No explosives found in U.S.-bound parcels at Cairo airport: DHL
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Some parcels at Cairo airport being shipped to the United States by express mail service DHL that were flagged by the company for further checks were found by Egyptian officials to contain no explosives, a DHL spokeswoman said on…
Kerry: Palestinian attacks are ‘acts of terrorism’ that must be condemned
JERUSALEM (Reuters) – U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry on Tuesday described a wave of Palestinian knife and car-ramming attacks as terrorism that must be condemned as he held talks with Israeli and Palestinian leaders on how to end the violence.
Magnitude 7.5 quake hits Peru-Brazil border, no damage reported
LIMA (Reuters) – A major quake of magnitude 7.5 struck the Peruvian-Brazilian border in the Amazon basin on Tuesday, the U.S. Geological Survey said, but there were no immediate reports of damage.
Argentine president-elect picks U.N. insider as his top diplomat
BUENOS AIRES/UNITED NATIONS (Reuters) – Argentine President-elect Mauricio Macri named U.N. Secretary General Ban Ki-moon’s chief adviser as his future foreign minister, signaling a sharp break from the diplomacy of outgoing leader Cristina Fernandez.
U.S., France agree to scale up fight against Islamic State
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The United States and France agreed on Tuesday to ramp up military operations against Islamic State in Syria and Iraq and coordinate intelligence on domestic threats following the worst attacks to hit France since World War Two.
Magnitude 7.5 quake hits eastern Peru: USGS
LIMA (Reuters) – A major quake of magnitude 7.5 struck the Peruvian-Brazilian border in the Amazon basin on Tuesday, the U.S. Geological Survey said, but there were no immediate reports of damage.
Egypt probing explosives found in DHL parcels bound for U.S.: CBS News
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Egyptian officials were investigating explosives found in DHL packages bound for the United States, CBS News reported on Tuesday, without providing further details.
Apparent suicide attack on Tunisian presidential guard bus kills 12
TUNIS (Reuters) – A bomb exploded on a bus packed with Tunisian presidential guards in the capital Tunis on Tuesday, killing at least 12 people in an attack one source said was probably the work of a suicide bomber.
Pope in Africa will seek to bridge Christian-Muslim faultlines
NAIROBI (Reuters) – Pope Francis steps onto African soil for the first time on Wednesday to address the continent’s fast-growing Catholic congregation during a trip that will test his ability to bridge faultlines between Christians and Muslims.
France, Belgium widen probe into Paris attacks, Hollande wins US backing
PARIS/BRUSSELS (Reuters) – An investigation into the Nov. 13 attacks in Paris widened on Tuesday when French prosecutors said a man who provided lodging to the suspected ringleader must have known of a terrorist plot, and Belgium issued a warrant for a…
