U.S. soldier wounded helping to overpower gunman on train in France
PARIS (Reuters) – A machine gun-toting attacker wounded three people on a high-speed train in France on Friday before being overpowered by passengers who included an American soldier.
White House: Islamic State second-in-command killed in U.S. air strike
EDGARTOWN, Mass./WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The second-in-command of the Islamic State militant group was killed during a U.S. air strike in Iraq on Tuesday, the White House said on Friday, dealing a blow to the group that has sought to form a caliphate ac…
China’s land reclamation in South China Sea grows: Pentagon report
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – China has reclaimed more land in the disputed Spratly Islands of the South China Sea than previously known, according to a new Pentagon report, and a senior U.S. defense official said it was unclear whether Beijing had stopped is…
North Korea goes on war footing against South Korea as deadline looms
SEOUL (Reuters) – North Korea put its troops on a war footing on Friday as South Korea rejected an ultimatum to stop propaganda broadcasts or face military action, prompting China to voice concern and urge both sides to step back after an exchange of a…
Mexico president, finance minister cleared in ethics probe
MEXICO CITY (Reuters) – A Mexican government auditor on Friday exonerated President Enrique Peña Nieto and his finance minister from any wrongdoing over purchases of homes from public contractors, but opposition lawmakers poured scorn over the bid to lay the scandal to rest.
Dozens killed in Saudi-led air strikes in Yemen-aid group, Houthis
SANAA (Reuters) – Dozens of people, many of them civilians, were killed in air strikes by a Saudi-led coalition on the southwestern Yemeni city of Taiz, an aid organization and Houthi media said on Friday.
Guatemala prosecutors seek to impeach president after ex-VP’s arrest
GUATEMALA CITY (Reuters) – Prosecutors sought to impeach Guatemalan President Otto Perez on Friday over a corruption scandal that led to the arrest of his former vice president, deepening a government crisis ahead of presidential elections next month.
Greece moves refugees to mainland, crush builds on border
ATHENS (Reuters) – Greece ferried hundreds of refugees to its mainland on Friday to relieve the pressure on outlying islands that have been overwhelmed by thousands of people arriving by boat to flee Syria’s civil war.
Brazil’s largest party not bolting Rousseff government
BRASILIA (Reuters) – Brazilian Vice President Michel Temer, a key ally of embattled President Dilma Rousseff, might end his role managing her unwieldy coalition in Congress but he is not planning to leave her government, members of his party said on Fr…
Teen’s killing highlights crime wave in Ebola-hit Sierra Leone
FREETOWN (Reuters) – Senior ministers and U.N. officials joined hundreds of women in a beachfront, candlelit protest in Sierra Leone’s capital as the killing of a 17-year-old girl highlighted a rise in violent crime in a country ravaged by Ebola.
