Italy’s second ‘ghost ship’ rescue prompts EU pledge on migrants
CORIGLIANO CALABRO, Italy (Reuters) – A cargo ship abandoned by its crew with 359 Syrian refugees on board was towed ashore in Italy on Saturday in the second such rescue this week, prompting calls for stronger European Union action in the face of new …
Thirteen Egyptian Christians kidnapped in Libya: state media
CAIRO (Reuters) – Thirteen Egyptians were kidnapped in the Libyan city of Sirte, adding to seven that went missing last week in the war-torn North African country, Egypt’s state news agency said on Saturday.
Mexico vigilante founder, 26 others arrested in 10 shooting deaths
MEXICO CITY (Reuters) – The founder of a vigilante group in Mexico’s restive western state of Michoacan was arrested on Saturday along with 26 followers for their alleged role in 10 deaths during a shootout with a rival group last month.
Mayor of Mali town killed as clashes and abuses spike in north
BAMAKO (Reuters) – The mayor of a town in northern Mali died on Saturday from wounds sustained in an ambush that killed his son, one of a string of attacks highlighting persistent instability in the north of the country.
Greek survey gives leftists 3.1-point lead over conservatives
ATHENS (Reuters) – Greece’s radical leftist Syriza party led the ruling conservatives by 3.1 percentage points in an opinion poll conducted after it became clear that a snap election would be called, the pollster Rass said on Saturday.
Israel withholds funds, weighs lawsuits against Palestinians
JERUSALEM (Reuters) – Israel will withhold critical tax revenue and seek ways to bring war crimes prosecutions against Palestinian leaders in retaliation for Palestinian moves to join the International Criminal Court (ICC), Israeli officials said on Sa…
Islamic State kills 14 Libyan soldiers, official government says
BENGHAZI, Libya (Reuters) – Supporters of Islamic State, the militant group that has overrun parts of Iraq and Syria, have killed 14 Libyan soldiers in the south of the country, the official government said on Saturday.
Power struggle rips open Germany’s Eurosceptic AfD party
BERLIN (Reuters) – A power struggle over the direction of the upstart Eurosceptic party Alternative for Germany (AfD) burst into the open on Saturday when a group of deputy leaders attacked its founder Bernd Lucke and his plans to take sole control of …
Four large parts of crashed AirAsia jet found on sea floor
JAKARTA/PANGKALAN BUN, Indonesia (Reuters) – Search teams hunting for the wreck of an AirAsia passenger jet that crashed with 162 people on board have found four large parts of the plane on the sea bed, the head of Indonesia’s search and rescue agency …
Obama’s Cuba opening hits early obstacles, faces struggle with Congress
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Only two-and-a-half weeks after U.S. President Barack Obama announced a historic prisoner exchange and re-establishment of long-broken ties with Cuba, his new policy is encountering obstacles that threaten to flare up when Congre…
