U.S. strikes Islamic State from Mediterranean carrier for first time
(Reuters) – U.S. fighter jets on Friday launched the first strikes against Islamic State targets from an aircraft carrier in the Mediterranean Sea since the start of the two-year campaign against the militant group, the U.S. Navy said.
Chance of two-state solution fading, France says in reviving Israeli-Palestinian peace push
PARIS (Reuters) – A two-state solution to the Israeli-Palestinian conflict may soon be impossible, France said on Friday as it held an international conference to revive the quest for a deal despite Israel’s warning that the effort is doomed to failure…
Finland government strikes deal with unions to boost stagnant economy
HELSINKI (Reuters) – After a year of negotiations and strikes, Finland’s center-right government convinced the country’s unions on Friday to accept an ‘internal devaluation’ that will cut workers’ benefits for the first time in a century.
Venezuela’s Maduro takes opposition congress leaders to court
CARACAS (Reuters) – President Nicolas Maduro’s legal team lodged a formal complaint in Venezuela’s Supreme Court on Friday against the National Assembly’s opposition leaders for allegedly “usurping” his role in international affairs.
Four arrested in the Vermont beating death of transgender man
(Reuters) – Four fugitives wanted in connection with the beating death of a transgender man at a Vermont homeless encampment have been arrested in San Diego, police said on Friday.
Tunisia’s powerful union rejects Essebsi call to join government
TUNIS (Reuters) – Tunisia’s powerful UGTT union, a joint winner of last year’s Nobel Peace Prize, on Friday rejected a call from the country’s president to work in a new national unity government to help push through economic reforms.
Peru presidential election tightens to tie two days before vote
LIMA (Reuters) – Peru’s presidential race tightened ahead of Sunday’s vote, with polls showing waning support for longtime front-runner Keiko Fujimori, daughter of a jailed former president.
Sri Lankan refugees in India intercepted trying to board boat to Australia
CHENNAI, India (Thomson Reuters Foundation) – Refugee activists have called on the southern Indian state of Tamil Nadu to ease restrictions on Sri Lankan refugees living in guarded camps after police intercepted a group who had escaped and were attempt…
Nigeria’s Buhari says fraudsters asked government for money to negotiate Chibok girls release
ABUJA (Reuters) – Nigeria’s President Muhammadu Buhari on Friday said fraudsters have asked the government for money to negotiate the release of more 200 girls abducted by Boko Haram militants over two years ago from their school in the northeastern to…
U.S. air strikes in Yemen kill 15 al Qaeda militants: Pentagon
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The U.S. military on Friday disclosed that it carried out an air strike in Yemen in May, killing four al Qaeda militants, and also revealed three other strikes that had not been previously reported.
