Romanian nightclub explosion leaves 26 dead, dozens injured
BUCHAREST (Reuters) – At least 26 people died and 88 were injured in an explosion and fire in a Bucharest, Romania, nightclub where hundreds of people had gathered late on Friday, government officials said, in one of the capital’s worst incidents in de…
U.S. to send special forces to Syria, truce sought after peace talks
VIENNA/WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The United States disclosed plans on Friday to station its first ground troops in Syria for the war against Islamic State, saying dozens of U.S. soldiers would be sent as advisers to groups fighting the militants.
Pope denounces clergy who criticized slain Salvadoran bishop Romero
VATICAN CITY (Reuters) – Pope Francis on Friday criticized conservative clergy and bishops who he said had defamed slain Salvadoran Archbishop Oscar Romero even after he was killed by a right-wing death squad in 1980.
European Union sides with United States on South China Sea incident
BRUSSELS (Reuters) – The European Union sided with Washington on Friday over a U.S.-Chinese patrolling incident in the South China Sea, in a move that may affect Brussels’ discussions with Beijing at next week’s Asia-Europe Meeting (ASEM) of foreign af…
Germany’s ability to act on migrants threatened, Merkel deputy says
BERLIN (Reuters) – German’s Social Democrat vice chancellor, Sigmar Gabriel, warned on Friday that a dispute among the conservatives over how to handle record inflows of migrants into the country was jeopardising the government’s ability to act.
Greece says 22 migrants drown off Aegean islands, 144 rescued
ATHENS (Reuters) – Greece rescued 144 refugees and recovered the bodies of 22, including four infants and nine children, after their boats sank in two separate incidents in the Aegean sea, the coastguard said on Friday.
Rome’s mayor ousted, saying PM stabbed him in the back
ROME (Reuters) – Rome Mayor Ignazio Marino, complaining that he had been stabbed in the back by Italy’s prime minister, was ousted on Friday night after a weeks-long political drama that riveted the country.
U.S. Navy scrambled jets as Russian warplanes approached carrier
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The USS Ronald Reagan aircraft carrier scrambled four fighter jets to intercept approaching Russian warplanes as it carried out a military exercise on Tuesday in the Sea of Japan, U.S. military officials said on Thursday.
Turkey has killed 2,000 militants at home and abroad: Erdogan
ISTANBUL (Reuters) – Turkey has killed around 2,000 militants in recent operations inside and outside its borders and the operations will continue, President Tayyip Erdogan said on Friday.
Russian calls for Cold War civil defense training to be revived
NOVO OGARYOVO, Russia (Reuters) – Russia’s authorities should revive the old Cold War practice of training civilians on how to respond in the event of a large-scale nuclear attack, a senior government official said on Friday.
