Militant in Islamic State video believed to be British bouncy castle salesman
LONDON (Reuters) – The masked militant in an Islamic State video showing the killing of five men accused by the group of being Western spies is believed to be a Londoner known as Sid who once sold inflatable bouncy castles.
Iran says Saudi Arabia cannot cover up ‘crime’ by cutting ties
DUBAI (Reuters) – Iranian President Hassan Rouhani said on Tuesday Saudi Arabia could not hide its “crime” of executing a Shi’ite cleric by cutting ties with Tehran, but Iranian authorities disowned an attack on the Saudi embassy in Iran.
Fresh sex abuse charges against U.N. forces in Central Africa
UNITED NATIONS (Reuters) – The U.N. peacekeeping mission in Central African Republic said on Tuesday it was investigating new allegations of sexual abuse of minors by peacekeepers in the conflict-torn African nation.
Benin politicians attack president’s favored successor
COTONOU (Reuters) – The candidate favored by Benin’s president to succeed him in next month’s election would make a disastrous leader of the West African nation, a group of dissidents from the ruling party and opposition politicians said on Tuesday.
Yemen war intensifies amid mounting regional tension
ADEN (Reuters) – Air strikes led by Saudi Arabia targeting Iran-allied Houthi forces intensified in Yemen on Tuesday, residents said, ending weeks of a relative lull in the war after a major diplomatic row erupted between the kingdom and arch foe Tehra…
Saudis signal backing for Syria talks despite row with Iran
GENEVA (Reuters) – Saudi Arabia signaled on Tuesday that the breach in its relations with Iran would not affect talks on Syria, another round of which is scheduled in Geneva this month.
Iran unveils second underground missile, likely to irk U.S.
DUBAI (Reuters) – Iran unveiled a new underground missile depot on Tuesday with state television showing Emad precision-guided missiles in store which the United States says can take a nuclear warhead and violate a 2010 U.N. Security Council resolution…
Iran unveils second underground missile, likely to irk U.S.
DUBAI (Reuters) – Iran unveiled a new underground missile depot on Tuesday with state television showing Emad precision-guided missiles in store which the United States says can take a nuclear warhead and violate a 2010 U.N. Security Council resolution…
Medical charity MSF ends Mediterranean rescues, appeals to EU
LONDON (Thomson Reuters Foundation) – The medical charity Medecins Sans Frontieres (MSF) has ended its sea rescue operation aimed at reducing the number of migrants and asylum seekers killed while trying to cross the Mediterranean from north Africa to …
Germans shaken by New Year attacks on women in Cologne
BERLIN (Reuters) – About 90 women have reported being robbed, threatened or sexually molested at New Year celebrations outside Cologne’s cathedral by young, mostly drunk, men, police said on Tuesday, in events they have described as ‘a new dimension in…
