Attacks on peacekeepers, civilians in Darfur increasing: U.N.
(This story corrects title of UNAMID official in paragraph 8 to acting chief from deputy chief)
Saudi citizen at mosque killed in cross-border shelling from Yemen
ABU DHABI (Reuters) – A Saudi citizen was killed and another injured near the Yemen border on Friday by shelling from forces loyal to former Yemeni president Ali Abdullah Saleh and Houthi rebels, Saudi civil defense forces said.
Israel closes probe into killing of four boys on Gaza beach
JERUSALEM (Reuters) – Israel’s killing of four Palestinian boys in an air strike on a Gaza beach during the 2014 war was a case of mistaken identity that does not warrant criminal charges, the military says.
Syrian Druze join battle to push back rebels in south
BEIRUT (Reuters) – Members of Syria’s Druze minority have helped repel a rebel attack on an army base in the south, mobilizing to confront insurgents including al Qaeda’s Nusra Front who are trying to build on gains against President Bashar al-Assad.
Armed group storms Tunisian consulate in Libyan capital, kidnap 10 staff
TUNIS (Reuters) – An armed group stormed the Tunisian consulate in the Libyan capital Tripoli and kidnapped 10 staff on Friday, the Tunisian Foreign Ministry said.
British royals return to Runnymede, where Magna Carta sealed 800 years ago
LONDON (Reuters) – Queen Elizabeth will return on Monday to the setting where 800 years ago one of her predecessors accepted the Magna Carta, the English document that put limits on the power of the crown for the first time and laid the foundation for …
Canada arrests Somali for alleged role in journalist kidnap
OTTAWA (Reuters) – Canadian police have arrested a Somali national for what they say was his role in the 2008 hostage-taking in Somalia of two freelance journalists, Canadian Amanda Lindhout and Australian Nigel Brennan.
Worst of MERS outbreak may be over in South Korea
SEOUL (Reuters) – The MERS outbreak that has spread through health facilities in South Korea may have peaked, although two hospitals that treated people with the deadly respiratory disease have been sealed off, officials said.
Poland says Washington stonewalling CIA jail investigation
WARSAW/KRAKOW, Poland (Reuters) – The United States is ignoring a request from Poland to hand over the full version of a Senate report that could shed light on allegations the CIA abused al Qaeda suspects at a secret prison in the north of the country,…
Radicalism spells chaos for Venezuela, says ‘Chavismo’ defector
BARQUISIMETO, Venezuela (Reuters) – When state governor Henri Falcon abandoned Venezuela’s ruling Socialist Party in 2010 and later joined the opposition, he was pilloried as a “traitor” by former pal and then president Hugo Chavez.
