International focus turns to bolstering Ukraine ceasefire
RIGA (Reuters) – Steps to bolster a fragile ceasefire in eastern Ukraine gathered momentum on Friday as support within the European Union for more economic sanctions¨on Russia appeared to wane.
Detainee traded for Bergdahl may have contacted Taliban: officials
(Reuters) – U.S. spy agencies are examining intelligence reports that one of five Taliban leaders released from Guantanamo prison and sent to Qatar as part of a deal to free U.S. soldier Bowe Bergdahl last year may have re-established contact with a militant group, U.S. officials said on Friday.
U.S. believed security for Seoul ambassador adequate before attack
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – U.S. government experts believed security for the U.S. ambassador to South Korea was adequate before he was slashed by a knife-wielding attacker, in spite of current high tensions with North Korea, the State Department said on Fr…
Islamic State militants bulldoze ancient Nimrud city
BAGHDAD (Reuters) – Islamic State fighters have looted and bulldozed the ancient Assyrian city of Nimrud, the Iraqi government said, in their latest assault on some of the world’s greatest archaeological and cultural treasures.
Myanmar police arrest 5 student protesters; U.S. expresses concern
LETPADAN, Myanmar (Reuters) – Police in Myanmar arrested five students on Friday from among a crowd of about 200 protesters locked in a standoff with security forces barring their entry into the commercial hub of Yangon, a Reuters witness said.
Gunman’s video says Parliament attack spurred by Canada military action
OTTAWA (Reuters) – The gunman who shot and killed a soldier in Canada’s capital and then stormed Parliament last year said he was retaliating against Canadian military involvement in Afghanistan and Iraq, according to a video recording released on Frid…
Egyptian strikes kill 25 militants in two days: sources
ISMAILIA, Egypt (Reuters) – Egyptian military air strikes have killed 25 Islamist militants in Northern Sinai over the last two days, security sources said, targeting an insurgency that seeks to topple the Cairo government.
New Egypt interior minister makes security appointments
CAIRO (Reuters) – Egypt’s newly-appointed interior minister on Friday made a series of appointments to top security posts as his country battles militants who seek to topple the Cairo government.
Church says detained pastor has no ties to purged North Korean official
TORONTO (Reuters) – A Canadian pastor detained in North Korea has done only humanitarian work there, his church said on Friday as it denied a media report that he had ties to a purged and executed uncle of North Korean leader Kim Jong-un.
Russia defends Ukraine pilot’s detention; U.N., U.S. demand release
UNITED NATIONS (Reuters) – The United Nations, the United States and Britain demanded during a United Nations Security Council meeting on Friday that Russia release Ukrainian military pilot Nadezhda Savchenko, but Russia defended her detention as legal…
