Syria army says Turkey increases arms shipments to rebels
BEIRUT (Reuters) – The Syrian army said on Saturday that Turkey had recently increased supplies of weapons, ammunition and equipment to what it described as terrorists in Syria, and accused its northern neighbor of firing shells at Syrian army position…
Boko Haram claims responsibility for Kano suicide bomb: SITE
LAGOS (Reuters) – Militant Islamist group Boko Haram has claimed responsibility for a suicide bombing on a procession of Shi’ite Muslims that killed at least 21 people in northern Nigeria’s Kano state, the SITE monitoring service reported on Saturday.
Elite Kosovo police arrest opposition leader over tear gas
PRISTINA (Reuters) – Masked police armed with rifles arrested a prominent opposition lawmaker in Kosovo on Saturday on charges of releasing tear gas in parliament to protest a European Union-brokered accord between Kosovo and its former master, Serbia….
Protesters delay German minister on train to Paris climate talks
FRANKFURT (Reuters) – Protesters chained themselves to the railway tracks at Frankfurt station on Saturday to hold up a train carrying Germany’s environment minister who was traveling to Paris for a global climate conference, a police spokesman said.
Police, migrants clash on Macedonia border; soldiers build fence
IDOMENI, Greece (Reuters) – Police in Macedonia fired tear gas and stun grenades at desperate migrants stranded for days at the Greek border and who are demanding passage to western Europe, as soldiers began erecting a metal fence to keep them out.
Pope Francis visits Ugandan shrine amid gay rights debate
NAMUGONGO, Uganda (Reuters) – Pope Francis traveled to Uganda’s holiest shrine on Saturday, paying tribute to 19th century Christian martyrs killed for their faith, including for protecting young boys in the royal court from abuse by the king.
Leader of German anti-immigrant party calls on Merkel to resign
HANOVER, Germany (Reuters) – The leader of Germany’s anti-immigrant AfD party, riding a wave of public anger against Chancellor Angela Merkel’s asylum policy, on Saturday called on her to resign for throwing the country’s doors open to migrants.
Nearly 1000 people denied entry to France since attacks: minister
STRASBOURG, France (Reuters) – Nearly 1,000 people have been denied entry to France since the government tightened border controls under a state of emergency following the Nov. 13 attacks, the interior minister said on Saturday.
Detained journalists urge EU not to compromise with Turkey over human rights
ANKARA (Reuters) – Two Turkish journalists arrested this week over their reports about arms supplies to Syria urged the European Union not to compromise on human rights and freedoms as it seeks an agreement with Turkey to help stem flows of migrants to…
Suicide car bomb kills seven in northern Iraq
BAGHDAD (Reuters) – At least seven people were killed in a suicide car bomb attack in a northern Iraqi town that has seen deadly clashes between Kurdish and Shi’ite paramilitary forces, the mayor and security sources said on Saturday.
