Abbas says does not want escalation with Israel
RAMALLAH, West Bank (Reuters) – Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas said on Tuesday he did not want a spike in deadly violence in East Jerusalem and the Israeli-occupied West Bank to spiral into armed confrontation with Israel.
Portugal president asks PM Passos Coelho to form new government
LISBON (Reuters) – Portugal’s president said on Tuesday he had asked Prime Minister Pedro Passos Coelho to begin consultations on forming a government that can ensure political stability in the euro zone nation.
Islamic State kills 22 in attacks on Yemen government, Gulf troops, mosque
ADEN, Yemen (Reuters) – Islamic State suicide bombers killed 22 people in attacks on Yemen’s government and its Gulf Arab coalition ally in the port city of Aden and on a Houthi-run mosque in the capital Sanaa on Tuesday, the jihadist group and state m…
Maldives boat blast was attempt on president’s life: minister
COLOMBO (Reuters) – An explosion on a speedboat carrying Maldives President Abudullah Yameen was an assassination attempt, the minister at his office told Reuters on Tuesday, citing the findings of international investigators.
Congo ruling party officials behind demo attack: rights body HRW
DAKAR (Reuters) – Rights campaigners accused police and ruling party officials in Democratic Republic of Congo on Tuesday of recruiting thugs to attack a peaceful opposition rally last month in which more than a dozen protesters were injured.
France plans U.N. resolution targeting Syrian barrel bombs
PARIS (Reuters) – France’s foreign minister said on Tuesday his country was working on a United Nations Security Council resolution aimed at stopping Syrian President Bashar al-Assad’s forces from using barrel bombs against his population.
Russian jets hit Islamic State targets in Palmyra, Aleppo
BEIRUT (Reuters) – Syrian state television and a monitoring group said on Tuesday that Russian jets hit Islamic State targets in the Syrian city of Palmyra and the northern province of Aleppo, in some of the heaviest Russian attacks on the hardline Isl…
Seven killed in Islamic State suicide bombing in Yemeni capital
DUBAI (Reuters) – Seven people were killed on Tuesday in a suicide bombing on a mosque in the Yemeni capital Sanaa, the Houthi-run state news agency said, and Islamic State claimed responsibility for the attack.
Mexico army boss will not allow questioning of troops in student massacre
MEXICO CITY (Reuters) – The head of the Mexican army will not permit international experts to interrogate his troops over allegations they may have been involved in the apparent massacre of 43 students last year, and rejects any suggestion they may hav…
How Iranian general plotted out Syrian assault in Moscow
BEIRUT (Reuters) – At a meeting in Moscow in July, a top Iranian general unfurled a map of Syria to explain to his Russian hosts how a series of defeats for President Bashar al-Assad could be turned into victory – with Russia’s help.
