Kurds reject Erdogan report of deal with Syrian rebels to aid besieged Kobani
ISTANBUL/BEIRUT (Reuters) – A senior Syrian Kurdish official on Friday rejected a report from Turkey’s president that Syrian Kurds had agreed to let Free Syrian Army fighters enter the border town of Kobani to help them push back besieging Islamic Stat…
At least four dead in escape bid at model Dominican Republic jail
SANTO DOMINGO (Reuters) – At least four prisoners were killed and several others wounded by gunfire after an attempted mass escape at a prison in the southern Dominican Republic, officials said on Friday.
Lebanon army clashes with gunmen, kills two in Tripoli: sources
BEIRUT (Reuters) – Lebanon’s army clashed with Sunni Islamist gunmen in the northern city of Tripoli on Friday, killing at least two of the militants, security sources said.
U.S. general says he believes North Korea can build nuclear warhead
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The commander of U.S. forces in South Korea said on Friday he believes Pyongyang has the capability to build a nuclear warhead that can be mounted on a ballistic missile, but added there were no tests or other evidence it has tak…
‘We won’t pay,’ furious Cameron tells EU over surprise bill
BRUSSELS (Reuters) – In a vivid display of fury at European Union technocrats, British Prime Minister David Cameron refused to pay a surprise 2.1-billion-euro bill on Friday as EU leaders ordered an urgent review of the calculations used.
Italy strikes against Renzi labour reforms and cuts
ROME (Reuters) – Striking workers took to the streets in cities across Italy on Friday to protest against cuts to public services and labour reforms proposed by Prime Minister Matteo Renzi.
Slain Canadian soldier heads home on ‘Highway of Heroes’
OTTAWA (Reuters) – The body of a Canadian soldier shot dead while guarding the country’s war memorial in Ottawa began the journey to his hometown on Friday, in a last ride along the nation’s “Highway of Heroes.”
Venezuela’s Maduro slams Spain’s Rajoy over jailed opponent
CARACAS (Reuters) – Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro lambasted Spain’s Prime Minister Mariano Rajoy on Friday and ordered a revision of bilateral ties over his call for an opponent of Maduro to be released from jail.
Rwanda suspends BBC’s local radio service over genocide documentary
KIGALI (Reuters) – Rwanda has suspended the BBC’s local radio service after the broadcaster aired a documentary that questioned official accounts of the 1994 genocide, the Rwanda Utilities Regulatory Authority said on Friday.
In eastern Ukraine, parliamentary election deepens divide
NOVOTROITSKE Ukraine (Reuters) – Standing at the village polling station where she will oversee Ukraine’s parliamentary election on Sunday, Irina Sobko points across a field of wilted sunflowers to a town controlled by Russian-backed rebels where she s…
