China says U.S. South China Sea actions ‘irresponsible, dangerous’
BEIJING/WASHINGTON (Reuters) – China said on Friday it was “strongly dissatisfied” after a U.S. spy plane flew over part of the South China Sea this week near where China is building artificial islands, and called on the United States to stop such acti…
Wounded Egyptian soldier kidnapped and killed in Sinai: sources
CAIRO (Reuters) – Suspected Islamist militants kidnapped a wounded Egyptian soldier then killed him in the restive North Sinai province on Friday, security sources said.
Iran’s Yemen-bound aid ship docks in Djibouti, WFP to deliver aid cargo
London (Reuters) – An Iranian aid ship docked on Friday in Djibouti, where its cargo will be inspected by the United Nations before being moved to conflict-torn Yemen, Iran’s semi-official Fars news agency reported.
Suicide bomber kills 21 at Saudi Shi’ite mosque, Islamic State claims attack
DUBAI (Reuters) – A suicide bomber killed 21 worshippers on Friday in a packed Shi’ite mosque in eastern Saudi Arabia, residents and the health minister said, the first attack in the kingdom to be claimed by Islamic State militants.
Moscow issues travel warning over U.S. ‘hunt’ for Russians
MOSCOW (Reuters) – Russia’s foreign ministry has warned its citizens traveling abroad of the risks posed by U.S. law enforcement bodies and special services, which it said were hunting for Russians around the world.
Colombia’s FARC rebels suspend unilateral ceasefire
BOGOTA (Reuters) – Colombia’s Marxist FARC rebels suspended a unilateral ceasefire after government troops killed 26 of its fighters, the guerrilla group said on Friday, a move that will likely ratchet up tension at peace talks to end five decades of w…
In Spain, grassroots movements revive interest in politics
MADRID (Reuters) – In an apartment block in central Madrid, homeowners and tenants in danger of being evicted gather every Thursday to plan awareness campaigns and get free advice from lawyers.
U.S., allies conduct 20 air strikes against Islamic State militants: military
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – U.S.-led forces conducted 15 air strikes against Islamic State militants in Iraq since Thursday, concentrating on targets near Ramadi, the city that recently fell to the insurgents, the U.S. military said on Friday.
Hundreds march in Sudan against Mursi death sentence
KHARTOUM (Reuters) – Around 800 protesters marched through Sudan’s capital on Friday against a court’s decision this week to seek the death penalty for Egypt’s ousted Islamist president Mohamed Mursi.
Two killed in grenade attack in Burundi capital
BUJUMBURA (Reuters) – Two people were killed when three grenades went off in a market in the Burundi capital on Friday, a Reuters witness said.
