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…
Greek police arrest fugitive Marxist guerrilla
ATHENS (Reuters) – Greek police on Saturday arrested Christodoulos Xiros, a fugitive member of the Marxist guerrilla group November 17 who had absconded while on leave from prison almost a year ago.
At least 15 killed in ‘Boko Haram’ attack on Cameroon bus: sources
YAOUNDE (Reuters) – At least 15 people have been killed in an attack by suspected Boko Haram militants on a bus in northern Cameroon, a senior local security official and a businessman said on Saturday.
Syria’s Qaeda wing fights Hezbollah near Lebanon border
BEIRUT (Reuters) – Al Qaeda-linked fighters battled with members of Lebanese group Hezbollah and the Syrian army in a mountainous area on the Syria-Lebanon border on Saturday, leading to deaths on both sides, security sources said.
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 …
Five arrested in India over kidnap and gang-rape of Japanese tourist: police
KOLKATA, India (Reuters) – Indian police have arrested five men in connection with the alleged abduction and gang-rape of a 23-year-old Japanese tourist, officials said on Saturday.
