France’s FN under fire from within over its anti-euro stance
PARIS (Reuters) – Criticism of the anti-euro stance of France’s National Front is growing among party officials, who fear the position is a key reason the party is failing to turn growing popularity into election victories.
Italian student killed in Egypt criticized Cairo govt. in articles
ROME (Reuters) – An Italian student found dead by a roadside in Cairo with cigarette burns and other signs of torture on his body had written articles critical of the Egyptian government, according to the Italian newspaper that published them.
Hotel fire in Iraqi Kurdistan kills 17, governor tells local TV
ERBIL, Iraq (Reuters) – A fire at a hotel in the capital of Iraq’s Kurdistan region killed 17 people on Friday, the governor of Erbil told a local media network.
Three missing, 87 rescued after South Africa mine collapse
LILY GOLD MINE, South Africa (Reuters) – Almost 90 miners were rescued and three other workers were missing after a cave-in at a gold mine in the northeast of South Africa on Friday, mine owner Vantage Goldfields said.
U.N. migration chief says Angela Merkel is a hero
GENEVA (Reuters) – The U.N’s top migration official called German Chancellor Angela Merkel a hero on Friday, saying she had taken a principled stand to support refugees while some European leaders had failed a test of human decency.
German spy agency says ISIS sending fighters disguised as refugees
BERLIN (Reuters) – Islamic State militants have slipped into Europe disguised as refugees, the head of Germany’s domestic intelligence agency (BfV) said on Friday, a day after security forces thwarted a potential IS attack in Berlin.
Israeli troops shoot dead a Palestinian teen hurling Molotov: army
RAMALLAH, West Bank (Reuters) – Israeli soldiers shot and killed a Palestinian 17-year-old in the occupied West Bank on Friday, hospital officials said, and the Israeli military said he had been about to throw a petrol bomb.
EU negotiators dissect but don’t demolish draft deal for Britain
BRUSSELS (Reuters) – Britain’s European partners voiced reservations but no outright rejection of a draft deal to meet its demands for reformed EU membership terms on Friday when negotiators from the 28-nation bloc met for the first time to discuss the…
China’s Xi says dedicated to maintaining peace on Korean peninsula
BEIJING (Reuters) – China is dedicated to maintaining peace and stability on the Korean peninsula, Chinese President Xi Jinping told South Korea’s president on Friday, China’s Foreign Ministry said.
Travel agency in isolated Gaza recalls the “golden” 1950s
GAZA (Reuters) – Nabil Shurafa’s travel agency in Gaza was once packed with clients booking flights to London, Paris, New York or cities across the Arab world. These days, he’s lucky if anyone comes in, as so few people can get out.
