Italy art critics, politicians recriminate after $16 million paintings heist
ROME (Reuters) – Amid recriminations and wildly diverging theories, Italian politicians and art critics are still trying to comprehend a dramatic robbery which saw 17 paintings including several masterpieces taken from a museum in Verona this week.
South Korea reformist and former president Kim Young-sam dies
SEOUL (Reuters) – Former South Korean President Kim Young-sam, who was elected to office in 1992 and put an end to more than three decades of military rule, died early on Sunday at the age of 87.
Kerry to meet Israeli, Palestinian leaders on ending violence
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry will meet next week with Israeli and Palestinian leaders in the region to try to stop ongoing violence, although senior U.S. official insisted it was not a renewed effort to broker a peace accor…
Bosnia marks 20 years since a peace deal that still divides
SARAJEVO (Reuters) – A metal capsule containing over 20,000 wishes for the future was stored away in a Sarajevo museum on Saturday to mark the 20th anniversary of the peace deal that ended the Bosnian war but left the country deeply divided and dysfunc…
Tapped phone led Paris attack leader to his death
PARIS (Reuters) – Police watched the suspected mastermind of the Paris attacks being led by a woman into an apartment the evening before both died there in a raid by special forces, a police source said on Friday.
Brussels put on maximum alert on risk of Paris-like attack
BRUSSELS (Reuters) – Belgium put the capital Brussels on maximum security alert on Saturday, shutting the metro and warning people to avoid crowds because of a “serious and imminent” threat of coordinated, multiple attacks by militants.
Syrian insurgents retake two villages in Aleppo from Islamic State
BEIRUT (Reuters) – A Syrian grouping of insurgents said on Saturday they have recaptured two villages from Islamic State fighters in northern Aleppo province near the border with Turkey.
Vatican to try five, including reporters, over leaks scandal
ROME (Reuters) – The Vatican on Saturday ordered five people, including two Italian journalists, to stand trial for leaking and publishing secret documents, in the latest development in a leaks scandal which is rocking the papacy.
Bangladesh President rejects clemency appeal by opposition leaders
DHAKA (Reuters) – Bangladesh President Abdul Hamid on Saturday rejected clemency appeals by two opposition leaders to save them from hanging, Interior Minister Asaduzzaman Khan told Reuters.
Lebanon arrests six Palestinians leaving to fight in Syria: source
BEIRUT (Reuters) – The Lebanese army has arrested six Palestinians trying to leave to Syria to fight alongside insurgents aiming to topple Syrian President Bashar al-Assad, a Lebanese security source said on Saturday.
