After Paris attacks, pressure builds for big military response to Islamic State
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The Paris terror attacks are likely to galvanize a stronger global military response to Islamic State, after a U.S.-led air war that has lasted more than a year has failed to contain a group now proving itself to be a growing wor…
U.S.’s Pelosi voiced support for Dalai Lama during China visit
SHANGHAI (Reuters) – Tibet’s exiled spiritual leader, the Dalai Lama, enjoys strong support in the United States, Democratic leader Nancy Pelosi told Chinese officials during a visit this week to the Himalayan region, while expressing concern about hum…
German intelligence chief urges ‘orderly procedures’ for refugees at borders
BERLIN (Reuters) – The head of Germany’s domestic intelligence services called for “orderly procedures” regarding the handling of the daily entry of thousands of refugees to Germany, saying extremists could exploit the sometimes chaotic migration situa…
France in shock after Islamist attacks kill 129
PARIS (Reuters) – French prosecutors said on Saturday that three coordinated teams of gunmen and suicide bombers carried out a wave of attacks across Paris that killed 129 people in what President Francois Hollande called an “act of war” by Islamic Sta…
After Paris attacks, pressure builds for big military response to Islamic State
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The Paris terror attacks are likely to galvanize a stronger global military response to Islamic State, after a U.S.-led air war that has lasted more than a year has failed to contain a group now proving itself to be a growing wor…
Costa Rica re-opens border, issuing visas to Cuban migrants
PASO CANOAS, Costa Rica (Reuters) – To cheers from a large crowd of Cuban migrants, Costa Rica on Saturday re-opened its border with Panama after a sudden tightening in its immigration policy had left more than 1,200 of them stranded there.
Syria talks produce election road map after Paris attacks
VIENNA (Reuters) – Russia, the United States and powers from Europe and the Middle East outlined a plan on Saturday for a political process in Syria leading to elections within two years, but differences remained on key issues such as President Bashar …
Palestinian motorist dies in what Israel suspects was ramming attack
JERUSALEM (Reuters) – A Palestinian motorist was killed in a suspected ramming attack on Saturday near a Jewish settlement in the occupied West Bank in which three Israelis were injured, police said.
Lebanon arrests five Syrians, one Palestinian suspect in Beirut bombings: security source
BEIRUT (Reuters) – Lebanese authorities arrested five Syrians and a Palestinian in connection with the twin suicide bombings in central Beirut on Thursday that killed 43 people, a senior security source said on Saturday.
Jordan says mass killer was mentally disturbed, not a jihadist
AMMAN (Reuters) – Jordan said on Saturday that a police officer who went on a shooting spree, killing five people including two American police trainers, was psychologically disturbed and not linked to any radical Islamist group.
