Israel bombs Gaza militant base after rocket hits southern Israel
GAZA (Reuters) – Israeli aircraft bombed a Hamas militant base in the Gaza Strip on Friday for the first time since the end of a war in the territory, in response to a rocket that militants launched earlier in the day, the army said.
Cuba’s Raul Castro steps out of brother’s shadow with U.S. deal, support surges
HAVANA (Reuters) – Stepping out of his legendary brother’s shadow, President Raul Castro has scored a diplomatic triumph and a surge in popular support with the deal that ends decades of open hostility with the United States.
Eight Colombian police, military killed in guerrilla attacks
BOGOTA (Reuters) – Colombia’s Marxist-led FARC guerrillas killed five soldiers in an ambush on Friday just hours before the rebels were to begin an indefinite ceasefire, the army said.
How Syria policy stalled under the ‘analyst in chief’
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – (In Oct. 9 story, corrects paragraph 12 to clarify that size of Obama’s National Security Council staff has continued to grow, rather than “has nearly doubled”, after the White House clarified numbers it had provided to Reuters. …
Obama to block exports of goods, technology, services to Crimea
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – President Barack Obama on Friday said he would ban exports of goods, technology or services to Ukraine’s Crimea region, and called on Russia to end its annexation of the region.
Cuba not returning to capitalism despite U.S. deal: Castro’s daughter
HAVANA (Reuters) – Cuba will defend its socialist principles and will not return to capitalism just because it has agreed a detente with the United States, the daughter of President Raul Castro said, dispelling any notion that U.S. companies would be f…
Turkish court issues arrest warrant for U.S.-based Erdogan rival, media reports
ISTANBUL (Reuters) – A Turkish court issued an arrest warrant on Friday for U.S.-based Muslim cleric Fethullah Gulen whose followers are accused by President Tayyip Erdogan of leading a terrorist plot to seize power, according to media.
Bulgaria approves pension change despite coalition rift
SOFIA (Reuters) – Bulgaria’s parliament on Friday approved making private pension contributions optional despite the junior coalition partners voting against a plan that has been criticized by the financial sector and brought Bulgarians out onto the st…
China arrests U.S. missionary near North Korea border
BEIJING (Reuters) – China on Friday arrested Korean American missionary who was being held near the country’s border with North Korea, signaling a toughening crackdown on Christian activists in the sensitive region.
Iraqi Kurds claim more territory after breaking siege of Sinjar
DOHUK, Iraq (Reuters) – Kurdish forces claimed to have seized more territory on Friday after breaking the siege of Sinjar mountain in what they called their biggest victory yet in their war against Islamic State.
