Turkey strikes Kurdish militia in Syria, demands it withdraw
ANKARA/ISTANBUL (Reuters) – Turkey’s military shelled Kurdish militia targets in northern Syria on Saturday and Prime Minister Ahmet Davutoglu demanded that the group withdraw from the area in a move that further complicated the conflict across the NAT…
Britons expect Cameron to get poor EU deal: poll
LONDON (Reuters) – A clear majority of Britons do not expect Prime Minister David Cameron to get a good deal in his renegotiation of Britain’s EU membership terms, according to a poll on Saturday, adding to the pressure on him ahead of next week’s meet…
Death toll at collapsed building in Taiwanese city reaches 114 as rescue efforts end
TAIPEI (Reuters) – The death toll at a building that collapsed from a strong earthquake in southern Taiwan reached 114 as rescue efforts came to an end on Saturday, a week after the temblor hit.
Libyan naval forces in Tripoli say have seized foreign tanker
TRIPOLI (Reuters) – Libyan naval forces have seized a Sierra Leone-flagged oil tanker on suspicion of illegally entering Libyan waters in an attempt to smuggle gasoline, authorities said on Saturday.
Afghan Taliban use captured Humvees in suicide attack
LASHKAR GAH (Reuters) – Taliban insurgents in captured military Humvee vehicles launched suicide attacks in the southern Afghan province of Helmand on Saturday, killing several members of the security forces in the district center of Sangin, a senior o…
Irish government parties’ support falls two weeks from election: poll
DUBLIN (Reuters) – Support for the two parties that make up Ireland’s coalition government fell by a combined five percentage points in a poll published on Saturday, in the latest sign a general election in two week’s time may produce an inconclusive o…
Outgoing U.S. commander says mission in Afghanistan not changing
KABUL (Reuters) – U.S. troops in Afghanistan will not return to an active role fighting the Taliban despite the likelihood of another difficult year of combat, the outgoing commander of international forces, Gen. John Campbell, said on Saturday.
Italian student showed signs of electrocution – Egypt forensic source
CAIRO (Reuters) – Egypt’s forensics authority handed over to the prosecutor general’s office on Saturday its final autopsy report on the Italian student who was tortured and found dead in Cairo last week.
Russia warns of new Cold War as east Ukraine violence surges
MUNICH (Reuters) – Violence in eastern Ukraine is intensifying and Russian-backed rebels have moved heavy weaponry back to the front line, international monitors warned on Saturday as Moscow responded by accusing the West of dragging the world back 50 …
Poland wants punishments for use of ‘Polish death camp’ phrase
WARSAW (Reuters) – Poland is drawing up new regulations to punish use of the phrase “Polish death camps” when referring to wartime Nazi concentration camps on Polish soil, Justice Minister Zbigniew Ziobro said on Saturday.
