Hostage-taker at Dutch TV had no terrorist links: police
AMSTERDAM (Reuters) – A man who forced his way into the studios of Dutch national broadcaster NOS and demanded to go on live television had no known links to terrorist organizations and acted alone, police said on Friday.
Zimbabwe’s Mugabe, 90, becomes African Union chairman
ADDIS ABABA (Reuters) – Ninety-year-old Zimbabwe President Robert Mugabe, one of Africa’s most divisive figures, ascended to the rotating chairmanship of the African Union (AU) on Friday, casting a shadow over the continental body’s relations with the …
Five more Ukrainian soldiers killed in fighting with rebels: Kiev military
KIEV (Reuters) – Ukraine’s military reported more heavy fighting between government forces and Russian-backed separatists in parts of eastern Ukraine overnight into Friday and a spokesman said five Ukrainian soldiers had been killed in the past 24 hour…
Philippine leader vows justice for police but warns on anger
MANILA (Reuters) – Philippine President Benigno Aquino on Friday promised justice for 44 policemen killed in a clash with Muslim rebels but, underscoring his calls for the violence not to derail peace efforts, warned against an angry response to the vi…
Kurdish PM says U.S.-led coalition against Islamic State faces long war
ERBIL, Iraq (Reuters) – Kurdish Prime Minister Nechirvan Barzani warned that despite victories in the war against Islamic State, the global coalition against the group was inadequate and predicted a campaign to retake the Iraqi city of Mosul would not happen before the fall.
Egypt’s Sisi cuts short Ethiopia visit after 30 killed in Sinai
CAIRO/ISMAILIA (Reuters) – Egyptian President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi cut short a visit to Ethiopia for an African Union summit on Friday, after Islamic State’s Egyptian wing claimed the killing of at least 30 security personnel in the Sinai Peninsula.
South Africa’s ‘Prime Evil’ apartheid killer freed on parole
PRETORIA (Reuters) – Apartheid death-squad leader Eugene de Kock, dubbed ‘Prime Evil’ for his role in the torture and murder of scores of black South African activists in the 1980s and early 1990s, was granted parole on Friday after more than 20 years …
U.S. would welcome Japan air patrols in South China Sea
TOKYO (Reuters) – The United States would welcome a Japanese extension of air patrols into the South China Sea as a counterweight to a growing fleet of Chinese vessels pushing China’s territorial claims in the region, a senior U.S. Navy officer told Re…
Malaysia completes a third of undersea search for MH370
KUALA LUMPUR (Reuters) – The undersea search for missing Malaysia Airlines Flight MH370 has covered almost a third of its target area, Malaysian authorities said on Friday, adding that they were confident the aircraft is in the zone.
Belgium holds four after raids on Syrian recruiting cell
BRUSSELS (Reuters) – Belgian police detained four people after a series of raids across the country on Friday to dismantle a group suspected of recruiting jihadist fighters for Syria, federal prosecutors said.
