UN alarmed by Israeli, Palestinian ‘downward spiral’
UNITED NATIONS (Reuters) – U.N. Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon is alarmed that Israelis and Palestinians are engaged in a downward spiral of actions and counter actions and calls on both sides not to exacerbate existing divisions, a senior U.N. official…
French FM to head to Morocco as cooperation on Islamist militants falters
PARIS (Reuters) – France’s foreign minister will soon travel to Morocco to temper a row with its former colony almost a year after it suspended judicial cooperation between the two states leaving gaps in security coordination over Islamic militants.
African states must overcome distrust for Boko Haram force to work: U.N.
DAKAR (Reuters) – The four African nations most threatened by Nigerian Islamist group Boko Haram must put aside mutual distrust and agree on a command structure and strategy for a fledgling regional force if they want to defeat the militants, a top U.N…
Ugandan case will stretch war crimes court’s resources
AMSTERDAM (Reuters) – Prosecutors at the International Criminal Court will need extra funding to revive a long-dormant case against a Lord’s Resistance Army commander who was arrested in Africa last week, sources said on Thursday.
Algerian army believes found executed Frenchman’s body: source
ALGIERS (Reuters) – Algerian special forces believe they have found the body of Herve Gourdel, a French tourist kidnapped and beheaded by Islamist militants last year while hiking in mountains east of Algiers, a security source said on Thursday.
Turkish premier equates Israel’s Netanyahu to Paris attackers
ISTANBUL (Reuters) – Turkish Prime Minister Ahmet Davutoglu on Thursday compared Israeli counterpart Benjamin Netanyahu to the Islamist militants who killed 17 people in Paris last week, saying both had committed crimes against humanity.
Malian who saved lives in Jewish deli attack gets French nationality
PARIS (Reuters) – A Malian Muslim who hid shoppers from an Islamist gunman during an attack on a Jewish supermarket in Paris will be given French nationality, the Interior Ministry said on Thursday.
Turkish prosecutors probe newspaper for publishing Charlie Hebdo excerpts
ISTANBUL (Reuters) – Prosecutors in Istanbul have opened an investigation into Turkish newspaper Cumhuriyet for publishing excerpts from French satirical newspaper Charlie Hebdo, the newspaper said on its website on Thursday.
Kerry to give ‘big hug’ to Paris after militant attacks
SOFIA (Reuters) – U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry said on Thursday his visit to France was to give a “big hug” to Paris after the deadly attack by Islamist gunmen on the satirical newspaper Charlie Hebdo.
Kerry pledges support to Bulgaria over energy supplies
SOFIA (Reuters) – U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry pledged to support Bulgaria’s efforts to wean itself off dependence on Russian energy at the launch of an annual strategic dialogue between the two NATO allies on Thursday.
