As Armenia marks 1915 massacre, Berlin calls it genocide
YEREVAN (Reuters) – Armenia marked the centenary on Friday of a mass killing of Armenians by Ottoman Turks with a simple flower-laying ceremony attended by foreign leaders as Germany became the latest country to respond to its calls for recognition tha…
No decision yet on Mistral, France’s Hollande says
YEREVAN/PARIS (Reuters) – No decision has yet been taken on the future of France’s suspended contract to deliver Mistral helicopter carriers to Russia, French President Francois Hollande said on Friday after meeting Russian President Vladimir Putin.
Chile volcano prompts new evacuations, flights to Argentina canceled
SANTIAGO (Reuters) – Chilean volcano Calbuco, which erupted without warning on Wednesday, is still puffing out ash and smoke on Friday, prompting new evacuations and leading airlines to cancel flights to Argentine capital Buenos Aires, some 1,400 kilom…
Suspected Al-Qaeda militants arrested in Italy for Vatican plot
ROME (Reuters) – Italian police on Friday arrested 10 people and were looking for eight others suspected of belonging to an armed group linked to al Qaeda who had plotted attacks in Pakistan and Afghanistan and at least at one point the Vatican.
French probe deepens into failed church attack suspect
PARIS (Reuters) – French magistrates opened a formal investigation on Friday into a 24-year-old Algerian suspected of murdering a woman and planning a gun attack on churchgoers in a Paris suburb, a judicial source said.
Killing of U.S. al Qaeda media frontman seen as big blow for militants
ISLAMABAD (Reuters) – The killing of an American who directed al Qaeda’s media campaign from his Pakistani hideout is likely to be a big blow for the militants, especially as they wage a propaganda war with Islamic State.
EU rescue ships head for Libya, as migrants die also in Balkans
BRUSSELS/SKOPJE (Reuters) – British and German warships made ready to sail for waters off Libya as Europe ramped up rescue operations in the Mediterranean after up to 900 desperate migrants drowned last weekend on a boat heading for Italy.
Ten militants, three soldiers killed in Tunisia clashes
TUNIS (Reuters) – At least 10 militants and three Tunisian soldiers have been killed in two days of clashes in the central Kasserine region near the border with Algeria, the military said on Friday.
Italian judge confirms arrest of migrant boat accused
CATANIA, Italy (Reuters) – An Italian judge on Friday ordered that the presumed captain of a migrant boat that sank with the loss of more than 700 lives should remain in custody after prosecutors asked for him to be charged with homicide and people-tra…
Exclusive: Colombia’s ELN rebels say peace talks near, rule out jail
BOGOTA (Reuters) – Colombia’s second-biggest guerrilla group says exploratory talks with the government are very advanced and the “peace train” could start soon, but warns any deal to end half a century of war will have to rule out jail time for the re…
