Palestinian vehicle attack injures five in Jerusalem: police
JERUSALEM (Reuters) – A Palestinian motorist rammed his vehicle into a group of people standing near a Jerusalem tram stop on Friday, injuring at least five, including four security officials, Israeli police said.
Advancing Iraq troops enter strategic town on edge of Tikrit
BAGHDAD (Reuters) – Iraqi government forces and Iran-backed militiamen entered a town on the southern outskirts of Saddam Hussein’s home city Tikrit on Friday, pressing on with the biggest offensive yet against Islamic State militants that seized the n…
Pressure to arm Kiev could increase despite risks: top U.S. diplomat
BERLIN (Reuters) – The second-highest ranking U.S. diplomat warned on Friday that pressure to arm Ukraine would increase if aggression from pro-Russian separatists persisted, even though Moscow would easily be able to send more weapons into the country…
South Korea police investigate U.S. ambassador attacker’s visits to North
SEOUL (Reuters) – South Korean police said on Friday they were investigating possible links between a knife attack on the U.S. ambassador to Seoul and the assailant’s multiple visits to North Korea, as they also sought to charge him with attempted murd…
Snowden says he’d like to return to Geneva
GENEVA (Reuters) – Edward Snowden has made a public appeal for Switzerland to grant him asylum, saying he would like to return to live in Geneva, where he once worked undercover for the Central Intelligence Agency.
Bangladesh seizes $1.4 million in gold from North Korean diplomat
DHAKA (Reuters) – Bangladeshi customs officers caught a North Korean diplomat trying to smuggle an estimated $1.4 million worth of gold into the country, a senior official said on Friday.
‘Jihadi John’ link deepens security unease in Kuwait
KUWAIT (Reuters) – Reports that Islamic State’s most notorious executioner was born on their soil have stirred deep unease among Kuwaitis about the vulnerability of their country to wars in nearby Iraq and Syria in which some of their Arab allies have …
U.S. leads 16 air strikes against Islamic State: statement
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – A coalition led by the U.S. military targeted Islamic State militants with 16 air strikes since early Thursday, its Combined Joint Task Force said.
Hong Kong chief urges residents to go easy on mainland hordes
HONG KONG/BEIJING (Reuters) – Hong Kong must consider the rights of mainland Chinese as well as the economic impact of any changes to its visitor policy, Chief Executive Leung Chun-ying said on Friday, amid mounting anger in the former British colony a…
South Sudan peace talks adjourn without agreement
ADDIS ABABA (Reuters) – Peace talks between South Sudan’s government and rebels adjourned on Friday and there was no date set for the next meeting, a mediation official said.
