Lithuania’s keystone cops? Blunders follow issue of AK-47s to police
VILNIUS (Reuters) – It seemed a good idea at the time – arm Lithuania’s police with AK-47s routinely as extra security against any militant plots following the Paris attacks.
U.N. asks Vietnam and China to clarify fate of North Koreans
GENEVA (Reuters) – The United Nations voiced alarm on Friday about the fate of nine North Koreans feared to have been deported from Vietnam via China back to their homeland, saying they might face torture or even execution.
Obama says summit to focus on Islamic State militancy
KUALA LUMPUR (Reuters) – U.S. President Barack Obama said summit meetings among world leaders this weekend in the Malaysian capital of Kuala Lumpur will focus on the global fight against Islamic State militancy and on the disputed South China Sea.
Kremlin sees Hollande’s visit to U.S., Russia as step to anti-terrorist coalition creation
MOSCOW (Reuters) – The Kremlin believes that the forthcoming visit of French President Francois Hollande to Washington and Moscow as a step towards creation of anti-terrorist coalition, Russian Presidential aide, Yuri Ushakov, told reporters on Friday….
Exclusive: Paris police saw woman bomber meet attack chief Abaaoud – source
PARIS (Reuters) – Police on Tuesday followed a woman they knew had links to the suspected mastermind of the Nov. 13 Paris attacks and watched her take him into the building that special forces attacked early the next morning, a police source told Reute…
Turkey summons Russian envoy over bombing of Turkmens in Syria: PM
ANKARA (Reuters) – Turkey has summoned Russia’s ambassador in protest over the “intensive” bombing of Turkmen villages in northern Syria by Russian warplanes, Prime Minister Ahmet Davutoglu told reporters on Friday.
Islamic State claims Yemen attack
ADEN, Yemen (Reuters) – Islamic State claimed responsibility for an attack on the army in the eastern region of Hadramawt on Friday that a security source said killed at least 19 Yemeni soldiers and 35 militants.
Italian leader Renzi wins confidence vote over budget
ROME (Reuters) – Italian Prime Minister Matteo Renzi on Friday won a confidence vote in the Senate on next year’s budget that scraps a hated tax on primary residences and slows deficit reduction.
Syrian opposition say working towards Saudi meet, but no date set
BEIRUT (Reuters) – Syrian opposition figures said on Friday efforts were under way to hold a conference in Saudi Arabia aimed at unifying President Bashar al-Assad’s opponents, but that no date had yet been set, after a report it would take place mid-D…
Under pressure as never before, Merkel marks 10 years in office
BERLIN (Reuters) – People who have witnessed Angela Merkel in private over the past weeks describe a changed woman.
