British police arrest Rwandan spy chief
LONDON (Reuters) – British police arrested Rwandan intelligence chief Karenzi Karake at the request of Spain, where he is wanted in connection with war crimes.
Golan Druze attack Israeli army ambulance, Syrian casualty dies
JERUSALEM (Reuters) – Druze villagers on the Israeli-annexed Golan Heights attacked an Israeli military ambulance on Monday and one of two Syrian casualties it was carrying from the civil war next door died, police said.
Syrian Kurds, on offensive, seize military base from Islamic State
BEIRUT (Reuters) – Kurdish-led forces said on Monday that they had captured a military base from Islamic State in Syria’s Raqqa province, advancing deeper into territory held by the group and showing new momentum after they seized a border crossing fro…
Israel, Palestinians may have committed war crimes in Gaza: U.N. report
GENEVA (Reuters) – U.N. investigators said on Monday that Israel and Palestinian militant groups committed grave abuses of international humanitarian law during the 2014 Gaza conflict that may amount to war crimes.
Taliban attacks Afghan parliament
KABUL (Reuters) – A Taliban suicide bomber and six gunmen attacked the Afghan parliament on Monday as lawmakers met to consider a new defense minister, and another district in the volatile north fell to the militants as they intensified a summer offens…
Norwegian ship rescues more than 600 migrants in the Mediterranean
OSLO (Reuters) – A Norwegian ship rescued more than 600 migrants from two wooden boats on Monday in the southern part of the Mediterranean, the Norwegian police said on Twitter.
In Athens, flag-waving Greeks rally to show support for euro
ATHENS (Reuters) – Thousands rallied in front of the Greek parliament on Monday to show support for Athens’s place in the euro zone as leaders of the single-currency bloc gathered in Brussels to discuss the cash-strapped country’s fate.
EU keeps up pressure on Russia by extending economic sanctions
LUXEMBOURG (Reuters) – European Union foreign ministers extended economic sanctions on Russia until Jan. 31 on Monday, keeping up pressure on Moscow to help resolve the Ukraine conflict.
EU keeps up pressure on Russia by extending economic sanctions
LUXEMBOURG (Reuters) – European Union foreign ministers extended economic sanctions on Russia until Jan. 31 on Monday, keeping up pressure on Moscow to help resolve the Ukraine conflict.
Venezuela to hold parliamentary election on December 6
CARACAS (Reuters) – Venezuela’s parliamentary election will be held on Dec. 6, authorities announced on Monday, ending lengthy speculation over the date for a vote that surveys showed was likely to punish the ruling socialists.
