Islamic State threatens two Japanese captives in video
JERUSALEM (Reuters) – The militant group Islamic State released an online video on Tuesday purporting to show two Japanese captives and threatening to kill them unless it received $200 million in ransom.
Iran says is ready for ‘straight talks’ with Saudi Arabia
DUBAI (Reuters) – Iran said on Tuesday it was ready for “straight talks” with Saudi Arabia over contentious issues that have kept the rival Gulf powers at loggerheads for more than three decades.
Putin’s chief of staff to attend Auschwitz anniversary: organizers
KRAKOW, Poland (Reuters) – The head of President Vladimir Putin’s administration will represent Russia at events commemorating the 70th anniversary of the Soviet liberation of the Auschwitz death camp in Poland, a spokesman for the organizers said on T…
French police arrest five Chechens suspected of preparing attack
PARIS (Reuters) – Police arrested five Chechens in southern France on suspicion of preparing an attack, a police source said on Tuesday.
Bahrain sentences rights activist to six months in jail
MANAMA (Reuters) – Bahrain sentenced Nabeel Rajab, one of the highest-profile democracy campaigners in the Arab world, to six months in jail on Tuesday over remarks critical of the state, according to the Twitter accounts of his lawyer and the public p…
Trust in non-governmental organizations sinks due to money focus: survey
LONDON (Thomson Reuters Foundation) – Trust in non-governmental organizations has fallen in the past year amid concerns they have become too money focused, according to an annual survey on Tuesday that found global trust in major institutions at a five…
Mistrust between Nigeria, Cameroon stalls fight against Boko Haram
DAKAR (Reuters) – Mistrust between Nigeria and neighboring Cameroon as well as disagreements over how to deploy troops against Boko Haram have stalled efforts to set up a regional force to combat the Islamist militants.
New round of peace talks on Ukraine set for Wednesday: Germany
BERLIN (Reuters) – A new round of peace talks on the conflict in eastern Ukraine will be held in Berlin on Wednesday evening with the foreign ministers of Russia, Ukraine, Germany and France taking part, German Foreign Minister Frank-Walter Steinmeier …
Kenyan officials condemn use of tear gas at children’s protest
NAIROBI (Reuters) – Kenyan officials on Tuesday rushed to condemn the use of teargas against children at a Nairobi primary school who were protesting at the loss of their playground.
Bulgaria to extradite Frenchman linked to Charlie Hebdo gunmen
SOFIA/HASKOVO, Bulgaria (Reuters) – Bulgaria will extradite a Frenchman who was a business partner of the two brothers who shot dead 12 people at the satirical newspaper Charlie Hebdo’s offices in Paris, a court said on Tuesday.
