Turkish ruling party MP slams government in resignation, police purged
ANKARA (Reuters) – A deputy of Turkish Prime Minister Tayyip Erdogan’s ruling AK Party accused the government on Friday of “protecting thieves” and resigned from the party over purges of police and judiciary involved in a corruption investigation.
Israel wages ‘war between wars’ as Mideast threats simmer
TEL AVIV (Reuters) – Watching old Arab enemies reel with sectarian insurgencies and international diplomacy capping the Iranian nuclear drive, Israel’s military is confounded by a new challenge: quiet.
U.S. hopes for ‘framework’ Mideast peace deal within weeks
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The Obama administration hopes to complete a “framework” accord in coming weeks between Israel and the Palestinians and will then seek to negotiate a final peace deal by the end of 2014, the U.S. mediator told American Jewish lea…
Dennis Rodman says he’d trade places with American held in North Korea
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Former basketball star Dennis Rodman said on Friday he was willing to trade places with Kenneth Bae, an American missionary imprisoned in North Korea, the next time he visits his friend, North Korean dictator Kim Jong Un.
Suspected militants kill 15 soldiers in Yemen
ADEN (Reuters) – Fifteen soldiers were killed and four wounded by suspected al Qaeda militants in an attack on an army checkpoint in southeastern Yemen on Friday, an army official said.
Suspected militants kill 15 soldiers in Yemen
ADEN (Reuters) – Fifteen soldiers were killed and four wounded by suspected al Qaeda militants in an attack on an army checkpoint in southeastern Yemen on Friday, an army official said.
Three rockets strike Baghdad airport, no casualties
BAGHDAD (Reuters) – Three rockets were fired at Baghdad’s heavily guarded international airport on Friday, hitting a runway and plane but causing no casualties, a security source said.
Russia sending advanced air defense systems to Kazakhstan
MOSCOW (Reuters) – Russia is delivering S-300 advanced air defense systems to Kazakhstan, state-run RIA news agency reported Deputy Defence Minister Anatoly Antonov as saying on a trip to Astana.
Indian anti-corruption party targets ministers
NEW DELHI (Reuters) – Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal on Friday named a string of high-ranking Indian politicians he described as corrupt and said his anti-graft Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) would target them in an upcoming general election.
Middle East peace mediators to meet in Munich
MUNICH, Germany (Reuters) – Top officials from the United Nations, United States, Russia and European Union will meet on Saturday to discuss how they can help U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry’s drive for a Middle East peace deal, the EU said on Frida…
