Al Qaeda says U.S. strike kills man who claimed Paris killings
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Al Qaeda in the Arabian Peninsula said on Thursday a U.S. air strike had killed the senior figure who issued the group’s claim of responsibility for the Charlie Hebdo attack in Paris, according to a report.
Omar Khadr, once a Guantanamo inmate, freed on bail in Canada
EDMONTON, Alberta (Reuters) – Omar Khadr, a Canadian who was once the youngest prisoner held on terror charges at Guantanamo Bay, will be released on bail from an Alberta prison on Thursday while he appeals a murder conviction by a U.S. military tribun…
Five killed in Boko Haram attack on Niger village
NIAMEY (Reuters) – At least five people were killed when militants from Nigeria’s Boko Haram Islamist group attacked a village in southwestern Niger, two Niger military officers said on Thursday.
Greece defies euro zone on pension, labor reform
ATHENS/BRUSSELS (Reuters) – Greece defied its international creditors on Thursday, refusing to cut pensions or ease layoffs to meet their demands, dimming prospects of progress next week toward securing desperately needed financial aid.
Germany’s Steinmeier presses for Ukraine progress on Russia visit
VOLGOGRAD, Russia (Reuters) – German Foreign Minister Frank-Walter Steinmeier called for a swift resolution to the Ukraine conflict on a visit to Volgograd on Thursday, expressing hope a peace deal agreed in Minsk would enter its “next phase”.
Venezuela opposition joins in Maduro mango mania
CARACAS (Reuters) – Venezuelans have not stopped chortling since President Nicolas Maduro was hit by a mango and then rewarded the fruit-thrower with a new home, but now Maduro’s foes are seeking to score political points from the tropical fruit.
UN chief to seek ‘realistic options’ for Middle East peace talks
UNITED NATIONS (Reuters) – United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon said on Thursday that after a new Israeli government has been sworn in he will investigate whether there are “realistic options” for a return to peace talks between Israel and the …
Mali lost $261 million to graft in ex-leader’s last years: audits
BAMAKO (Reuters) – Mali lost more than 152 billion CFA francs ($261 million) to fraud and mismanagement in the two years before ex-president Amadou Toumani Toure was toppled in a 2012 army coup, according to audits released by the authorities that repl…
Bosnian Serb police hold 11 Muslims in wake of gun attack
BANJA LUKA, Bosnia (Reuters) – Bosnian Serb police are holding 11 people on suspicion of preparing terrorist acts in the wake of a fatal gun attack on a police station last week, a prosecutor said on Thursday.
German spies curb Internet snooping for US after row: sources
BERLIN (Reuters) – Germany has halted its Internet surveillance for the U.S. National Security Agency (NSA) in response to a row over the BND intelligence agency’s cooperation with Washington, German intelligence sources said on Thursday.
