Rebel groups clash with each other in Syria’s Aleppo
BEIRUT (Reuters) – Syrian rebel factions fought each other in besieged eastern Aleppo on Thursday, officials from two of the groups and a war monitor said, potentially undermining their efforts to fend off a major Russian-backed offensive.
Turkey’s Erdogan says Germany has become ‘haven for terrorists’
ANKARA (Reuters) – Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan said on Thursday Germany had become a haven for terrorists and would be “judged by history”, accusing it of failing to root out supporters of a U.S.-based cleric Ankara blames for July’s failed milita…
Swiss attorney general halts Iran talks political espionage case
ZURICH (Reuters) – Switzerland’s attorney general has halted an investigation into suspected political espionage at a Geneva hotel, which was opened a month after talks on Iran’s nuclear plans took place.
U.N. says 239 migrants die in two shipwrecks off Libya
GENEVA (Reuters) – At least 239 migrants have died in two shipwrecks off Libya, the United Nations said on Thursday.
Protests at fishmonger’s death test Moroccan monarchy’s nerves
RABAT (Reuters) – Grainy video images and the screams of a young fishmonger who was crushed to death in a garbage truck while trying to stop police destroying his stock have shocked Moroccans and brought thousands on to the streets to protest.
Lebanon’s Hariri named new PM, wins speaker’s support
BEIRUT (Reuters) – Lebanon’s president asked Sunni leader Saad al-Hariri to form a new government on Thursday, after he won the support of a majority of MPs including the influential parliament speaker who said he would cooperate with efforts to set up…
Yemen peace hopes flicker as Saudi studies U.N. plan: diplomats
DUBAI/UNITED NATIONS (Reuters) – Diplomats promoting a U.N. plan to end Yemen’s war detect cautious support for its ideas from Saudi Arabia, raising hopes the proposals might unlock stalled efforts to end the 19-month-old conflict and a worsening human…
EU commissioner apologizes for remarks on China
BRUSSELS (Reuters) – European Commissioner Guenther Oettinger issued a formal apology on Thursday for remarks that the Chinese government had said were offensive.
Exclusive: Global tobacco treaty leaders propose ejecting delegates with ties to industry
NEW YORK/NEW DELHI (Reuters) – The leadership of a World Health Organization (WHO) treaty aimed at controlling tobacco could be about to get tougher with the global tobacco industry.
Police beat Kenyan anti-graft protesters, fire tear gas: witness
NAIROBI (Reuters) – Police beat anti-corruption protesters with batons in the Kenyan capital on Thursday and fired volleys of tear gas to disperse the demonstrators, Reuters witnesses said.
