U.S. says FBI head did not intend to suggest Poland role in Holocaust
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – FBI Director James Comey did not intend to suggest in an article last week that Poland was responsible for the Holocaust during World War Two, a State Department spokeswoman said on Monday after Washington’s ambassador was summon…
Air strike on missile base in Yemen capital kills 25, wounds hundreds
SANAA (Reuters) – An air strike on a Scud missile base in the Houthi-controlled Yemeni capital Sanaa triggered a big explosion that killed 25 people and wounded almost 400 on Monday, state news agency Saba said.
Russia’s Lavrov says fighting in east Ukraine abating
MOSCOW (Reuters) – Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov said on Monday he believed a surge in ceasefire violations in east Ukraine had passed, adding Moscow would work to prevent violence escalating again.
Germany, defying Turkey, to call 1915 Armenian massacre ‘genocide’
BERLIN (Reuters) – The German government backed away on Monday from a steadfast refusal to use the term “genocide” to describe the massacre of up to 1.5 million Armenians by Ottoman Turkish forces 100 years ago after rebellious members of parliament fo…
Somali militants kill six in bomb attack on U.N. vehicle
BOSASSO (Reuters) – Somali militant group al Shabaab bombed a minivan carrying staff to a United Nations office in the semi-autonomous Puntland region on Monday, killing six people including four from the global body’s children’s fund UNICEF, officials…
Turkish police detain British family thought to be headed for Syria
ANKARA (Reuters) – Turkish police have arrested a British couple and their four young children on suspicion of seeking to travel to a part of Syria controlled by Islamic State militants, officials said on Monday.
Bangladesh’s opposition leader attacked at election rally but unhurt
DHAKA (Reuters) – Assailants wielding iron rods attacked the car of Bangladesh’s former prime minister and main opposition leader Khaleda Zia on Monday during an election rally and then shot at it as the vehicle sped away but she was unhurt, officials …
Iran charging U.S. journalist Rezaian with four crimes: Washington Post
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Iran is charging Washington Post journalist Jason Rezaian with four crimes, including espionage, the newspaper said on Monday in a report offering the first details about the exact charges against him.
China and Pakistan launch economic corridor plan worth $46 billion
ISLAMABAD (Reuters) – China and Pakistan launched a plan on Monday for energy and infrastructure projects in Pakistan worth $46 billion, linking their economies and underscoring China’s economic ambitions in Asia and beyond.
Close to power, Finnish populists tone down anti-Athens policies
HELSINKI (Reuters) – Finland’s eurosceptic Finns Party has the best chance of power in its 20-year history after coming second in Sunday’s election, but its calls to throw Greece out of the euro zone may take a back seat to fixing the economy at home.
