Germany investigating possible religious motive behind attack on policeman
BERLIN (Reuters) – A 15-year old girl held over the stabbing of a policeman in Hanover last week may have been driven by political or religious motives, prosecutors said on Thursday, possibly inspired by Islamic State, a magazine added.
Two female Turk militants shot dead in Istanbul after attack on police bus
ISTANBUL (Reuters) – Turkish police shot dead two female militants on Thursday after they fired shots and threw a grenade at a Turkish police bus in Istanbul, local media and the city governor said.
‘Evil was done’, cardinal says after meeting abuse survivors
ROME/SYDNEY (Reuters) – Cardinal George Pell, under fire for his handling of sexual abuse of children by priests in Australia, on Thursday acknowledged “the evil that was done” and vowed to work with survivors to enact better protection measures.
Pakistani security forces say kill seven Baluch militants
QUETTA, Pakistan (Reuters) – Pakistani security forces killed seven separatist rebels in two separate gunbattles in Baluchistan province, an official from a government paramilitary unit told Reuters on Thursday, a fresh security concern in a province s…
Dutch PM Rutte urges Ankara to cut migrant flows towards zero
BRUSSELS (Reuters) – Turkey must ensure the number of refugees and migrants leaving its shores for Europe drops towards zero, Prime Minister Mark Rutte of the Netherlands, the current holder of the European Union’s presidency, said on Thursday.
After Ukraine, Kazakhstan wary of ethnic Russians broaching autonomy
KOSTANAY, Kazakhstan (Reuters) – In the city of Kostanay in northern Kazakhstan, the ribbon of St George, a black-and-orange symbol of resurgent Russian patriotism that was adopted by separatists in Ukraine, hangs from every second car’s rear-view mirr…
Lebanon’s Hezbollah condemns Gulf states for ‘terrorist’ label
BEIRUT (Reuters) – Lebanon’s armed Shi’ite Hezbollah movement on Thursday said a decision by Gulf States to designate it a terrorist organization was “reckless and hostile”.
Two Italian hostages probably killed in Libya attack: Italy
ROME (Reuters) – Two Italian civilians held hostage in Libya were probably killed this week in fighting in the western Libyan city of Sabratha, the Italian Foreign Ministry said on Thursday.
Nanny who beheaded Russian girl cites revenge for Putin’s Syria strikes
MOSCOW (Reuters) – A woman who brandished the severed head of a four-year-old girl in her care outside a Moscow metro station has said she beheaded the child to avenge Muslims killed in the Kremlin’s campaign of air strikes in Syria.
Congo agrees to extradite genocide suspect to Rwanda
KINSHASA (Reuters) – Democratic Republic of Congo will extradite a suspect in Rwanda’s 1994 genocide, Congo’s justice minister said on Thursday, retreating from an earlier demand that Rwanda first respond to Congo’s own extradition requests.
