Lebanon’s Hezbollah disapproves of patriarch’s Jerusalem trip
BEIRUT (Reuters) – Lebanon’s powerful Hezbollah movement told the head of the Maronite church on Friday that his planned trip to Jerusalem to accompany Pope Francis would have “negative repercussions”.
Two killed as Libyan forces clash with Islamists in Benghazi
TRIPOLI (Reuters) – Libyan irregular forces backed by helicopters clashed with Islamist militias in the eastern city of Benghazi on Friday in fighting that left at least two people dead, security and medical sources said.
UK Labour leader Ed Miliband embarrassed by U.S. adviser’s gaffe
LONDON (Reuters) – U.S. political adviser David Axelrod spelt British opposition leader Ed Miliband’s surname wrongly in a Tweet on Friday erroneously linking to a spoof account that pokes fun at his new client instead.
South Africa’s strike-hit Implats says violence is ‘devastating’
JOHANNESBURG (Reuters) – Impala Platinum described on Friday as “devastating” the impact on its employees of a 16-week strike at its main South African operation in Rustenburg and said it had lost more than $500 million in revenue.
Thailand’s Senate suggests interim PM, risking ‘red’ rage
BANGKOK (Reuters) – Thailand’s Senate said on Friday it was ready to choose an interim prime minister to end a political deadlock but stopped short of throwing out a beleaguered caretaker government and risking a violent backlash by its supporters.
Boats pluck people from roofs as floods sweep Serbia and Bosnia
OBRENOVAC, Serbia (Reuters) – Boats sailed through the streets of a Serbian town on Friday on a mission to rescue people trapped by rising waters as the worst floods ever recorded swept Serbia and Bosnia.
Libyan forces, Islamist militants clash in Benghazi
TRIPOLI (Reuters) – Libyan irregular forces backed by helicopters and led by a retired army general clashed with Islamist militias in the eastern city of Benghazi, killing at least two people, security and medical sources said on Friday.
Israeli minister sees 50 percent more settlers in West Bank by 2019
JERUSALEM (Reuters) – The number of Jewish settlers in the Israeli-occupied West Bank could grow by as much as 50 percent by 2019, Israel’s ultra-nationalist construction minister said on Friday.
Gunmen cross from Liberia, seize Ivorian village, kill eight
ABIDJAN (Reuters) – Ivory Coast’s army launched a counter-attack on Friday against a group of gunmen accused of entering the country from Liberia and killing at least eight people in a raid on the village of Fetai, the parliamentarian representing the …
Armed men attack Thai villagers to get to controversial goldmine
BANGKOK (Reuters) – Hundreds of armed men descended on a village in northern Thailand and overpowered residents blocking the road to a goldmine said by locals to have caused environmental damage so that trucks could take ore away, villagers said on Fri…
