Suspected Russian warplanes kill scores in Syrian city: rescue workers
BEIRUT (Reuters) – Air strikes believed to have been carried out by Russian warplanes killed scores of people in the center of the rebel-held city of Idlib in northwest Syria on Sunday, rescue workers and residents said.
Three rockets hit northern Israel, no damage caused: army
JERUSALEM (Reuters) – Three rockets, apparently fired from Lebanon, struck open areas in northern Israel on Sunday, causing no damage or injuries, Israel’s military said.
Emergency on Air France flight a ‘false alarm,’ CEO says
PARIS/MOMBASA, Kenya (Reuters) – A suspicious device found on an Air France flight from Mauritius to Paris that prompted an emergency landing was harmless and caused a “false alarm”, the airline’s chief executive said on Sunday.
Iraq military asks residents of ISIS-controlled Ramadi to leave city
BAGHDAD (Reuters) – Iraqi military planes dropped leaflets on Sunday on Ramadi, asking residents to leave within 72 hours the western city which is under the control of Islamic State militants, an army spokesman said.”It is an indication that a major m…
Conservatives split on EU after PM’s Brussels trip
LONDON (Reuters) – Prime Minister David Cameron’s trip to Brussels last week has exposed divisions in his party over Britain’s relationship with the EU, with one senior lawmaker saying on Sunday he wanted to quit the bloc and another hinting at a top-l…
Putin says will not ‘abandon’ Russians in Ukraine to nationalists
MOSCOW (Reuters) – Russian President Vladimir Putin will not abandon Russians living in southeast Ukraine to Ukrainian nationalists, the state-run RIA news agency quoted him as saying in a documentary due to be broadcast later on Sunday.
Some feared dead in gas explosion at residential block in southern Russia
MOSCOW (Reuters) – A gas explosion ripped through an apartment block and set it ablaze in the southern Russian city of Volgograd on Sunday, injuring at least eight residents while some were feared dead, Russian authorities said.
Pope says Syria, Libya agreements raise hopes of peace
VATICAN CITY (Reuters) – Pope Francis welcomed on Sunday two agreements aimed at ending the civil war in Syria and forming a national unity government in Libya.
Indonesian police foil string of ‘jihad’ attacks
JAKARTA (Reuters) – Indonesian counter-terrorism police said on Sunday they had arrested suspected Islamist militants in locations across the island of Java, foiling separate plots to bomb minority Shia communities and target Christmas and New Year cel…
EU border agency warns of risks from fake passports: report
BERLIN (Reuters) – The head of the European Union’s border agency has said the large number of refugees entering Europe poses a security risk, with civil war making it harder to check the authenticity of Syrian passports.
