Germany, EU deny report on European solidarity tax
BERLIN/BRUSSELS/LIMA (Reuters) – German and EU officials on Saturday denied a media report that Berlin and Brussels were in informal talks about a type of European solidarity tax to help cover the costs of stemming a record-breaking influx of asylum se…
U.S. to make payments to families of Kunduz air strike victims: Pentagon
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The U.S. Department of Defense will seek to make “condolence payments” to families of victims of a U.S. air strike that mistakenly hit a Medecins Sans Frontieres hospital in Kunduz, Afghanistan, killing 22 people, the Pentagon sa…
Isolated North Korea says it’s ready for war with U.S. as it marks anniversary
PYONGYANG (Reuters) – Isolated North Korea marked the 70th anniversary of its ruling Workers’ Party on Saturday with a massive military parade overseen by leader Kim Jong Un, who said his country was ready to fight any war waged by the United States.
Head of Congo elections commission resigns
KINSHASA (Reuters) – The head of Democratic Republic of Congo’s elections commission has resigned, the presidency said in a surprise announcement on Saturday, adding to uncertainty over a presidential poll due to be held next year.
Israeli forces shoot dead five Palestinians as violence rages on
JERUSALEM/GAZA (Reuters) – Israeli security forces shot dead two Palestinians aged 12 and 15 in protests along Gaza’s border fence on Saturday, Palestinian medics said, and Israeli police said they had killed three Palestinian assailants in Jerusalem.
Three killed in violent unrest in Iraq’s Kurdistan region
ERBIL, Iraq (Reuters) – Three people were killed in a third day of violent unrest in Iraq’s Kurdistan region on Saturday, as protesters attacked or torched several offices of the Kurdistan Democratic Party (KDP) in Sulaimaniyah province.
Russia steps up air strikes against Assad opponents in Syria
BEIRUT/MOSCOW (Reuters) – Russia said on Saturday it had stepped up its bombing campaign against Islamic State militants in Syria, while local observers said several of the air strikes had hit areas in western Syria where the hardline group has little …
Suspected Boko Haram suicide bombers kill 33 in Chad
N’DJAMENA (Reuters) – Five suicide bombers killed 33 people in Chad and wounded 51 more in a coordinated attack suspected to be the work of the Nigerian Islamist militant group Boko Haram, a local government official said.
Suspected Boko Haram suicide bomb attack kills 38 in Chad
ABIDJAN (Reuters) – Thirty-eight people, including five attackers, were killed and another 51 were wounded on Saturday in a series of suicide bombings in a town in Chad suspected to be the work of Nigeria’s Boko Haram Islamist militant group, a local g…
Greece’s Tsipras seeks to bolster party after election win
ATHENS (Reuters) – Greek Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras called on Syriza members on Saturday to overcome “the ills of the past” and broaden its support base in a bid to bolster his party.
