Mortar attack on Afghan school kills three, wounds eight
KABUL (Reuters) – A mortar bomb hit a secondary school in the eastern Afghan province of Khost on Monday, killing at least three pupils and wounding eight, the education ministry said in a statement.
Al Qaeda warns Saudi Arabia it will pay for executing militants
DUBAI (Reuters) – Al Qaeda has warned Saudi Arabia it will pay for the executions of dozens of its members, saying they were intended to be a new year’s gift to Riyadh’s Western allies aimed at consolidating the rule of the Saud dynasty.
Swiss right-wing icon Blocher says will stay on to annoy enemies
ZURICH (Reuters) – Christoph Blocher, the combative populist who helped make the right-wing Swiss People’s Party (SVP) the dominant force in national politics, says he will push his anti-EU and anti-immigration campaigns even after quitting his last pa…
Indonesian forces regroup after failing to capture top militant
JAKARTA (Reuters) – Indonesian security forces are regrouping to launch a more aggressive campaign to hunt for the country’s most-wanted man, police said on Monday, after months of fruitless searching in the jungles of Sulawesi island.
Fire at Israeli rights group office probably not arson, official says
JERUSALEM (Reuters) – A fire that destroyed the Jerusalem offices of one of Israel’s leading human rights groups was probably caused by a short circuit, not by arson, an Israeli fire brigade official said on Monday.
Dutch push intelligence sharing after missed signals in Paris
THE HAGUE (Reuters) – The Netherlands called on Monday for greater sharing of intelligence data, including lists of suspected foreign fighters and their banking details, at a gathering of global counter-terrorism officials.
Spain’s Socialist leader says won’t back Mariano Rajoy as PM
MADRID (Reuters) – Spain’s Socialist leader Pedro Sanchez reiterated on Monday he would not back the re-election of acting Prime Minister Mariano Rajoy, who has called for a “grand coalition” with his People’s Party after an inconclusive election last …
Two Pakistanis, Syrian man injured in gang attacks in Cologne
BERLIN (Reuters) – Two Pakistanis and a Syrian man were injured in attacks by gangs of people in Cologne, German police said late on Sunday, the city where the vast majority of dozens of New Year Eve assaults on women took place.
Naturalized American says detained in North Korea for spying: CNN
SEOUL (Reuters) – A man who said he was a naturalized American citizen said he was being detained in North Korea for spying and asked the South Korean or U.S. government to rescue him, CNN reported on Monday.
Thai king leaves hospital for first outing since admission last year
BANGKOK (Reuters) – Thailand’s King Bhumibol Adulyadej left hospital on Monday to visit his Bangkok palace, his first such outing since he was admitted last year.
