U.N. proceeds with conflict zone flight plan despite Russian doubts
MONTREAL (Reuters) – The United Nations aviation agency said at a major safety conference on Tuesday it will press ahead with plans to establish a warning system for airlines on conflict zone risks despite reservations from Russia.
Dead Argentine prosecutor had drafted request for president’s arrest
BUENOS AIRES (Reuters) – An Argentine prosecutor found dead in mysterious circumstances last month had drafted a request that President Cristina Fernandez be arrested for conspiring to derail his probe into the deadly bombing of a Jewish center, the in…
Canadian police arrest man, charge him with aiding Islamic State
OTTAWA (Reuters) – Canadian police on Tuesday arrested an Ottawa man they said was planning to aid Islamic State fighters and charged him with participation in the activity of a terrorist group.
North Korea says it sees no need to negotiate with ‘gangster’ U.S
SEOUL (Reuters) – North Korea said on Wednesday it sees no more need to negotiate with the United States, accusing Washington of plotting to “bring down” its regime, and threatened to strike back using all its military resources.
Islamic State shows burning of hostage, Jordan vows ‘earth-shaking’ response
AMMAN (Reuters) – Islamic State militants released a video on Tuesday appearing to show a captured Jordanian pilot being burnt alive in a cage, a killing that shocked the world and prompted Jordan to promise an “earth-shaking” response.
Dead Argentine prosecutor had drafted request for president’s arrest
BUENOS AIRES (Reuters) – An Argentine prosecutor found dead in mysterious circumstances last month had drafted a request that President Cristina Fernandez be arrested for conspiring to derail his probe into the deadly bombing of a Jewish center, the in…
U.S. strikes against senior Shabaab leader in Somalia
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The United States carried out a drone strike in Somalia against a senior leader of militant group al Shabaab, the Pentagon said on Tuesday, adding his death would represent a major blow to a group already losing ground in the cou…
Canadian police arrest man, charge him with aiding Islamic State
OTTAWA (Reuters) – Canadian police on Tuesday arrested an Ottawa man they said was planning to aid Islamic State fighters and charged him with participation in the activity of a terrorist group.
At Argentina bomb site, deja vu and fading hope for justice
BUENOS AIRES (Reuters) – Anita Weinstein was on the second floor of a Jewish community center in Buenos Aires on July 18, 1994 when the ceiling and walls collapsed from the force of a truck bomb outside.
Iraq reconciliation would help counter Islamic State – U.S. military
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The U.S.-led air war against Islamic State militants has frozen the immediate threat from that group, and now is the time for Iraq’s Shi’ite-dominated government to mend its rift with disenfranchised Sunnis, U.S. military officia…
