Poland to summon Russian envoy as diplomatic spat drags on
WARSAW (Reuters) – Poland said on Saturday it would summon Russia’s envoy after he said Warsaw was partly to blame for the outbreak of World War Two, continuing a spat which has seen the Polish ambassador in Moscow summoned twice in just over a week.
Russia and Estonia swap alleged spies
MOSCOW/TALLINN (Reuters) – Russia and Estonia exchanged two men accused of espionage at a remote border post on Saturday in an episode reminiscent of a Cold War spy thriller that follows heightened tensions between the neighbors.
Islamic State suspect, Saudi soldier killed in shoot-out in desert north
DUBAI (Reuters) – One Saudi soldier and one suspected Islamic State militant were killed in a gun battle in northern Saudi Arabia between security forces and two brothers wanted in connection with several attacks last week, the Interior Ministry said o…
VW scandal exposes cozy ties between industry and Berlin
BERLIN (Reuters) – Angela Merkel learned early in her political career that taking on the German car industry carries risks.
Pakistan to hang man who claims he was 15 at time of crime
ISLAMABAD (Reuters) – Pakistani authorities are set to hang a man who says he was 15 when he was arrested for a murder he claims he did not commit, lawyers said on Saturday, in the latest case to shine a spotlight on Pakistan’s crumbling criminal justi…
U.S.-trained Syrian rebels gave equipment to Nusra: U.S. military
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Syrian rebels trained by the United States gave some of their equipment to the al Qaeda-linked Nusra Front in exchange for safe passage, a U.S. military spokesman said on Friday, the latest blow to a troubled U.S. effort to train…
Saudi border officers killed in attack from Yemen: Saudi ministry
DUBAI (Reuters) – A district commander and a sergeant in Saudi Arabia’s border guard have been killed in an attack launched from across the frontier with Yemen, the Saudi interior ministry said on Saturday.
Saudi border guard officers killed in attack from Yemen – Saudi ministry
DUBAI (Reuters) – A district commander and a sergeant in Saudi Arabia’s border guard were killed in an attack launched from across the frontier with Yemen on Friday, the Saudi interior ministry said.
Thai police lead key suspects to Bangkok bomb site for re-enactment
BANGKOK (Reuters) – Police in Thailand led two suspects to the scene of last month’s Bangkok bomb blast for a re-enactment of their alleged crimes on Saturday, a day after police said one of the men was responsible for planting the bomb that killed 20 …
ICC arrests rebel accused of attacking ancient Timbuktu monuments
AMSTERDAM (Reuters) – An Islamist rebel suspected of attacking mosques and monuments in the ancient Malian city of Timbuktu has been handed over to the International Criminal Court, the first ever detained for wrecking cultural heritage.
