Israeli soldiers shoot dead two Palestinian assailants – army
BEKAOT CHECKPOINT, West Bank (Reuters) – Israeli troops shot dead on Saturday two Palestinians who tried to stab soldiers at a checkpoint in the occupied West Bank, the military said, as a surge in violence showed no sign of abating.
Mali says note links al Qaeda splinter group to hotel siege
BAMAKO (Reuters) – Mali’s chief prosecutor said on Saturday that it has evidence that jihadist group Al Mourabitoun, led by veteran leader veteran militant leader Mokhtar Belmokhtar, was behind a November attack on a luxury hotel that killed 20 people….
North Korea’s Kim Jong Un says H-bomb test self-defensive step against the U.S.
SEOUL (Reuters) – North Korean leader Kim Jong Un said the country conducted a hydrogen bomb test as a self-defensive step against a U.S. threat of nuclear war and had a sovereign right to do so without being criticized, state news agency KCNA reported…
Air strike kills dozens in Syria as U.N. envoy visits Damascus
BEIRUT (Reuters) – An air strike reportedly killed dozens of people in a rebel-held town in Syria on Saturday as a U.N. envoy visited Damascus to advance preparations for peace talks planned this month despite opposition misgivings.
Drug lord Guzman faces extradition to U.S. after lapses lead to capture
LOS MOCHIS, Mexico (Reuters) – Mexico aims to extradite drug lord Joaquin “Chapo” Guzman to the United States after security forces recaptured the fugitive cartel leader who blew his cover through a series of slip ups, including an attempt to make a mo…
In humiliating turn, Argentine police say manhunt still on for fugitives
BUENOS AIRES (Reuters) – In a huge embarrassment for President Mauricio Macri, Argentina’s federal police chief said a manhunt was still on for two of the South American country’s most notorious criminals hours after the government celebrated their cap…
Protesters fight police, set fire to Kosovo government headquarters
PRISTINA (Reuters) – Demonstrators in Kosovo fought running battles with police and set fire to the government’s headquarters on Saturday as anger simmers in the young Balkan country over an accord with its former ruler, Serbia.
Anti-migrant protest turns violent as German welcome cools
COLOGNE, Germany (Reuters) – Riot police broke up far-right protesters in Cologne on Saturday as they marched against Germany’s open-door migration policy after asylum seekers were identified as suspects in assaults on women on New Year’s Eve.
Cairo, Red Sea attacks deal new blows to Egypt
CAIRO (Reuters) – Armed men shot dead a police officer and a soldier in their car on the outskirts of Cairo on Saturday, Egypt’s state news agency said, a day after suspected militants armed with knives wounded three European tourists in a Red Sea reso…
Israeli soldiers shoot dead two Palestinian assailants – army
BEKAOT CHECKPOINT, West Bank (Reuters) – Israeli troops shot dead on Saturday two Palestinians who tried to stab soldiers at a checkpoint in the occupied West Bank, the military said, as a surge in violence showed no sign of abating.
