Japanese man arrested for landing drone on PM’s office in nuclear protest
TOKYO (Reuters) – A Japanese man has been arrested for landing a drone on the prime minister’s office with a minuscule amount of radiation in an apparent protest against the use of nuclear power, four years after the Fukushima disaster.
As Armenia marks 1915 massacre, Berlin calls it genocide
YEREVAN (Reuters) – Armenia marked the centenary on Friday of a mass killing of Armenians by Ottoman Turks with a simple flower-laying ceremony attended by foreign leaders as Germany became the latest country to respond to its calls for recognition tha…
Former foes honor Gallipoli’s fallen on 100th anniversary
GALLIPOLI PENINSULA (Reuters) – Britain’s Prince Charles and Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan led commemorations on the Gallipoli peninsula on Friday to mark the 100th anniversary of a World War One battle that helped shape the birth of new nations.
Israeli forces shoot and kill Palestinian armed with knives
JERUSALEM (Reuters) – Israeli troops shot and killed a young Palestinian man wielding two knives on Saturday as they gave chase after he tried to attack the troops near a checkpoint in the Jerusalem area, police said.
Former foes honor Gallipoli’s fallen on 100th anniversary
GALLIPOLI PENINSULA (Reuters) – Britain’s Prince Charles and Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan led commemorations on the Gallipoli peninsula on Friday to mark the 100th anniversary of a World War One battle that helped shape the birth of new nations.
More fighting, air strikes in Yemen, civilian death toll exceeds 550
ADEN (Reuters) – Fighting between Yemen’s warring factions raged in southern and central parts of the country and air strikes hit Houthi militia forces in Aden on Friday, but there were no fresh moves toward dialogue.
U.N. aid chief urges Syria sanctions, Jolie pleads for refugee help
UNITED NATIONS (Reuters) – The United Nations aid chief on Friday urged the Security Council to impose an arms embargo and sanctions in Syria for violations of humanitarian law as special envoy Angelina Jolie pleaded with council members to visit milli…
Hostage locations difficult to track – and may be getting harder
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The U.S. drone strike that accidentally killed two hostages in Pakistan exposes intelligence shortfalls that former and current U.S. officials say appear to be growing more frequent as militants expand their safe havens and as Wa…
U.N. chief urges Myanmar to address Muslims’ status ahead of vote
UNITED NATIONS (Reuters) – U.N. Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon on Friday urged Myanmar to address the citizenship status of Rohingya Muslims in the country’s western Rakhine state ahead of a general election scheduled to be held later this year.
Iran says nuclear talks making gradual headway
VIENNA (Reuters) – Nuclear talks between Iran and six world powers are making good but slow progress as they work toward a June 30 deadline for a final deal, Tehran’s senior negotiator said on Friday.
