Army officer reported hurt in Damascus suicide bombing; army denies it
AMMAN (Reuters) – A senior Syrian army officer was wounded in a suicide bombing in a central Damascus district on Monday, a monitoring group said, though the military denied the report.
Two Ukrainian servicemen killed in eastern Ukraine: Kiev military
KIEV (Reuters) – Two Ukrainian servicemen were killed and five wounded in continued clashes with pro-Russian separatists in eastern Ukraine despite a two-month ceasefire, Kiev’s military said on Monday.
Suicide bomber targets Afghan civil servants’ bus in Kabul
KABUL (Reuters) – A suicide car bomber targeted a bus carrying Afghan civil servants on their way to work in the capital on Monday, killing one civilian and wounding 15 people, officials said.
Two U.N. peacekeepers wounded by Syria mortars on Golan Heights
JERUSALEM (Reuters) – Mortar bombs launched from Syria wounded two United Nations peacekeepers in the Israeli-occupied Golan Heights on Monday, the Israeli military said, in what appeared to be stray fire from Syrian civil war fighting.
France, Qatar sign $7 billion Rafale warplane, missile deal
DOHA (Reuters) – President Francois Hollande and Qatari Emir Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad al-Thani signed on Monday a 6.3 billion euro $7.02 billion) agreement for the sale of 24 Dassault Aviation-built Rafale fighter jets.
Israeli guards shoot Palestinian attacker in Jerusalem: police
JERUSALEM (Reuters) – Israeli security guards shot and wounded a Palestinian who tried to stab one of them on Monday at a light railway station in Israeli-occupied East Jerusalem, police said.
Protests flare for second week over Burundi president’s vote bid
BUJUMBURA (Reuters) – Hundreds of protesters rallied on the streets of Bujumbura on Monday, the start of a second week of demonstrations demanding President Pierre Nkurunziza abandon his bid for a third term in office, which opponents say violates the …
Senior Syrian army officer wounded in rebel attack in Damascus: monitor
AMMAN (Reuters) – A monitoring group said a senior Syrian army officer was wounded in a bombing attack in a central Damascus district on Wednesday, though the military denied the report.
China lodges protest with U.S. after religious freedom report
BEIJING (Reuters) – China has lodged a protest with the United States after a U.S. government commission said Chinese violations of religious freedom were “severe” and “systematic”, the Foreign Ministry said on Monday.
Finland’s likely next PM seeks deal with euro-skeptical The Finns
HELSINKI (Reuters) – Finland’s likely next prime minister, Juha Sipila, said on Monday his Center Party will make a special effort to find common ground with The Finns party, which wants a rebate on European Union payments and tighter restrictions on i…
