Danish government says hostage held in Syria freed
COPENHAGEN (Reuters) – A Danish freelance photographer has been freed after being held hostage in Syria for 13 months, Denmark’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs said.
Philippine senator turns self in on graft charge, vows to rise again
MANILA (Reuters) – A Philippine action movie hero-turned senator turned himself in on Friday after an anti-graft court ordered his arrest on plunder charges, another step in the country’s bid to shed its image as one of the most corrupt in Asia.
Ukraine rebels speak of heavy losses in battle against government troops
SIVERSK (Reuters) – Ukrainian troops and pro-Russian separatists were locked in fierce fighting in the east of Ukraine on Thursday and a rebel commander acknowledged big losses among separatists heavily outgunned by government forces.
Gun battle flares as Israeli soldiers seek missing teens
HEBRON West Bank (Reuters) – Israeli forces traded gunfire with Palestinians on Thursday, the military said, in the fiercest street battles in the occupied West Bank since a search began for three Israeli teenagers missing for a week.
Sao Paulo protest turns violent as World Cup game ends
SAO PAULO (Reuters) – A street demonstration in Brazil’s biggest city ended in violence on Thursday as anti-government protesters vandalized cars and banks and police responded with tear gas.
Sao Paulo protest turns violent as World Cup game ends
SAO PAULO (Reuters) – A street demonstration in Brazil’s biggest city ended in violence on Thursday as anti-government protesters vandalized cars and banks and police responded with tear gas.
Obama sends U.S. military advisers to Iraq as battle rages over refinery
WASHINGTON/TIKRIT Iraq (Reuters) – President Barack Obama said on Thursday he was sending up to 300 U.S. military advisers to Iraq but stressed the need for a political solution to the Iraqi crisis as government forces battled Sunni rebels for control …
Gun battle flares as Israeli soldiers seek missing teens
HEBRON West Bank (Reuters) – Israeli forces traded gunfire with Palestinians on Thursday, the military said, in the fiercest street battles in the occupied West Bank since a search began for three Israeli teenagers missing for a week.
Heavy rains, floods hit Bulgaria; 10 people killed
SOFIA (Reuters) – Torrential rains and floods hit Bulgaria on Thursday, killing at least 10 people, cutting off electricity, blocking roads and sparking evacuations, officials said.
Migrant exodus puts strain on ailing Thai economy
SAMUT PRAKARN Thailand (Reuters) – Lek Numthong, who supplies foreign laborers for construction sites on the fringes of the Thai capital, normally has a truckload of workers eager to make a day’s wage. But his pick-up has been all but empty for a week….
