Islamic State target of 27 strikes by U.S. allies
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The United States and its allies carried out 27 airstrikes on Islamic State targets in Syria and Iraq in the past three days, U.S. military officials said on Friday.
Palestinian wounds five Israelis in suspected acid attack
JERUSALEM (Reuters) – A Palestinian man threw a chemical substance believed to be acid at an Israeli family in the occupied West Bank on Friday, injuring a man and four children, Israeli police and the military said.
Police stations, prisons reopen in Libya’s second city
BENGHAZI, Libya (Reuters) – Police stations, prisons and the local security headquarters have reopened in Libya’s eastern city of Benghazi for the first time in over a year, officials said, after pro-government forces seized back part of the port city….
Rocket fire on Iraqi Shi’ite pilgrim city kills one
BAGHDAD (Reuters) – One person was killed by rocket fire on Friday in the Iraqi city of Kerbala where huge crowds of Shi’ite pilgrims have gathered for religious ceremonies, a local police commander said.
Shots fired at Israeli embassy in Athens
ATHENS (Reuters) – Unidentified assailants opened fire on the Israeli embassy in Athens with a Kalashnikov assault rifle in the early hours of Friday, police said, but no injuries or damage were reported.
Uganda’s Museveni calls on African nations to quit the ICC
NAIROBI (Reuters) – Uganda’s President Yoweri Museveni on Friday called on African nations to drop out of the treaty establishing the International Criminal Court, amid accusations that it unfairly targets Africans.
Clashes as Italian unions strike over Renzi labor reforms
ROME (Reuters) – Demonstrators clashed with police in Milan and Turin on Friday as two Italian unions held a nationwide strike, the latest in a series of protests against labor reforms that would make it easier for firms to lay off workers.
EU bans export of jet fuel used by Syrian air force
BRUSSELS (Reuters) – European Union governments agreed on Friday to ban the export of jet fuel to Syria from Sunday, saying it was being used by the Syrian air force for indiscriminate attacks against civilians.
Jailed China Nobel laureate asks in message to remember others
BEIJING (Reuters) – Jailed Chinese Nobel Peace Prize laureate Liu Xiaobo has managed to send a rare message to a friend living outside China saying he is fine but the world should not forget others like him who have been locked up.
German union calls new strike at Amazon warehouses
FRANKFURT (Reuters) – German union Verdi has called a fresh three-day strike at five Amazon warehouses, increasing pressure on the online retailer during the busy pre-Christmas period in a long-running dispute over pay and conditions.
