Syrian jet crashes into market in rebel-held area, 27 killed
BEIRUT (Reuters) – At least 27 people were killed and dozens injured when a Syrian army fighter jet crashed into a busy marketplace in the rebel-held northwestern town of Ariha on Monday, residents and witnesses said.
Russia’s Lavrov meets Hamas chief, invites him to Moscow: official
GAZA (Reuters) – Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov met Hamas leader Khaled Meshaal in Qatar on Monday and invited him to visit Moscow, a Hamas official said, extending a diplomatic welcome to the Palestinian group shunned by the West.
Turkey’s main opposition accuses Erdogan of blocking coalition efforts
ISTANBUL (Reuters) – Turkey’s main opposition leader has accused President Tayyip Erdogan of blocking efforts to form a coalition government and warned him against taking the country to new elections through “blood politics” by reopening conflict with …
Pro-Hadi fighters, Houthis battle over Yemen’s largest military base
ADEN (Reuters) – Fighters loyal to Yemen’s deposed president Abd-Rabbu Mansour Hadi, backed by Saudi-led air strikes, battled Houthi forces inside the country’s largest military base on Monday, pro-Hadi commanders said.
Breaking taboo, Jerusalem Palestinians seek Israeli citizenship
JERUSALEM (Reuters) – “I declare I will be a loyal citizen of the state of Israel,” reads the oath that must be sworn by all naturalized Israeli citizens. Increasingly, they are words being uttered by Palestinians.
Former Brazil chief of staff took bribes in office: prosecutor
CURITIBA, Brazil (Reuters) – Jose Dirceu, chief of staff for former President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva, was one of the main instigators of a bribery scheme involving state-run oil firm Petroleo Brasileiro SA while in office, federal prosecutor Carlos …
Second top Iraqi oil official shot dead in Kirkuk: police
KIRKUK, Iraq (Reuters) – Gunmen shot dead a senior official working for Iraq’s North Oil Company (NOC) on Monday, police and company officials said, just over a month after his predecessor at the state-run firm was gunned down.
British police watchdog to investigate handling of former PM Heath child sex claim
LONDON (Reuters) – Britain’s police watchdog said on Monday it will investigate allegations that detectives failed to pursue a complaint of child sexual abuse made against former Conservative Prime Minister Edward Heath in the 1990s.
Ukrainian casualties reported before peace talks
KIEV (Reuters) – Four Ukrainian servicemen have been killed and 15 wounded in fighting with pro-Russian rebels in the past 24 hours just before talks on a ceasefire were due to start, the Ukrainian military said on Monday.
Russia says security forces kill 14 Islamist militants
MOSCOW (Reuters) – Russia’s Federal Security Service (FSB) forces killed eight Islamic State militants on Sunday and six other Islamist rebels on Monday in the North Caucasus, the national Anti-Terrorist Committee (NAK) said.
