Islamic State claims bomb attack in Syria’s Tartous
BEIRUT (Reuters) – Islamic State said it carried out a bomb attack on the Syrian coastal city of Tartous that Syrian state media said killed two security officers.
Britain’s Queen Elizabeth misses church again due to heavy cold
SANDRINGHAM, England (Reuters) – Britain’s Queen Elizabeth missed a New Year’s Day church service on Sunday due to a heavy cold, Buckingham Palace said, a week after the 90-year-old monarch missed a Christmas Day service for the first time in decades.
Syrian warplanes strike near Damascus during fragile truce
BEIRUT (Reuters) – Syrian government warplanes resumed their bombardment of a rebel-held valley near Damascus on Sunday after nearly 24 hours with no air raids, a rebel official and monitors said, during the third day of a fragile ceasefire.
Hundreds of migrants try to storm border into Spain’s enclave of Ceuta
MADRID (Reuters) – At least 800 sub-Saharan African migrants tried to cross into Spain’s North African enclave of Ceuta from Morocco on Sunday by storming a border fence, though most were eventually turned back, the Spanish and Moroccan governments sai…
U.S.-led coalition hit Islamic State mortar position in Mosul: Pentagon
ERBIL, Iraq (Reuters) – An artillery strike by the U.S.-led coalition in the northern Iraqi city of Mosul struck a mortar position next to two empty school buildings that Islamic State had been using to target Iraqi security forces, the U.S. military s…
Kidnappers of Saudi judge already on list of wanted terrorists: ministry
DUBAI (Reuters) – Three men sought in connection with the abduction of a judge last month are already on a wanted list for their suspected involvement in terrorist attacks in eastern Saudi Arabia, the interior ministry said on Sunday.
Expelled Russian diplomats leave United States
MOSCOW (Reuters) – Russian diplomats who were expelled by order of U.S. President Barack Obama left Washington on Sunday, Russian news agencies reported, citing Russia’s embassy.
Pope says terrorism casts bloodstain over world, condemns Istanbul attack
VATICAN CITY (Reuters) – Pope Francis urged leaders to work together to fight the “plague of terrorism”, saying in his New Year’s address on Sunday that a bloodstain was covering the world as it started 2017.
China jails 67 people for involvement in mafia-style gang
BEIJING (Reuters) – A court in the eastern Chinese province of Anhui has handed out sentences of up to 20 years in jail for 67 people involved in a mafia-style gang that engaged in gambling, extortion and violence, state news agency Xinhua reported on …
Nigerian ex-militants say lost confidence in Buhari over restive Delta
YENAGOA, Nigeria (Reuters) – A group of former Nigerian militants said on Sunday it had lost confidence in the president’s efforts to end attacks on oil facilities in the Niger Delta, a major goal in efforts to reach a lasting peace settlement.
