Israeli demolitions leave West Bank Bedouin, U.N. alarmed
KHIRBET TANA, West Bank (Reuters) – When in early March Israeli forces came to this Bedouin village, set among steep, rocky hills in the north of the occupied West Bank, overlooking the Jordan valley, they bulldozed the school, leaving 23 children with…
NATO needs to beef up defense of Baltic airspace: top commander
VILNIUS (Reuters) – NATO should upgrade its air patrols in the Baltic states into a combat-ready force that would be able to defend them in time of war, the defense alliance’s top commander said on Tuesday.
Islamic State claims central Baghdad bombing
BAGHDAD (Reuters) – The hardline Sunni militant group Islamic State claimed responsibility for a suicide bombing on Tuesday morning in central Baghdad that police said killed three people and wounded 27.
North Korea fires short-range missile along its coast
SEOUL (Reuters) – North Korea test-fired a short-range missile on its east coast on Tuesday, South Korea’s military said, amid heightened tension over the isolated country’s nuclear and rocket programs.
War in Yemen kills many children, leaves others malnourished: UNICEF
GENEVA (Reuters) – Hundreds of thousands of children in Yemen face life-threatening malnutrition, millions lack access to health care or clean water, and some have been drafted as soldiers in the year-old war, the United Nations Children’s Fund said on…
Britain’s EU ‘In’ campaign lead narrows sharply: Ipsos MORI poll
LONDON (Reuters) – The campaign to keep Britain in the European Union saw its lead over the rival ‘out’ campaign fall sharply in the last month, according to a telephone opinion poll by Ipsos MORI.
Three killed in pipeline explosion in Nigeria’s delta: environment group
YENAGOA, Nigeria (Reuters) – Three people were killed and several wounded when an oil pipeline exploded during repair works in Nigeria’s Delta, an environmental group said on Tuesday.
Chinese, Czech presidents forge strategic partnership on Prague visit
PRAGUE (Reuters) – China’s President Xi Jinping and his Czech counterpart Milos Zeman signed an agreement on a strategic partnership on Tuesday, meant to step up business ties and investments.
New Ukraine coalition uncertain after Fatherland party demurs
KIEV (Reuters) – Ukraine’s prospects of forming a new coalition – vital to get IMF loan talks back on track – were thrown into fresh doubt on Tuesday after Yulia Tymoshenko pressed demands as the price of taking her Fatherland Party into an alliance.
U.S., allies conduct four strikes against Islamic State in Iraq: U.S. military
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The United States and its allies conducted four strikes against Islamic State in Iraq on Monday, the coalition leading the operations said.
