Tears of joy as rebels sign ceasefire with Colombian government
HAVANA/BOGOTA (Reuters) – Colombia’s government and leftist FARC rebels signed a historic ceasefire deal on Thursday that brought them tantalizingly close to ending the longest running conflict in the Americas.
Boat migrant rescues surge as calm seas return to Mediterranean
ABOARD THE TOPAZ RESPONDER (Reuters) – Ships manned by humanitarian organizations, the Italian navy and coast guard helped rescue about 4,500 boat migrants on Thursday as calm seas returned to the Mediterranean, prompting a surge in departures from Nor…
Gunman takes hostages in German cinema, is shot dead by police
VIERNHEIM, Germany (Reuters) – A masked gunman took hostages at a cinema in western Germany on Thursday before police stormed the complex and shot him dead, police said.
Are fears of mass unemployment in China overblown?
WENXI, China (Reuters) – Despite its sputtering economy – or perhaps because of it – China’s labor market may be able to provide more jobs for laid off workers than many think.
Morocco arrests 10 suspected Islamist militants, including Algerian
RABAT (Reuters) – Morocco said on Thursday that it had dismantled a suspected militant cell inspired by the radical group Islamic State and that it had arrested 10 men who were planning attacks in the North African kingdom.
Offensives against Islamic State could displace 2.3 million Iraqis: U.N.
BAGHDAD (Reuters) – Upcoming military offensives in Iraq against Islamic State, including an assault on the northern city of Mosul, could displace at least 2.3 million people, the United Nations humanitarian coordinator for Iraq said on Thursday.
Brazil’s Temer vows not to meddle in ‘Operation Car Wash’ probe
BRASILIA (Reuters) – Brazil’s interim President Michel Temer, whose party is under fire after recent scandals forced three of his Cabinet ministers to quit during his 40 days in power, pledged not to interfere in the sweeping corruption probe known as…
Black boxes from crashed EgyptAir flight will go to France for repair
CAIRO (Reuters) – Egyptian investigators said on Thursday they would take the memory chips from the black boxes of crashed EgyptAir flight MS804 to France next week for repairs.
U.N. Security Council condemns North Korea missile launches
UNITED NATIONS (Reuters) – The United Nations Security Council on Thursday condemned North Korea’s most recent ballistic missile launches as a grave violation of an international ban and called on the 193 U.N. member states to enforce toughened sanctio…
U.S.-backed Syrian forces clash with Islamic State on outskirts of Manbij
AMMAN (Reuters) – U.S.-backed Syrian forces were fighting through Islamic State defenses on the edge of Manbij city, a militant stronghold near the Turkish border, a senior military official with the American-led coalition fighting the group said on Th…
