Son of former Iranian minister arrested over controversial oil deal
DUBAI (Reuters) – Iran’s hardline judiciary arrested the son of a former minister of culture on Wednesday on suspicion of involvement in a controversial oil contract, according to the semi-official Fars news agency.
Lebanon arrests man in connection with Beirut bomb attacks: security source
BEIRUT (Reuters) – Lebanon’s security forces arrested a Lebanese man on Wednesday in connection with twin suicide bomb attacks that killed 44 people in Beirut last week, a security source said.
Riots in Kosovo deepen crisis over Serbia accord
PRISTINA (Reuters) – Riots erupted in Kosovo on Wednesday in a deepening crisis over relations with former ruler Serbia, with protesters setting fire to garbage containers and government vehicles in the capital Pristina.
Paris attacks, Hollande visit may spur Kremlin push to end isolation
MOSCOW (Reuters) – Francois Hollande’s decision to meet Vladimir Putin in Moscow next week, the first bilateral visit by an EU leader in six months, may galvanize Kremlin efforts to end its isolation over the Ukraine crisis, but is unlikely to yield a …
Israeli policeman given community service for beating Palestinian-American boy
JERUSALEM (Reuters) – An Israeli policeman was spared jail and sentenced to community service on Wednesday for beating an American teenager of Palestinian descent during Jerusalem disturbances last year, an incident that stirred U.S. concern.
Clashes in Turkey’s southeast leave 12 dead
DIYARBAKIR, Turkey (Reuters) – Ten militants from the Kurdistan Workers Party (PKK) have been killed in clashes with security forces in southeast Turkey, as well as two civilians, authorities said.
Germany says concrete security threat dashed soccer match
BERLIN/MAINZ, (Germany) (Reuters) – Chancellor Angela Merkel urged Germans not to be cowed by the threat of Islamist attacks, saying a concrete security threat had forced officials to cancel Tuesday’s soccer match against the Netherlands.
Canada may have to cut corners to meet Syrian refugees target
OTTAWA/WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Canada’s government will inevitably have to cut some corners on security screening to achieve its ambitious goal of bringing in 25,000 Syrian refugees by year-end, said current and former security sources.
Russia says conducted ‘mass strike’ on Islamic State targets in Syria
MOSCOW (Reuters) – The Russian air force on Wednesday conducted a ‘mass strike’ against Islamic State targets across Syria using long-range bombers and cruise missiles, Colonel-General Andrei Kartapolov was quoted as saying by the RIA Novosti news agen…
Portugal Communist leader raps president over delay in forming new government
LISBON (Reuters) – The leader of Portugal’s Communist Party accused the country’s conservative president on Wednesday of dragging his feet in appointing a new Socialist-led government and said his hesitation risked harming national stability.
