Palestinian forces arrest dozens of Hamas men in the West Bank
RAMALLAH, West Bank (Reuters) – Palestinian security forces arrested dozens of Hamas members in overnight raids in the Israeli-occupied West Bank, the largest security crackdown since 2007, officials said on Friday.
Death toll from capsized Philippine ferry rises to 51
MANILA (Reuters) – The death toll from a capsized Philippine ferry rose to 51 on Friday as rescuers tried to right the overturned vessel and found more bodies, a coast guard official said.
France rejects asylum request by Wikileaks founder Assange
PARIS (Reuters) – France swiftly rejected on Friday a request for asylum by WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange.
Syrian army bombards rebels trying to seize Aleppo
BEIRUT (Reuters) – Syrian government forces carried out heavy air strikes on rebel positions in and around the northern city of Aleppo on Friday, aiming to repel a major Islamist-led offensive on areas controlled by President Bashar al-Assad.
China angered by new U.S. military strategy report
BEIJING (Reuters) – China’s Foreign Ministry expressed anger on Friday after the Pentagon’s updated National Military Strategy slammed Chinese claims in the South China Sea as aggressive and inconsistent with international law.
Danish govt plans to cut refugee benefits to slow migrant flow
COPENHAGEN (Reuters) – Denmark’s newly elected government plans to halve the benefits refugees receive from the state in an effort to slow the flow of asylum seekers into the country, a minister said on Friday.
Drone attack on al Qaeda in Yemen kills four -witnesses
SANAA (Reuters) – A drone attacked an army base held by al Qaeda in the Arabian Peninsula (AQAP) in southeastern Yemen in the early hours of Friday, killing four suspected militants, witnesses said.
No breakthrough in talks between Iran and nuclear watchdog
VIENNA (Reuters) – No breakthrough was reached between the U.N. nuclear watchdog and Iran on unresolved questions around Tehran’s nuclear program, the head of the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) said on Friday after a visit to Tehran.
European Union leaders unlikely to attend China’s World War Two parade, envoy says
BEIJING (Reuters) – Top leaders from the European Union are unlikely to attend Beijing’s military parade in September to commemorate the end of World War Two, the bloc’s ambassador to China said on Friday, adding he was worried about the message the ev…
Twin blasts kill 10 in northeast Nigeria: police
MAIDUGURI, Nigeria (Reuters) – Two suicide bomb blasts along a highway in northeast Nigeria killed at least 10 people on Thursday afternoon, state police said, the latest in a string of almost daily attacks by suspected Islamist militants.
