Israel approves new homes in settlement after demolishing two buildings
JERUSALEM (Reuters) – Israel gave final approval on Wednesday for plans to build 300 new homes in a Jewish settlement in the occupied West Bank, announcing the move as it carried out a court demolition order against two vacant apartment blocks in the s…
Authorities study plane debris found off Africa for links to Flight MH370
PARIS/SYDNEY (Reuters) – France’s air crash investigation agency is studying a piece of plane debris found on Reunion Island off the east coast of Africa but it was too early to say if it came from missing Malaysia Airlines Flight MH370, a spokesman sa…
Afghanistan says Taliban leader dead, urges peace talks
KABUL (Reuters) – Afghanistan said on Wednesday that Mullah Omar, the elusive leader of the Taliban movement fighting to topple the government, died more than two years ago.
Top U.S. general says Iran deal lowers near-term atomic arms risk
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The top U.S. military officer supported a proposed nuclear deal with Iran on Wednesday, saying it reduced the risk of Tehran developing atomic arms while buying time to work with allies to confront the Islamic Republic over other…
Islamic State claims car bomb in Yemen capital, four dead
DUBAI (Reuters) – A car bomb exploded outside an Ismaili mosque in Yemen’s war-damaged capital Sanaa on Wednesday, killing four people and wounding six, health authorities and a security source said.
Syrian jets bombard plain after rebel attack: monitor
BEIRUT (Reuters) – The Syrian air force bombarded a plain in the northwest of the country, a group monitoring the war said on Wednesday, after insurgents launched an offensive to advance deeper into government-held areas vital to President Bashar al-As…
Fabius, visiting Tehran, invites Rouhani to France
DUBAI (Reuters) – On the first visit to Iran for 12 years by a French foreign minister, Laurent Fabius conveyed an invitation from President Francois Hollande to Iran’s President Hassan Rouhani to visit France in November.
U.N. mediator proposes Syria working groups on roadmap to peace
UNITED NATIONS (Reuters) – The United Nations mediator in Syria’s conflict on Wednesday proposed inviting warring parties to take part in four U.N.-led working groups on how to implement a roadmap to peace, since the groups were not ready to hold forma…
U.S., allies target Islamic State in Syria, Iraq with 14 air strikes: U.S. Military
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The United States and its allies conducted 11 air strikes in Iraq on Tuesday against the Islamic State and also targeted the militant group with three strikes in Syria, the U.S. military said.
Pressed by left, Greece’s Tsipras vows ‘thus far and no further’
ATHENS (Reuters) – Greek Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras, struggling to contain a revolt in his left-wing Syriza party, said on Wednesday that his government would not implement reform measures beyond those agreed with lenders at a euro zone summit this …
