Islamic State briefly seizes northern Iraqi village behind frontlines
TIKRIT, Iraq (Reuters) – Islamic State militants briefly took control of a northern Iraqi village on Thursday, forcing out police and pro-government fighters and underlining the fragility of the state’s hold on the territory.
Liberia declared Ebola-free, signaling end to West African epidemic
MONROVIA (Reuters) – Liberia was declared free of the Ebola virus by global health experts on Thursday, a milestone that signaled an end to an epidemic in West Africa that has killed more than 11,300 people.
North Korea says Davos snub over nuclear test ‘politically motivated”
SEOUL/GENEVA (Reuters) – North Korea said on Thursday that the World Economic Forum’s decision to withdraw a ministerial invitation to a meeting in Davos, Switzerland, following its recent nuclear test was “based on unjust political motivation” driven …
U.S., allies stage 20 strikes against Islamic State: U.S. military
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The U.S.-led coalition conducted 20 strikes against Islamic State in Iraq and Syria on Wednesday, the coalition leading the operations said in a statement released on Thursday.
Italy arrests African migrant over murder of U.S. woman Ashley Olsen
FLORENCE, Italy (Reuters) – Italian police have arrested a Senegalese illegal immigrant who prosecutors believe killed Ashley Olsen, a U.S. woman who was found dead in her apartment in Florence last weekend.
Despite traumas of war, Syrian children in Turkey dream of home
YAYLADAGI, Turkey (Reuters) – When nine-year old Ilaf Hassun drew a picture of her home she scrawled a simple house, trees and clouds with smiling faces. Then in thick red pen, she added the figure of a woman clutching her dead child walking towards a …
Ukrainian health official says 25 people killed by swine flu
KIEV (Reuters) – Twenty-five people have died from swine flu in Ukraine since the start of the flu season, Tetyana Dykhanovska, the director of the state flu center, told Reuters by phone on Thursday.
Syrian opposition figure does not see January 25 talks as realistic
BEIRUT (Reuters) – A prominent Syrian opposition politician said on Thursday he thought it unrealistic that peace talks will begin on Jan. 25 in Geneva as planned unless sieges are lifted and humanitarian aid for civilians allowed in.
Egypt arrests Facebook page administrators ahead of revolt anniversary
CAIRO (Reuters) – Egyptian security forces have arrested the administrators of 47 Facebook pages that the interior ministry says are run by the outlawed Muslim Brotherhood, intensifying a crackdown on dissent as the fifth anniversary of a 2011 uprising…
Danger ahead: migration, climate top risks for Davos leaders
LONDON (Reuters) – We live in an increasingly dangerous world, with political, economic and environmental threats piling up, according to experts polled by the World Economic Forum.
