At least 10 killed as train derails during testing in eastern France
ECKWERSHEIM, France (Reuters) – A train undergoing a trial on a new high-speed line from Paris to Strasbourg derailed on Saturday near the German border, killing 10 people, the local prefecture said.
Devil is in the detail before new round of Syria peace talks
VIENNA (Reuters) – Two weeks after they jointly called for a political solution to Syria’s civil war, foreign ministers and senior officials from Russia, the United States, Europe and the Middle East struggled on Friday to turn that idea into a more co…
Five soldiers killed in east, highest toll in two months: Ukraine military
KIEV (Reuters) – Five Ukrainian soldiers have been killed in the past 24 hours during fighting in the east of Ukraine, the Ukrainian military said on Saturday, its highest death toll since a fragile ceasefire with pro-Russian separatists began two mont…
Mass Yazidi grave discovered near Iraq’s Sinjar: mayor, locals
DUHOK, Iraq (Reuters) – A mass grave believed to contain the remains of more than 70 members of Iraq’s Yazidi minority was discovered east of Sinjar town on Saturday after Kurdish forces claimed victory over Islamic State militants in the area, the may…
Turkish military kills four Islamic State militants across Syria border
BELEK, Turkey (Reuters) – Turkey’s military has killed four Islamic State militants after coming under fire from the insurgents across the Syrian border on Saturday, security sources told Reuters.
Malaysian Deputy PM says must defend sovereignty in South China Sea dispute
KOTA KINABALU, MALAYSIA (Reuters) – Malaysia’s Deputy Prime Minister said the country must defend encroachment of its sovereignty in a veiled swipe at China’s territorial claims in the South China Sea, as tensions flared ahead of a regional meeting tha…
Syria’s Nusra Front says it has captured Hezbollah fighters near Aleppo
BEIRUT (Reuters) – Syria’s al Qaeda offshoot, the Nusra Front, said on Saturday it had captured three Lebanese Hezbollah fighters in northern Syria.
Pakistani air strikes kill at least 17 in former Taliban stronghold
Parachinar, PAKISTAN (Reuters) – Pakistani air strikes killed at least 17 suspected militants near the Afghan border on Saturday, officials said, part of a military offensive to retake North Waziristan, a region that was once a Taliban stronghold.
Turkish jets hit Kurdish targets in northern Iraq: security official
ANKARA (Reuters) – Turkish jets hit Kurdish militant targets in northern Iraq overnight on Friday, a senior security official said, as President Tayyip Erdogan urged the international community to prioritize the fight against terrorism in the wake of t…
Islamic State says France remains top target
CAIRO (Reuters) – Islamic State claimed responsibility on Saturday for attacks that killed 127 people in Paris, saying it sent militants strapped with suicide bombing belts and carrying machine guns to various locations in the heart of the capital.
