Islamic State attacked Israeli tourists in Cairo: Amaq news agency
CAIRO (Reuters) – Islamic State has claimed responsibility for an armed attack on Israeli tourists in Cairo, according to Amaq, a news agency that supports the group.
Paris prosecutor casts doubt on identity of shot man
PARIS (Reuters) – Paris Prosecutor Francois Molins cast doubt on the identity of a man shot dead by police in the capital on Thursday as authorities sought to establish whether he represented a significant threat or was acting alone and without support…
Morocco arrests seven on suspicion of Islamic State ties
RABAT (Reuters) – Morocco said on Friday its security forces had arrested a group of seven suspected Islamist militants linked to Islamic State, including the group’s leader, who has been recruiting fighters.
Islamic State claims murder of Christian convert in Bangladesh: online group
DHAKA (Reuters) – Islamic State has claimed responsibility for murdering a Christian convert in Bangladesh, says an online group that monitors extremist activity, the latest killing declared by the militant group in the South Asian nation.Islamist violence has surged in recent months in Muslim-majority Bangladesh, but the government has rejected Islamic State’s claims of involvement, blaming political opponents instead. The U.S.-based SITE Intelligence Group said Islamic State had asserted that
EU welcomes access to Syria’s Madaya, urges halt to attacks on civilians
BRUSSELS (Reuters) – The European Union on Friday welcomed Syrian President Bashar al-Assad’s decision to allow humanitarian access to the town of Madaya, and called for a halt to all attacks on civilians in the conflict, ahead of peace talks later thi…
Philippines urges ASEAN pressure on China for rules on disputed sea
MANILA (Reuters) – Philippine President Benigno Aquino on Friday urged Southeast Asian neighbors to put pressure on China to agree on a binding code of conduct to ease tension in South China Sea following Chinese test flights to an island it has built….
Sharp drop in Rohingya migrants after Thai, Bangladesh crackdowns
BANGKOK (Reuters) – The number of migrants leaving Myanmar and Bangladesh by boat in the past four months has plummeted because of Thai and Bangladeshi crackdowns on human smugglers, the United Nations and a rights activist said on Friday.
Two believed dead after small plane crash in Swedish mountains
STOCKHOLM (Reuters) – Swedish rescue teams were working to recover the bodies of two people presumed dead after a plane carrying mail crashed in northern Sweden early on Friday, officials said.
Top medical officer tells Britons drinking any alcohol is risky
LONDON (Reuters) – Britons need to drink less as any alcohol consumption increases the risk of cancer and other diseases, the government’s health chiefs said in the first new guidelines issued for 20 years which were denounced by critics as “nanny stat…
EU should erect new Greek frontier to stop migrants, Hungarian PM says
BUDAPEST (Reuters) – The European Union should establish a new frontier on the northern border of Greece, because an agreement with Turkey will not be enough to stop hundreds of thousands of migrants from coming to Europe, Hungarian Prime Minister Vikt…
