Greece says 22 migrants drown off Aegean islands, 144 rescued
ATHENS (Reuters) – Greece rescued 144 refugees and recovered the bodies of 22, including four infants and nine children, after their boats sank in two separate incidents in the Aegean sea, the coastguard said on Friday.
Rome’s mayor ousted, saying PM stabbed him in the back
ROME (Reuters) – Rome Mayor Ignazio Marino, complaining that he had been stabbed in the back by Italy’s prime minister, was ousted on Friday night after a weeks-long political drama that riveted the country.
U.S. Navy scrambled jets as Russian warplanes approached carrier
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The USS Ronald Reagan aircraft carrier scrambled four fighter jets to intercept approaching Russian warplanes as it carried out a military exercise on Tuesday in the Sea of Japan, U.S. military officials said on Thursday.
Turkey has killed 2,000 militants at home and abroad: Erdogan
ISTANBUL (Reuters) – Turkey has killed around 2,000 militants in recent operations inside and outside its borders and the operations will continue, President Tayyip Erdogan said on Friday.
Russian calls for Cold War civil defense training to be revived
NOVO OGARYOVO, Russia (Reuters) – Russia’s authorities should revive the old Cold War practice of training civilians on how to respond in the event of a large-scale nuclear attack, a senior government official said on Friday.
Knife-wielding Palestinians strike in West Bank, Jerusalem; two dead
JERUSALEM (Reuters) – Knife-wielding Palestinians attacked Israelis in Jerusalem and the occupied West Bank on Friday and police said they had shot dead two assailants, in a further wave of violence spurred partly by tensions over a Jerusalem holy site…
Iraqi Shi’ite militia claims attack on exiled Iranian opposition camp
BAGHDAD (Reuters) – A Shi’ite Muslim militia in Iraq claimed responsibility on Friday for a deadly rocket attack on an exiled Iranian opposition group housed near Baghdad, according to Iran’s Fars news agency.
EU mulls Libya sanctions over stalled U.N. peace deal
TRIPOLI/BRUSSELS (Reuters) – Rival Libyan political leaders could face European asset freeze and travel sanctions if they are deemed to be deliberately blocking attempts to broker a settlement between the country’s warring factions, diplomats said on F…
Yemen’s Houthis say efforts to find political solution have failed
DUBAI (Reuters) – A senior Houthi leader said efforts to convene U.N.-backed peace talks for Yemen were failing and blamed the United States and Saudi Arabia for continued aggression.
Iranian-American businessman detained in Iran: source
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – A prominent Iranian-American businessman has been detained by authorities in Iran, potentially throwing up another obstacle to closer U.S.-Iran ties in the wake of the nuclear deal between the countries.
