Boat packed with migrants sinks off Libya; up to 200 feared dead
TRIPOLI (Reuters) – A boat packed with mainly African migrants bound for Italy sank off the Libyan coast on Thursday and officials said up to 200 might have died.
Truck of corpses, new shipwreck intensify Europe’s migrant crisis
PARNDORF, Austria (Reuters) – As many as 50 corpses were found in a parked truck in Austria on Thursday, and another migrant boat sank off Libya, deepening a crisis that is overwhelming Europe and throwing up new tragedies by the day.
U.N. chief sets out framework for Syria poison gas investigation
UNITED NATIONS (Reuters) – Success of a new international inquiry aimed at assigning blame for chemical weapons attacks during Syria’s four-year-old civil war will require full cooperation of all warring parties, U.N. Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon said…
Japan student group injects new exuberance into anti-war protests
TOKYO (Reuters) – Wearing shorts and a baggy T-shirt and clutching a microphone, Aki Okuda stands before a crowd, the pyramid-shaped roof of Japan’s parliament lit up against the night sky behind him.
Greek judge appointed caretaker PM ahead of elections
ATHENS (Reuters) – Greece’s top Supreme Court judge was sworn in as caretaker prime minister on Thursday to lead the country to elections next month, ending a week of political deadlock after leftist leader Alexis Tsipras resigned.
Greek judge appointed caretaker PM ahead of elections
ATHENS (Reuters) – Greece’s top Supreme Court judge was sworn in as caretaker prime minister on Thursday to lead the country to elections next month, ending a week of political deadlock after leftist leader Alexis Tsipras resigned.
Seven killed in Turkey in clashes with militants
DIYARBAKIR, Turkey (Reuters) – Seven people, including at least four civilians, were killed on Thursday in clashes between Turkey’s armed forces and militants in the mainly Kurdish southeast, security sources and the army said.
Iran may have built extension at disputed site: U.N. nuclear watchdog
VIENNA (Reuters) – Iran appears to have built an extension to part of its Parchin military site since May, the U.N. nuclear watchdog said in a report on Thursday, as part of its inquiry into possible military dimensions of Tehran’s past nuclear activit…
U.S., allies hit Islamic State in Iraq with 21 air strikes: military
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – A coalition led by the United States pummeled Islamic State targets in Iraq on Wednesday with 21 air strikes concentrated near the cities of Baji and Tuz, according to a statement released on Thursday.
Spain accuses suspect of running Islamic State network in Morocco
MADRID (Reuters) – A Moroccan man arrested in Spain this week is accused of coordinating a network of Islamic State supporters in Moroccan cities who spread the group’s message and recruit militants to fight in Iraq and Syria, a court document said on …
