puts on show of ‘commitment’, not power, in South China Sea
ABOARD THE USS CARL VINSON, South China Sea (Reuters) – The flight deck of the USS Carl Vinson shakes as a succession of F-18 fighter jets are catapulted into take-off, emitting a thunderous noise and leaving white mist in their wake.
Red Cross says seven treated for exposure to toxic agents near Mosul
BAGHDAD (Reuters) – Five children and two women are receiving treatment for exposure to chemical agents near the Iraqi city of Mosul, where Islamic State is fighting off an offensive by U.S.-backed Iraqi forces, the International Committee of the Red C…
EU to set up joint command center for foreign missions: official
BRUSSELS (Reuters) – European Union states are expected to decide on Monday to create a joint command center for the bloc’s foreign training missions in Mali, Somalia and Central African Republic, a senior EU official in Brussels said.
