Police fire tear gas on crowd of mourners in eastern Congo
KINSHASA (Reuters) – Congolese police fired tear gas to disperse hundreds of people who had gathered in the eastern city of Goma on Saturday to pay tribute to victims of recurrent attacks nearby, organizers said.
Syrian army advances against Islamic State east of Aleppo: Syria state TV
BEIRUT (Reuters) – The Syrian army captured territory from Islamic State east of Aleppo including several kilometers (miles) of highway linking the city with the jihadists’ de facto capital of Raqqa, Syrian state TV reported on Saturday.
Morocco arrests Turks suspected of Islamic State links
RABAT (Reuters) – Moroccan police have arrested three people on suspicion of hacking telecommunications equipment, including two Turkish nationals who are suspected of having ties to Islamic State, the Interior Ministry said.
Gaffer tape and 500 euros: running guns to the heart of Europe
BELGRADE/BRUSSELS (Reuters) – Need a Kalashnikov in Belgium? No problem, says “Nemac” the Serb; a few hundred euros will buy the gun and a place to stash it in a car or truck coming up from the Balkans.
Britain’s Labour Party battles for soul and identity
LONDON (Reuters) – In the 1970s, a trio of socialists joined a battle to steer Britain’s Labour Party to the left. Within a few years, two of them had seized control of the council that governed London, running the capital for half a decade.
Some guns used in Paris attacks produced in ex-Yugoslavia’s arsenal
BELGRADE (Reuters) – Some assault rifles used by the Islamic militants in the Nov 13 Paris attacks and later seized in police raids were produced in the former Yugoslavia’s state arsenal, the company’s director said on Saturday.
North Korea tested submarine-launched missile, but launch failed: report
SEOUL (Reuters) – North Korea appeared to conduct a submarine-launched ballistic missile test on Saturday but it ended in failure with no indication that the missile successfully ejected from the vessel and took off, South Korea’s Yonhap news agency re…
Suicide bomber targets Afghan election official in Kabul: police
KABUL (Reuters) – A suicide bomber targeted a senior member of Afghanistan’s election commission during the morning rush hour in the capital Kabul on Saturday, killing his driver and wounding several passersby.
Europe needs U.S.-style bureau to tackle guns: experts
PARIS (Reuters) – If you’re not a hunter or a target shooter, it’s nearly impossible to buy a gun legally in France. But the country’s strict gun control laws are not enough to keep deadly weapons out of the hands of Islamist militants.
Turkish foreign ministry advises against all non-urgent travel to Russia
ANKARA (Reuters) – Turkey’s foreign ministry on Saturday advised people to postpone all non-urgent travel to Russia, the latest move in an escalating row between Moscow and Ankara over a Russian jet downed by Turkey on Tuesday.
