U.N.’s Ban Ki-moon worried by El Salvador violence as murders soar
SAN SALVADOR (Reuters) – United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon said on Friday he was concerned by violence in Central America and El Salvador, where there has been a sharp spike in murders and police assassinations over the last year.
German police tipped off that Islamists may target rail stations
BERLIN (Reuters) – German authorities have received specific warnings of the risk of militant attacks on central railway stations in Berlin and Dresden, security sources told Reuters on Friday, after pre-dawn police raids on 12 homes linked to radical …
Bomb razes opposition building in Nigeria’s Rivers state, no one hurt-police
PORT HARCOURT, Nigeria (Reuters) – Unknown assailants threw dynamite at an opposition coalition secretariat in Nigeria’s oil-producing Niger Delta on Friday, destroying the building but not claiming any casualties, police and party officials said.
Turkish PM expects extradition request for U.S.-based cleric Gulen
ISTANBUL (Reuters) – Turkish Prime Minister Ahmet Davutoglu said on Friday he expected a request to be made to the U.S. authorities for the extradition of Muslim cleric Fethullah Gulen, accused by President Tayyip Erdogan of leading a plot to seize pow…
ICC opens investigation into Israeli-Palestinian conflict
AMSTERDAM (Reuters) – The International Criminal Court opened an inquiry into possible war crimes in the Palestinian territories, thrusting it into one of the world’s most chronic, heated conflicts and opening a path to possible charges against Israeli…
Britain, Germany say EU’s Bosnia offer is a last chance for change
SARAJEVO (Reuters) – Britain and Germany teamed up on Friday in warning Bosnia not to shun a European Union initiative to unblock the Balkan country’s stalled bid to join the bloc, saying the offer would not be repeated.
Madagascar’s ex-president opposes new PM, creating uncertainty
ANTANANARIVO (Reuters) – Madagascar’s former president has filed a legal challenge to his successor’s choice of prime minister, creating new political uncertainty in the Indian Ocean island as it struggles to rebuild its economy.
Poll shows Greek leftists’ lead over conservatives widening slightly
ATHENS (Reuters) – Greek radical leftist Syriza party’s poll lead over the ruling conservatives widened to 4.6 percentage points from 4.1 points, a survey showed on Friday, nine days before an election that is watched with keen interest across Europe.
Saudis to review blogger’s flogging case in Supreme Court: BBC
LONDON (Reuters) – The case of a Saudi blogger sentenced to 1,000 lashes, which has been widely criticized by Western governments, has been referred to the Supreme Court by the King’s office, the BBC reported on Friday.
Charlie attack raises stakes for Saudi Arabia in flogging case
RIYADH (Reuters) – Saudi Arabia’s ruling family is coming under pressure from Western countries over its flogging of writer Raif Badawi for “insulting Islam”, but it appears more worried about the risk of offending domestic conservatives if it lets him…
