Israel steps up West Bank search for missing teens
RAMALLAH West Bank (Reuters) – Israel sent more troops to the occupied West Bank on Saturday to search for three missing teenagers it says were abducted by Palestinian Islamist group Hamas.
Egyptian court confirms death sentence on Brotherhood leader
CAIRO (Reuters) – An Egyptian court on Saturday confirmed death sentences against the leader of the outlawed Muslim Brotherhood and at least 182 of his supporters, judicial sources at the court told Reuters.
Iraqi militants take border post with Syria
ANBAR Iraq (Reuters) – Sunni fighters seized a border post on the Iraq-Syria frontier overnight, security sources at the border said on Saturday, a strategic gain which will allow them to move heavy weapons between territory they control in both countr…
China urges peaceful development of seas, says conflict leads to “disaster”
SHANGHAI (Reuters) – China, involved in a growing dispute with its neighbors over the energy-rich South China Sea, wants to promote peaceful development of the oceans, Premier Li Keqiang said, warning conflicts in the past had only brought “disaster fo…
Three U.S. troops killed by Afghanistan explosion
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Three U.S. troops and a working dog were killed by a bomb blast on Friday in southern Afghanistan, a U.S. official said, speaking on condition of anonymity.
Central America presses Biden on migrant rights as U.S. vows aid
GUATEMALA CITY (Reuters) – Central American leaders on Friday pressed visiting U.S. Vice-President Joe Biden to improve migrant rights, even as the United States committed tens of millions of dollars in extra aid to the region in a bid to stem a surge …
Iran rejects ‘excessive demands’ in nuclear talks with six powers
VIENNA (Reuters) – Iran told six big powers on Friday it would not accept their “excessive demands” after the latest talks on lifting sanctions against Tehran in exchange for curbs on its nuclear work yielded no breakthrough, with a deadline for a deal…
Ukraine’s Poroshenko declares week-long ceasefire, warns rebels
KIEV (Reuters) – Ukrainian President Petro Poroshenko on Friday ordered a seven-day ceasefire in the fight against pro-Russian separatists, but also warned them they could face death if they did not use the time to put down their guns.
Ukraine’s Poroshenko declares week-long ceasefire, warns rebels
KIEV (Reuters) – Ukrainian President Petro Poroshenko on Friday ordered a seven-day ceasefire in the fight against pro-Russian separatists, but also warned them they could face death if they did not use the time to put down their guns.
Saudi king stops in Cairo to visit Egypt’s Sisi
CAIRO (Reuters) – Saudi Arabia’s King Abdullah stopped in Cairo late on Friday to meet with Egypt’s new president Abdel Fattah al-Sisi to show his strong support through a symbolic but brief visit.
