Germany’s left parties agree coalition deal in eastern state
BERLIN (Reuters) – Germany’s three left-leaning parties have agreed a deal to rule in the eastern state of Thuringia, setting the stage for the country’s first state premier from the radical Left party to take power some 25 years after the fall of the …
Israelis, Palestinians look to personal safety in holy city on edge
JERUSALEM (Reuters) – On edge but faithful to their religious routine, worshippers returned on Wednesday to the Jerusalem synagogue where four rabbis and a policeman were killed in a Palestinian attack a day earlier.
Suicide car bomb kills five in Iraqi Kurdish capital
ARBIL (Reuters) – A suicide bomber driving a car packed with explosives blew himself up in the capital of Iraq’s Kurdistan region on Wednesday, killing at least five people in the first big attack there in more than a year.
Majority of Swiss oppose strict immigration limits ahead of vote: poll
ZURICH (Reuters) – Most Swiss voters oppose proposals to place strict limits on immigration but support is rising before this month’s national vote on the issue, a closely-watched survey showed on Wednesday.
Burkina Faso names army colonel Zida as prime minister
OUAGADOUGOU (Reuters) – Burkina Faso’s transitional government named Lieutenant Colonel Isaac Zida as prime minister on Wednesday, four days after he restored the country’s constitution under pressure from the African Union and the West.
France says jets strike IS targets to break Kirkuk frontline
PARIS (Reuters) – France said on Wednesday that Rafale jets had struck Islamic State targets alongside coalition planes near the northern Iraq city of Kirkuk to help breach the group’s frontlines, and was sending six fighter jets to Jordan to ramp up i…
Sri Lanka president pardons five Indian fishermen on death row
COLOMBO (Reuters) – Sri Lanka’s president on Wednesday pardoned five Indian fishermen who had been sentenced to death for drug trafficking, a move likely to reduce tensions with India.
Israel approves 78 new settler homes in East Jerusalem
JERUSALEM (Reuters) – Israel on Wednesday approved the construction of 78 new homes in two settlements on West Bank land annexed to Jerusalem, likely to aggravate Palestinian anger at a time when violence has flared, including a deadly attack on a syna…
Putin backs deeper ties with North Korea after meeting Kim envoy
MOSCOW (Reuters) – Russian President Vladimir Putin called on Wednesday for deeper ties with North Korea to improve regional security, a day after holding talks with a personal envoy of North Korean leader Kim Jong Un.
Kenyan police arrest 109 at mosques, seize explosives
MOMBASA Kenya (Reuters) – Kenyan police found explosives at three mosques in Mombasa on Wednesday and arrested 109 people on suspicion they were undergoing militant training, in the latest in a series of raids in the port city.
