Honduras detains Syrians bound for U.S. with doctored Greek passports
TEGUCIGALPA (Reuters) – Honduran authorities said on Wednesday they had intercepted six Syrian nationals traveling on doctored Greek passports in the past week, including five who had been trying to reach the United States.
Islamic State says it has executed two captives from Norway and China
CAIRO (Reuters) – Islamic State said it had killed a Norwegian and a Chinese captive, showing what appeared to be pictures of the dead men under a banner reading “Executed” in the latest edition of its English language magazine.
Sarajevo gunman commits suicide after killing two soldiers
SARAJEVO (Reuters) – A gunman who shot and killed two Bosnian soldiers and wounded another committed suicide on Wednesday after police surrounded his house on the outskirts of Sarajevo, authorities said.
Russia, France set for showdown at U.N. over Islamic State fight
UNITED NATIONS (Reuters) – Russia revived on Wednesday a push for United Nations approval of international military campaigns combating Islamic State, setting up a showdown with France over its rival bid for a U.N. Security Council resolution on the is…
Two army soldiers shot dead in Bosnia shooting spree
SARAJEVO (Reuters) – Two soldiers of the Bosnian army were shot dead late on Wednesday when an attacker opened a fire from an automatic weapon at a betting shop near the army barracks at the periphery of the capital Sarajevo.
Stranded at Nicaragua border, Cuban migrants’ American dream in peril
PENAS BLANCAS, Costa Rica (Reuters) – In the week Cuban migrant Lenin Rivacoba has slept rough on Costa Rica’s border with Nicaragua, he was briefly blinded by tear gas, lost hearing in one ear and is now almost out of money.
Algeria book fair ban exposes stability debate
ALGIERS (Reuters) – Organizers of an international book fair in Algeria last week confiscated more than 100 books on jihadism and the Arab Spring, highlighting sensitivities over regional turmoil in one of the few Arab countries to remain relatively un…
At least two die in police raid on group planning new Paris attack
SAINT DENIS, France (Reuters) – A woman suicide bomber blew herself up in a police raid on Wednesday that sources said had foiled a jihadi plan to hit Paris’s business district, days after a wave of attacks killed 129 across the French capital.
Syrian Observatory: 15-day ceasefire near Damascus to be announced shortly
BEIRUT (Reuters) – The Syrian Observatory for Human Rights said on Wednesday a local 15-day ceasefire between Syrian rebels and government forces in the Eastern Ghouta area near Damascus would be announced “in the coming hours”.
Islamic State says it has executed two captives from Norway and China
CAIRO (Reuters) – Islamic State said it had killed a Norwegian and a Chinese captive, showing what appeared to be pictures of the dead men under a banner reading “Executed” in the latest edition of its English language magazine on Wednesday.
