U.S. ‘reasonably certain’ that British Islamic State militant Jihadi John killed in strike
WASHINGTON/BEIRUT (Reuters) – The United States announced on Friday it was “reasonably certain” a drone strike in Syria had killed Jihadi John, a British citizen who became the public face of Islamic State and a symbol of its brutality after appearing …
Russia’s Putin and Venezuela’s Maduro discuss energy ties
MOSCOW (Reuters) – Russian President Vladimir Putin had a telephone conversation with his Venezuelan counterpart Nicolas Maduro, the Kremlin said on Friday.
Devil is in the detail before new round of Syria peace talks
VIENNA (Reuters) – Two weeks after they jointly called for a political solution to Syria’s civil war, foreign ministers and senior officials from Russia, the United States, Europe and the Middle East struggled on Friday to turn that idea into a more co…
Lebanon parliament endorses money laundry, combating terrorism laws
BEIRUT (Reuters) – Lebanon’s parliament passed more financial laws on Friday to keep the politically paralyzed country afloat, including a money laundering law.
Kerry promises more support for ‘shining example’ Tunisia
TUNIS (Reuters) – U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry promised more support for security, economic reforms and democratization in Tunisia on Friday and said he had signed an agreement to start negotiations on a third U.S. loan guarantee for the country….
Magnitude 7.0 quake hits off southern coast of Japan: USGS
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – A magnitude 7.0 earthquake hit off the southern coast of Japan, the U.S. Geological Survey reported on Friday.
U.S. military aid for Egypt seen continuing despite rights concerns
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The U.S. Congress looks set to approve another $1.3 billion in military aid to Egypt despite concerns expressed by some lawmakers over its crackdown on dissent while fighting religious militants.
U.S. to provide $115 million in aid to Syrian, Iraqi refugees
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The White House said on Friday that the Defense Department will provide $155 million in humanitarian aid to refugees displaced by the crises in Syria and Iraq.
Rights group says migrants face beatings, abuse in Bulgaria
BELGRADE/SOFIA (Reuters) – Migrants coming through Bulgaria have faced beatings, threats and other abuses by police, a rights group reported on Friday, though the country’s own refugee agency said it had received no such complaints.
Banned ‘narco’ soap overtaken by Venezuela’s real-life scandal
CARACAS (Reuters) – It reads like a typical Latin American soap opera: two relatives of Venezuela’s president were caught in their Haitian hotel and whisked to the United States to face cocaine charges.
