Shells hit cultural center and bus in Donetsk, at least six killed
DONETSK, Ukraine (Reuters) – Shells hit a cultural center and a trolleybus in the eastern Ukrainian city of Donetsk on Friday, killing at least six people, Reuters journalists in the city said.
Woman fires machinegun at Istanbul police post, no casualties: TV
ISTANBUL (Reuters) – A woman opened fire with a machinegun on a police post in Istanbul’s central Taksim Square on Friday, Turkey’s NTV television reported.
Mongolia jails American, two Philippine citizens in tax evasion case
BEIJING (Reuters) – Resource-rich Mongolia on Friday jailed an American and two Filipinos for more than five years after finding them guilty of tax evasion, ending a three-year case that deterred investors.
China expels top police official from Communist Party
BEIJING (Reuters) – A top police official under investigation for corruption has been expelled from China’s ruling Communist Party, the country’s top anti-graft body said on Friday.
Six migrants drown off Morocco near Spanish enclave: state media
RABAT (Reuters) – At least six people drowned off Morocco after a boat carrying them sank close to a Spanish enclave that is a regular destination for migrants early on Friday, state media reported.
U.S. leads six more air strikes against Islamic State: statement
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The U.S.-led coalition launched six air strikes against Islamic State in Syria and Iraq since early Thursday, according to the Combined Joint Task Force leading the military operation.
Thai ‘confidence’ in anti-trafficking record belied by statistics
BANGKOK (Reuters) – Thailand identified fewer victims of human trafficking last year than in 2013 and convicted fewer perpetrators of the crime, according to a government report aimed at lifting the country from a U.S. list of the world’s worst offende…
Israel issues tenders for new settler homes ahead of election
JERUSALEM (Reuters) – Israel published tenders on Friday for the construction of 450 new housing units in occupied Palestinian territory, a move that critics denounced as a political gesture ahead of a March general election.
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 …
