Swiss missionary kidnapped a second time in Mali’s Timbuktu
BAMAKO (Reuters) – A Swiss missionary was kidnapped from her home in Timbuktu on Friday, nearly four years after she was abducted by Islamist militants from the same house, the Malian army and a local resident said.
Islamic State says Cairo attack was response to leader’s call to target Jews
CAIRO (Reuters) – Islamic State said on Friday its members had carried out an attack on Israeli tourists in Cairo in response to a call by the group’s leader, Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi, to target Jews “everywhere”.
Turkish police detain pro-Kurdish opposition members in Istanbul raid
ISTANBUL/DIYARBAKIR, Turkey (Reuters) – Turkish police detained six people including local officials from the pro-Kurdish People’s Democratic Party (HDP) on Friday in a raid on one of its Istanbul offices, days after President Tayyip Erdogan said he ba…
Islamic State member executes his mother in Syria: monitor
BEIRUT (Reuters) – An Islamic State militant executed his mother in public in the Syrian city of Raqqa because she had encouraged him to leave the group, the Syrian Observatory for Human Rights reported on Friday.
Greeks protest against pension reform as government seeks support
ATHENS (Reuters) – Hundreds of Greek pensioners and workers marched in central Athens on Friday, protesting against plans to overhaul an ailing pension system as the government sought backing for its proposals at home and in European capitals.
Croatia indicts Serb paramilitary commander for war crimes
ZAGREB (Reuters) – A former Serb paramilitary commander who became a golf instructor in Australia was indicted by a Croatian court on Friday for torturing and killing Croatian soldiers and civilians during Zagreb’s 1991-95 war of independence.
Egypt minister suggests uprising anniversary protests would violate Islamic law
CAIRO (Reuters) – Egypt’s minister of religious endowments has warned against holding protests during the anniversary of the uprising that ended President Hosni Mubarak’s rule, the state news agency said, and suggested any unrest would violate Islamic …
Special forces target Islamic State in Hawija, Iraq official says
BAGHDAD (Reuters) – Foreign special forces have been carrying out raids on an Islamic State stronghold in northern Iraq ahead of an offensive planned later this year to retake Mosul, the largest city under the group’s control, Iraq’s parliamentary spea…
Belgium says found possible Paris attacks bomb factory in December raid
BRUSSELS (Reuters) – Belgian investigators believe explosives used in the attacks in Paris in November may have been made in an apartment in Brussels that was rented under a false name and where a fingerprint of a key fugitive was found.
Pakistan pledges to cooperate with Indian attack investigation
ISLAMABAD (Reuters) – Pakistan’s prime minister and army chief pledged on Friday to cooperate fully with India on investigations into an attack on an Indian air base last week, as the fate of scheduled talks between the nuclear-armed neighbors remains …
