Iraqi PM says has won back half of ISIS-held territories
MUNICH (Reuters) – Iraqi forces have won back half of the territory previously under the control of Islamic State militants, Prime Minister Haider al-Abadi told a security conference in Germany on Friday.
Moscow court rejects lawsuit against Putin from Kremlin critic Navalny: RIA
MOSCOW (Reuters) – A Moscow court has rejected a lawsuit filed against Russian President Vladimir Putin by opposition leader Alexei Navalny, the RIA news agency quoted a spokeswoman for the court as saying on Friday.
Colombia’s ELN rebels declare 72-hour lockdown
BOGOTA (Reuters) – The National Liberation Army, a leftist Colombian rebel group known as ELN, has declared a 72-hour armed lockdown in areas where they operate, restricting transport and commerce amid signs of further delays in their efforts to begin …
Greek police fire tear gas at angry farmers rallying in Athens
ATHENS (Reuters) – Greek riot police fired tear gas at farmers protesting against pension reform plans on Friday who hurled stones at the agriculture ministry in central Athens ahead of a major demonstration outside parliament scheduled for later in th…
Two buildings collapse in central Istanbul, no one injured
ISTANBUL (Reuters) – Two buildings collapsed in central Istanbul on Friday, sending a haze of dust through one of the city’s busy tourist districts, but officials said no one was believed to have been injured.
Millennium after split, pope and Russian church to meet in Cuba
HAVANA (Reuters) – Pope Francis and the head of the Russian Orthodox Church meet in Havana on Friday, nearly 1,000 years after Eastern Orthodoxy split with Rome, for the first encounter in history between a Roman Catholic pope and a Russian Orthodox pa…
Bolivia’s Morales loses ground ahead of Feb. 21 referendum: poll
LA PAZ (Reuters) – Bolivian President Evo Morales has lost ground in his effort at changing the constitution to allow him to run for a third term, according to a poll published on Friday.
Britain says missing Hong Kong bookseller ‘involuntarily removed’ to China
HONG KONG (Reuters) – Britain said on Friday a missing Hong Kong seller of gossipy books on China’s leaders had likely been “involuntarily removed” to China from Hong Kong, constituting a “serious breach” of a longstanding bilateral treaty between the …
With prize in sight, Brexit camp risks dashing its dream
WITHAM, England (Reuters) – Striding through a housing estate in the drizzle to hand out leaflets, 52-year-old builder Kevin Lovett throws up his arms in despair as he rails against the deceit he sees at the heart of the European Union.
Srebrenica general died of natural causes, war crimes court says
AMSTERDAM (Reuters) – Bosnian Serb general Zdravko Tolimir, who was sentenced to life in prison for crimes including his role in the massacre of 8,000 Muslim men and boys in Srebrenica, died of natural causes this week, the court that convicted him sai…
