Renewed Gaza truce holds after rocky start
GAZA/JERUSALEM (Reuters) – A new, five-day truce between Israel and Hamas appeared to be holding on Thursday despite a shaky start, after both sides agreed to give Egyptian-brokered peace negotiations in Cairo more time to try to end the Gaza war.
Egyptians protest on anniversary of bloody day, five dead
CAIRO (Reuters) – Four protesters and a policeman were killed in Cairo on Thursday, the government said, one year after government forces killed hundreds of Muslim Brotherhood demonstrators in the worst bloodshed in Egypt’s recent history.
Exclusive: Governor of Iraq’s Sunni heartland secures U.S. support against militants
BAGHDAD (Reuters) – The governor of Iraq’s Anbar province in the Sunni heartland said he has asked for and secured U.S. support in the battle against Islamic State militants because opponents of the group may not have the stamina for a long fight.
Colombia’s Santos says backs marijuana use for medical purposes
BOGOTA (Reuters) – Colombia’s President Juan Manuel Santos said on Thursday he supported the use of marijuana for medical use as a means to ease the suffering of terminally ill patients and deprive criminals of profits from the illegal trade in the dru…
U.N. chief Ban names Spanish diplomat as new Libya envoy
UNITED NATIONS (Reuters) – U.N. Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon on Thursday named Spanish diplomat Bernardino Leon as the world body’s special envoy to Libya, which is experiencing the worst fighting between armed factions since the 2011 fall of Muammar …
Under artillery fire, Ukraine rebels switch their leaders
DONETSK Ukraine (Reuters) – Two of the most senior rebels battling government troops in eastern Ukraine quit on Thursday, deepening the disarray in a pro-Moscow separatist movement that is being pushed back by an Ukrainian military offensive.
Rights group says Chinese police open fire on Tibetan protesters
BEIJING (Reuters) – Chinese police have opened fire on Tibetan demonstrators in southwestern China, wounding 10 people, after the Tibetans protested against the detention of a respected village leader, a Tibetan rights group said.
Pakistan’s Quetta airport hit by deadly bomb and gun attack
QUETTA Pakistan (Reuters) – A man was killed and two policemen were wounded in an attack on Quetta airport in western Pakistan on Thursday night, officials said, but the attackers did not breach the perimeter.
Brazilian politician still in shock, party stunned by candidate’s death
BRASILIA (Reuters) – Brazilian environmentalist Marina Silva is still in shock from the death of presidential candidate Eduardo Campos and has not begun to consider whether she will run in his place, a close friend said on Thursday.
North Korea fires three short-range rockets as Pope visits South Korea
SEOUL (Reuters) – North Korea fired three short-range rockets off its east coast on Thursday, South Korea’s Ministry of Defense said, shortly before Pope Francis arrived in Seoul on his first visit to Asia.
