Smuggled by boat or scaling wrecked bridges, residents escape Mosul’s besieged west
HASSAN SHAM, Iraq (Reuters) – They wait for nightfall before attempting the perilous escape across bombed-out bridges and front lines between Islamic State militants and Iraqi forces.
Two foreign nationals detained at Istanbul airport over nightclub attack: NTV
ISTANBUL (Reuters) – Turkish police detained two foreign nationals at Istanbul’s main Ataturk Airport in connection with a gun attack which killed 39 people at an Istanbul nightclub on New Year’s Day, Turkish broadcaster NTV reported on Tuesday.
South Korea seeks extradition from Denmark of daughter of Park’s friend
SEOUL (Reuters) – South Korean authorities said on Tuesday they will proceed with steps to extradite Chung Yoo-ra, the daughter of a central figure in a South Korean political scandal that has led to a parliamentary vote to impeach President Park Geun-…
Germany charges man with role in Islamic State executions in Syria
BERLIN (Reuters) – Germany’s chief prosecutor has charged a 28-year-old German citizen with murder, belonging to a terrorist group and committing war crimes for his role in the execution of six detainees by Islamic State militants in Syria in 2015.
No proof Russian hacking influenced U.S. election: Trump spokesman
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – No evidence has emerged to suggest Russian hacking influenced the outcome of the U.S. presidential election and it would be irresponsible to jump to conclusions before receiving a final intelligence report, Donald Trump’s spokesm…
Forced far from home, Syrians struggle to start over in Idlib
BEIRUT (Reuters) – The day he left the Damascus suburb of Daraya, Mohamad Abu Ammar took a photo in the graveyard to remember relatives he would be leaving behind, not knowing if he would ever return to his hometown.
Nigerian officials seize cocaine ‘factory-packed’ inside shoes at Abuja airport
LAGOS (Reuters) – Nigerian anti-drug officers found 9.15 kg (20 pounds) of cocaine worth $4.7 million “factory-packed” inside a new pair of shoes that arrived at Abuja airport on a flight from Brazil, authorities said on Tuesday.
Police in India’s tech hub urged to investigate New Year attacks on women
BENGALURU, India (Reuters) – Reports of sexual assaults on women revelers at New Year’s Eve celebrations in India’s southern information technology hub of Bengaluru have spurred women’s rights activists to demand that police investigate.
Migrants protest at Italy center after young woman dies
ROME (Reuters) – Migrants barricaded staff inside a reception center in northern Italy in a protest over living conditions there after the death of a young woman, officials said.
Israel awaits verdict in divisive soldier shooting case
JERUSALEM (Reuters) – Last March, Sergeant Elor Azaria, a 19-year-old Israeli army medic deployed to the occupied West Bank, shot and killed a Palestinian assailant as he lay wounded and motionless on the ground after attempting to stab an Israeli sold…
