More heavy fighting in Libya’s Benghazi, death toll rises to 130
BENGHAZI Libya (Reuters) – Heavy fighting flared on Sunday between Libya’s army and Islamist militias apparently trying retake one of their largest camps in the eastern city of Benghazi, military officials said.
Ten civilians killed as Yemeni Houthis advance into Qaeda stronghold
SANAA (Reuters) – Shi’ite Muslim Houthi fighters backed by government fire thrust into strongholds of al Qaeda and its Sunni tribal allies in the center of Yemen on Sunday, killing around 10 civilians, local tribesmen said.
Jordan warns settlements may ‘imperil’ treaty with Israel
TEL AVIV Israel (Reuters) – Jordan warned Israel on Sunday their peace treaty would be threatened by continued Jewish settlement building on occupied land sought by the Palestinians and any change to the religious status of a key Muslim shrine in Jerus…
At least 17 killed in suspected Boko Haram attack in Nigeria
MAIDUGURI Nigeria (Reuters) – Suspected Boko Haram militants have killed at least 17 people and abducted dozens in a series of attacks in the central region of Nigeria’s northeast Borno State, the head of a local administration said on Sunday.
Second British man in days charged with preparing terrorism acts
LONDON (Reuters) – A British man has become the second in three days to be charged with preparing acts of terrorism and will appear at a London court on Monday, police said.
Swiss leaders urge voters to reject new immigration limits
ZURICH (Reuters) – Prominent Swiss business leaders and politicians urged the country on Sunday to reject a referendum next month that aims to impose strict limits on immigration, warning that the measure would damage the economy.
Palestinian car ramming claims second death in Israel
JERUSALEM (Reuters) – A woman injured by a Palestinian ramming his car into a Jerusalem light railway stop in what police called a terrorist attack, died of her injuries on Sunday, raising the death toll in the incident to two people, police said.
Fighting shakes Lebanon’s north as army battles Islamists for third day
TRIPOLI Lebanon (Reuters) – Lebanese soldiers battled Islamist gunmen across northern Lebanon for a third day on Sunday in the worst fighting linked to the civil war in neighboring Syria since militants briefly seized a border town in the summer.
Syrian Kurds repulse Islamic State attack on border gate
MURSITPINAR Turkey (Reuters) – Islamic State militants tried to seize a border post in the Syrian town of Kobani on the Turkish frontier overnight but were repulsed by Kurdish fighters, Kurdish officials and a monitoring group said on Sunday.
Iran frees leading human rights campaigner after short detention
DUBAI (Reuters) – Iranian security forces have released leading human rights advocate Nasrin Sotoudeh, who was detained after leading a protest against what she called unfair legal practices in the Islamic Republic, she said on Sunday.
