Germany warns anti-semitism rising on back of Middle East violence
BERLIN (Reuters) – Germany’s foreign minister said at an international conference on anti-semitism on Thursday that “hatred of Jews” was on the rise once more in his country and across Europe, fueled by spiraling violence in the Middle East.
Morocco arrests four French Islamists with suspected militant links
RABAT (Reuters) – Morocco’s interior ministry said on Thursday police have arrested four French nationals in the city of Marrakesh and Western Sahara’s Laayoune, who it said were linked to terrorist groups.
India wins U.S. support for food scheme, ends WTO blockade
NEW DELHI/WASHINGTON (Reuters) – India won U.S. support for its food stockpiling scheme on Thursday, rescuing the World Trade Organization from paralysis and giving new Prime Minister Narendra Modi a victory without major concessions.
At Iraq refinery, sniper trained in Syria awaits Islamic State
BAGHDAD (Reuters) – After Iraqi sniper Ali al-Tulaibawi returned from his training on the battlefields of Syria his commander sent him on a months-long mission to shoot Islamic State militants from the towers of Iraq’s biggest oil refinery.
France mulls military deployment in Jordan for Islamic State fight
PARIS (Reuters) – France will decide in the coming weeks whether to send fighter jets to Jordan to strike Islamic State militants in Iraq in an effort to increase the number of missions and reduce the cost, the army spokesman and officials said on Thur…
Kurds again become focus of Western intervention in Middle East
(Reuters) – Saddam Hussein’s use of chemical weapons against Iraqi Kurds in the 1980s was cited by Western powers as one of the justifications for the 2003 invasion that toppled him.
China offers ASEAN friendship, loans as South China Sea tension bubbles
NAYPYITAW (Reuters) – China’s Prime Minister Li Keqiang proposed a friendship treaty with Southeast Asian countries and offered $20 billion in loans on Thursday but held firm on the line that Beijing will only settle South China Sea disputes directly w…
Pakistan court issues arrest warrants for protest leaders Khan, Qadri
ISLAMABAD (Reuters) – Pakistani opposition leaders reacted with outrage on Thursday after a court issued arrest warrants for a top politician and a firebrand cleric who led protests in the capital of Islamabad aiming to topple the government.
Central African Republic rebels block key highways in capital
BANGUI (Reuters) – Seleka rebels in Central African Republic blocked two highways through the capital Bangui on Thursday and exchanged gunfire with U.N. peacekeepers, witnesses said, in a further bout of the violent disorder plaguing the country.
U.S.-India deal is major step for WTO trade talks: Azevedo
GENEVA (Reuters) – A breakthrough in trade talks between India and the United States is a significant step in efforts to get the world trading system “back on track”, World Trade Organization Director General Roberto Azevedo said on Thursday.
