Air strikes kill civilians in Yemeni capital
CAIRO (Reuters) – Warplanes from a Saudi-led coalition struck a residential district of the Yemeni capital Sanaa overnight, killing eight to 10 civilians, residents said on Friday.
U.S. Navy might accompany other nations’ ships in Strait of Hormuz
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The U.S. military signaled on Friday it may allow warships to accompany other nations’ vessels through the Strait of Hormuz, after Iran’s seizure of a container ship this week prompted the Navy to start accompanying U.S.-flagged …
Turkish police fire tear gas, water cannon at May Day protesters
ISTANBUL (Reuters) – Turkish police fired tear gas and water cannon at hundreds of stone-throwing May Day protesters on Friday, after they defied a ban and tried to march on Istanbul’s Taksim Square.
German president says Berlin should be open to Greek war reparations
BERLIN (Reuters) – German President Joachim Gauck expressed support on Friday for Athens’ demands for reparations for the Nazi occupation of Greece in World War Two, even though the government in Berlin has repeatedly rejected the claims.
Clashes in Maldives as protesters call for ex-president’s release
MALE/GENEVA (Reuters) – Clashes broke out in the Maldives on Friday after thousands of supporters of the tropical archipelago’s jailed former president took to the streets to call for his release.
Germany needs to quickly clear up spy charges: Steinmeier
LJUBLJANA (Reuters) – The German government needs to quickly clear up accusations that its BND foreign intelligence agency helped the United States spy on government officials and firms in Europe such as Airbus Group, Foreign Minister Frank-Walter Stei…
Iran stance and regional policy bring French leader Gulf Arab rewards
PARIS (Reuters) – France’s tough line in talks with Iran and a similar analysis to Gulf Arab states on regional crises has sealed strategic new links in the Middle East that will be cemented when President Francois Hollande attends a regional leaders’ …
U.S., allies stage 18 air strikes against Islamic State: coalition
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The U.S.-led military coalition launched 18 air strikes in Syria and Iraq against Islamic State since early Thursday, the Combined Joint Task Force said in a statement.
Islamist rebels battle Syrian army near Assad heartland
AMMAN/BEIRUT (Reuters) – Islamist rebels and the Syrian army fought fierce battles in Latakia province overnight close to President Bashar al-Assad’s ancestral home, the army and rebels said, after weeks of insurgent gains in the country’s northwest.
Topless Femen activists disrupt Le Pen’s May Day speech in Paris
PARIS (Reuters) – Three topless women from the Femen activist group, making Nazi salutes, disrupted a May Day speech by French far-right leader Marine Le Pen on Friday attacking her political rivals.
