Algerian army believes found executed Frenchman’s body: source
ALGIERS (Reuters) – Algerian special forces believe they have found the body of Herve Gourdel, a French tourist kidnapped and beheaded by Islamist militants last year while hiking in mountains east of Algiers, a security source said on Thursday.
Turkish premier equates Israel’s Netanyahu to Paris attackers
ISTANBUL (Reuters) – Turkish Prime Minister Ahmet Davutoglu on Thursday compared Israeli counterpart Benjamin Netanyahu to the Islamist militants who killed 17 people in Paris last week, saying both had committed crimes against humanity.
Malian who saved lives in Jewish deli attack gets French nationality
PARIS (Reuters) – A Malian Muslim who hid shoppers from an Islamist gunman during an attack on a Jewish supermarket in Paris will be given French nationality, the Interior Ministry said on Thursday.
Turkish prosecutors probe newspaper for publishing Charlie Hebdo excerpts
ISTANBUL (Reuters) – Prosecutors in Istanbul have opened an investigation into Turkish newspaper Cumhuriyet for publishing excerpts from French satirical newspaper Charlie Hebdo, the newspaper said on its website on Thursday.
Kerry to give ‘big hug’ to Paris after militant attacks
SOFIA (Reuters) – U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry said on Thursday his visit to France was to give a “big hug” to Paris after the deadly attack by Islamist gunmen on the satirical newspaper Charlie Hebdo.
Kerry pledges support to Bulgaria over energy supplies
SOFIA (Reuters) – U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry pledged to support Bulgaria’s efforts to wean itself off dependence on Russian energy at the launch of an annual strategic dialogue between the two NATO allies on Thursday.
Drone strike kills at least five suspected militants in Pakistan
WANA, Pakistan (Reuters) – A U.S. drone strike in northwest Pakistan killed at least five suspected militants on Thursday, Pakistani intelligence officials said.
Pope arrives in Philippines amid massive security operation
MANILA (Reuters) – Tens of thousands of people lined the streets of Manila on Thursday, cheering Pope Francis as he began his first visit to Asia’s largest Catholic nation amid one of the biggest security operations in Philippine history.
Former Lebanese militia chief loses bid to sue Israel
JERUSALEM (Reuters) – A former Lebanese militia chief has lost a 15-year-old attempt to pursue a case via the Israeli courts for compensation over his alleged torture while imprisoned in the Jewish state.
Islamist rebels kill two police officers in north Somalia attack
BOSASSO, Somalia (Reuters) – Islamist fighters have killed at least two officers at a police post in a northern Somali town, rebels and police said on Thursday, as the militants, driven out of areas further south, make more frequent attacks in the semi…
