Asylum seekers among suspects in Cologne’s New Year violence
BERLIN (Reuters) – Nearly two dozen asylum seekers are among those suspected of involvement in mass assaults and muggings on New Year’s Eve in Cologne, officials said on Friday, intensifying a debate about Germany’s welcome for hundreds of thousands of…
U.S. ‘disturbed’ by case of missing Hong Kong booksellers
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The United States said on Friday it was disturbed by reports that five Hong Kong booksellers critical of China’s leaders had disappeared.
Erdogan says attempted Islamic State attack vindicates Iraq deployment
ANKARA/BAGHDAD (Reuters) – An attempted attack by Islamic State on a military base in northern Iraq shows Turkey’s decision to deploy troops there was justified, President Tayyip Erdogan said on Friday, suggesting Russia was stirring up a row over the …
Foreign tourists wounded in attack at Egyptian Red Sea resort
CAIRO, (Reuters) – Two assailants armed with a gun, a knife and a suicide belt attacked a hotel in the Egyptian Red Sea resort town of Hurghada on Friday, wounding two foreign tourists, security sources said.
Aid to be delivered to starving Syrian towns as early as Sunday
NEW YORK (Thomson Reuters Foundation) – Humanitarian groups could begin delivering much-needed aid in three besieged Syrian towns as early as Sunday, spokesmen said on Friday.
Brazil bribery scheme may have extended to pension funds: paper
SAO PAULO (Reuters) – Brazil’s top prosecutor has found evidence that a bribery scheme involving local engineering firms and the state oil company extended to pension funds and a workers’ fund, benefiting the ruling Workers’ Party and allies, newspaper…
Obama, Australia’s Turnbull to meet at White House on January 19
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – President Barack Obama will meet with Australian Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull on Jan. 19 in Washington, the White House said in a statement.
Israeli police kill Arab citizen wanted for Tel Aviv shootings
JERUSALEM (Reuters) – An Arab Israeli citizen wanted for a Jan. 1 gun rampage in Tel Aviv was killed in a shootout with police on Friday, ending a week-long manhunt.
Aid agencies call for funds to save lives in El Nino-hit countries
LONDON (Thomson Reuters Foundation) – An inadequate response to El Nino would put tens of millions of people at risk of hunger, water shortages and disease, a group of leading aid agencies said, calling on donors for funding to save lives in countries …
Former Yemen president say no dialogue with government
CAIRO (Reuters) – Yemen’s former president said on Friday he would not negotiate with the government of President Abd-Rabbu Mansour Hadi, throwing into doubt the fate of peace talks on ending the conflict in Yemen which are due to restart later this mo…
