At least 25 Syrian al Qaeda members dead in mosque blast in Syria’s Idlib: monitor
BEIRUT (Reuters) – An explosion at a mosque in Syria’s Idlib province on Friday killed at least 25 members of the Al Qaeda-linked Nusra Front, the British-based Observatory monitoring group said.
Car bombs explode in Libya’s Derma, at least six killed
BENGHAZI, Libya (Reuters) – At least six people were killed and 10 others wounded when several car bombs exploded in the Libyan city of Derna, a medical source said on Friday.
Greeks deeply divided heading into crucial vote
ATHENS (Reuters) – Tens of thousands of Greeks took to the streets on Friday in rival rallies that laid bare the deep divide heading into a referendum that may decide the country’s future in Europe’s single currency.
Top choice blocked for U.N. digital privacy investigator post
GENEVA (Reuters) – The Estonian picked as the U.N.’s first digital privacy investigator was blocked on Friday by the German president of the Human Rights Council after activist groups said she would not be a strong enough critic of U.S. surveillance.
Rockets land in Israel, Egypt’s IS affiliate claims responsibility
JERUSALEM/CAIRO (Reuters) – Militants in Egypt’s Sinai peninsula fired rockets into southern Israel on Friday in an incident that caused no casualties but appeared to be linked to fighting between Islamist insurgents and Egyptian security forces.
Catholic Church should not have ‘leaders for life’, Pope says
VATICAN CITY (Reuters) – The Roman Catholic Church should not have “leaders for life” in its ranks, otherwise it would risk being like a country under dictatorship, Pope Francis said on Friday.
Saudi-led air strikes on Yemen cities kill 16: Houthis
SANAA (Reuters) – Saudi-led air strikes killed at least 16 people in Yemen on Friday, the country’s dominant Houthi militia said, and the European Union and United States appealed for a pause in the war to enable aid deliveries to stricken civilians.
Woman seriously injured by explosion at Winnipeg law firm
(Reuters) – A woman was taken to the hospital with serious upper body injuries after she “inadvertently triggered” an explosive device at a law firm in the Canadian prairie city of Winnipeg on Friday, police said.
Gunfire heard on outskirts of Nigerian city of Maiduguri
MAIDUGURI, Nigeria (Reuters) – Heavy gunfire was heard coming from the outskirts of Maiduguri in the northeast of Nigeria on Friday evening and a military source said Islamist insurgents were battling with security forces.
U.N. offers help on simmering Guyana-Venezuela territorial dispute
Bridgetown, BARBADOS (Reuters) – U.N. Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon on Friday offered help to resolve a long-running border spat between Venezuela and its South American neighbor Guyana that heated up after oil was found in the disputed area in May.
