Fatah-Hamas agreement gives unity government control over Gaza
CAIRO (Reuters) – A unity government is to take control of the Gaza Strip, after a breakthrough in talks between Palestinian factions on Thursday which could strengthen their hand in talks with Israel next month.
Islamic State drags Obama back into Mideast quagmire
BEIRUT (Reuters) – American-led and Arab-backed air strikes carrying the fight against Islamic State from Iraq into Syria have dragged Washington into a new Middle East war – exactly the kind of conflict Barack Obama spent his presidency trying to avoi…
Hundreds rescued from stricken boat off Cyprus
NICOSIA (Reuters) – Cypriot authorities on Thursday rescued hundreds of migrants, most of them women and children, after their boat hit rough seas off the coast of the eastern Mediterranean island.
American begins sentence of farm work, isolation in North Korea: reports
SEOUL (Reuters) – Matthew Miller, an American held in North Korea since April for “hostile acts”, on Thursday began a six-year hard labor sentence that he said involved farm work and isolation, media reports said.
Philippine Islamist militants threaten to kill German captives
MANILA (Reuters) – Al-Qaeda linked militants in the southern Philippines have threatened to kill two Germans hostages they have been holding since April unless Germany stops supporting U.S. action against Islamic State militants, the SITE monitoring se…
Six killed in gunfight in Somalia over claimed ransom payment
MOGADISHU (Reuters) – Six people were killed in central Somalia in a gunfight over a supposed ransom payment tied to the release this week of a German-U.S. journalist held hostage in Somalia for more than two years, police said on Thursday.
Hours after tourist killed, France says does not rule out Syria strikes
PARIS (Reuters) – France said on Thursday it did not rule out joining U.S.-led air strikes on Syria, just hours after an Algerian Islamist group beheaded a French tourist in retaliation for French military action against Islamic State militants in Iraq…
Hardline Indian Hindu group aim to exclude Muslims from festival
NEW DELHI (Reuters) – A prominent right-wing Hindu group in India warned Muslims and Christians on Thursday not to join in a lively Hindu religious festival this month, in the latest bid by activists to step up segregation in the multi-faith country.
Milan city council headquarters evacuated due to bomb alert
MILAN (Reuters) – The headquarters of the Milan city council was evacuated on Thursday due to a bomb alert, a spokesman for Milan mayor Giuliano Pisapia said.
Russian draft law would allow seizure of foreign property
MOSCOW (Reuters) – Russian courts could get the green light to seize foreign assets on Russian territory under a draft law intended as a response to Western sanctions over the Ukraine crisis.
