Shi’ite cleric among 47 executed in Saudi Arabia, stirring anger in region
RIYADH (Reuters) – Saudi Arabia executed a prominent Shi’ite Muslim cleric and dozens of al Qaeda members on Saturday, signaling that it would not tolerate attacks, whether by Sunni jihadists or minority Shi’ites, and stirring sectarian anger across th…
Vietnam protests after China lands plane on disputed Spratlys
HANOI (Reuters) – Vietnam formally accused China of violating its sovereignty and a recent confidence-building pact on Saturday by landing a plane on an airstrip Beijing has built on an artificial island in a contested part of the South China Sea.
White House: more time needed for new Iran missile sanctions
HONOLULU (Reuters) – The White House expects Iran to finish work needed to trigger implementation of an international nuclear deal in the coming weeks, but Washington needs more time to prepare sanctions over its ballistic missile program, a U.S. offic…
Shi’ite cleric among 47 executed in Saudi Arabia, stirring anger in region
RIYADH (Reuters) – Saudi Arabia executed a prominent Shi’ite Muslim cleric and dozens of al Qaeda members on Saturday, signaling that it would not tolerate attacks, whether by Sunni jihadists or minority Shi’ites, and stirring sectarian anger across th…
Newly installed mayor of Mexican city killed
MEXICO CITY (Reuters) – The newly installed mayor of the Mexican city of Temixco was killed on Saturday, according to a tweet from Morelos state Governor Graco Ramirez.
White House: Iran work for nuclear deal likely finished in coming weeks
HONOLULU (Reuters) – The White House expects that Iran will finish the work it needs to trigger implementation of a landmark nuclear deal with world powers in the coming weeks, White House deputy national security adviser Ben Rhodes said on Saturday.
Vatican accord with Palestine comes into effect
MILAN (Reuters) – An agreement signed last year making the Vatican’s de facto recognition of Palestine in 2012 official has come into effect, the Holy See said on Saturday.
Man who drove car at French troops had jihadi propaganda in computer: prosecutor
VALENCE, France (Reuters) – French investigators found jihadist propaganda material on Saturday in the computer of a man who drove his car into troops guarding a mosque in southern France on New Year’s Day but said it did not prove he had links with an…
Suicide bomber kills three in Somali capital, police say
MOGADISHU (Reuters) – A suicide bomber attacked a popular restaurant in Mogadishu, the Somali capital, on Saturday, killing himself and at least three others, Somali police said.
Israeli Arab named as suspect in Tel Aviv bar shooting
JERUSALEM (Reuters) – Police in Israel were hunting on Saturday for an Israeli Arab identified as the suspect in Friday’s deadly shooting attack on a Tel Aviv bar, a case they described as “complex and unique”.
