Syrian fighter jet apparently downed, pilot believed rescued: monitor
AMMAN (Reuters) – A Syrian jet plane was probably shot down on Thursday by Islamic State militants near a military airport in southern Syria but the pilot appears to have been rescued, a monitor said.
North Korea prepares one or two intermediate-range missiles: Yonhap
SEOUL (Reuters) – North Korea has deployed one or two intermediate-range ballistic missiles on its east coast, possibly preparing for launch on or around Friday, the anniversary of the birth of the country’s founder, South Korea’s Yonhap news agency re…
Israeli soldiers kill Palestinian axe assailant: military
JERUSALEM (Reuters) – Israeli soldiers shot dead an axe-wielding Palestinian assailant on Thursday, the military said, the first such fatal incident in three weeks in the Israeli-occupied West Bank.
Opponents of Russian annexation persecuted in Crimea: Europe rights body
BRUSSELS (Reuters) – Europe’s leading human rights organization said on Thursday that Crimea’s indigenous Muslim Tatars and other opponents of the region’s annexation by Russia face persecution including police intimidation and brutality.
Case of crashed Russian plane referred to Egypt security prosecutor
CAIRO (Reuters) – Egypt’s Public Prosecutor Ahmed Sadeq said on Thursday he had referred the case of the Russian airplane that crashed in Sinai last year to State Security prosecutors to look into suspicions that criminal activity brought it down.
‘Frustrated’ U.N. Syria envoy says wake-up call needed on aid access
GENEVA (Reuters) – The U.N. envoy for Syria said on Thursday he was frustrated that there was little improvement in aid deliveries to besieged areas, saying it was a “wake-up call” that had to be heeded.
Slovak PM Fico in hospital with chest pain, cancels Czech visit
BRATISLAVA (Reuters) – Slovak Prime Minister Robert Fico will stay in hospital for observation until Friday morning after undergoing an unscheduled heart examination following chest pains, a hospital spokeswoman said.
Exclusive: Syrian opposition says will join with government in transitional body, but not with Assad himself
GENEVA (Reuters) – Syria’s main opposition group is willing to share membership of a transitional governing body with current members of the government of President Bashar al-Assad, but not with Assad himself, the group’s spokesman said in Geneva.
Turkish opposition backs immunity bill that Kurdish MPs say targets them
ANKARA (Reuters) – Turkey’s main opposition party will support a government bid to lift the immunity from prosecution currently enjoyed by all members of parliament, a draft law that Kurdish lawmakers say is targeted against them.
Belgian air traffic controllers return to work
BRUSSELS (Reuters) – Belgian air traffic controllers returned fully to work on Thursday, two days after a dispute over new working conditions led many to call in sick, while talks with the government to find a solution continued.
