South Korea reports four new cases of MERS, total 126
SEOUL (Reuters) – South Korea’s Health Ministry reported on Friday four new cases of Middle East Respiratory Syndrome (MERS) bringing the total to 126, the world’s largest outbreak outside Saudi Arabia.
Colombia’s FARC rebels step up infrastructure attacks, kill three police
BOGOTA (Reuters) – Colombia’s FARC rebels shot dead three police officers on Thursday and brought down an energy pylon, cutting off power to half a million people in the country’s south, the military said, as the Marxist group steps up attacks amid stu…
Islamic State says blows up two warplanes at Libya base: video
BENGHAZI, Libya (Reuters) – The militant group Islamic State’s Libya wing released a video on Thursday purportedly showing it blowing up two warplanes at an air base while its fighters paraded heavy weapons in a show of force.
France opens criminal inquiry into screening of Germanwings crash co-pilot
PARIS (Reuters) – A French prosecutor on Thursday formally opened a criminal inquiry into the Germanwings plane crash in March that killed 150 people to investigate whether mistakes were made in monitoring the psychological health of the co-pilot.
Jailed former mayor ends hunger strike in Venezuela
CARACAS (Reuters) – A former Venezuelan mayor jailed last year for his role in anti-government protests has ended a 20-day hunger strike that supporters said had weakened him and triggered kidney pain, his wife said on Thursday.
U.S. considering more military bases in Iraq: top general
NAPLES, Italy (Reuters) – The United States is considering building more U.S. military bases in Iraq to drive back Islamic State militants in a move that may require a further increase in American forces, the top U.S. general said on Thursday.
Madrid court shelves 2010 Gaza flotilla investigation
MADRID (Reuters) – A Madrid court on Thursday shelved a five-year-old investigation into a deadly Israeli raid on a Gaza-bound flotilla, though the probe could potentially be re-opened if Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu ever visits Spain.
Tourist sites on alert as militants go for Egypt’s economic lifeline
CAIRO (Reuters) – After a violent campaign directed at security forces, Egyptian militants appear to be zooming in on President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi’s most vulnerable point: the economy.
Killings of soldiers and civilians fray Ukraine’s ceasefire
KIEV (Reuters) – Three civilians and two Ukrainian soldiers were killed in eastern Ukraine within 24 hours up to midday on Thursday, Kiev’s military said, further eroding a four-month-old ceasefire in the separatist conflict.
Nigeria, neighbors forge anti-Boko Haram force
ABUJA (Reuters) – Nigeria and its neighbors agreed on Thursday to set up a joint military force to counter Boko Haram, a sign of President Muhammadu Buhari’s intent to crush the Islamist militant group early in his tenure.
