As hope withers, Palestinian president heads to Washington
JERUSALEM (Reuters) – With pessimism growing by the day over the future of Middle East peace talks, U.S. President Barack Obama will meet Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas in Washington on Monday to try to break the stalemate.
German Islamist charged over failed Bonn station attack in 2012
BERLIN (Reuters) – Germany’s federal prosecutor on Friday charged a 26-year-old German man, described as a radical Islamist, with planting a pipe bomb in Bonn train station in 2012 and intending to kill as many people as possible. The bomb did not expl…
Syria agrees greater access for aid supplies: UNICEF
ZAHLE, Lebanon (Reuters) – Syria’s government has promised greater access for aid groups supporting millions of Syrians, but faster progress is needed to tackle a dire humanitarian crisis, the head of the United Nations children’s agency said on Friday…
Islamist insurgents attack north Nigerian barracks
MAIDUGURI, Nigeria (Reuters) – Soldiers fought off Islamist insurgents who attempted to free captured comrades from a military barracks in the northeastern Nigerian city of Maiduguri on Friday, the military said.
Jordanians rally to demand closure of Israeli embassy over judge’s killing
AMMAN (Reuters) – Jordanians demonstrated on Friday to urge the government to shut the Israeli embassy and scrap its unpopular peace treaty with the Jewish state after a Jordanian judge was shot dead by an Israeli soldier at a border crossing.
French air strikes kill wanted Islamist militant ‘Red Beard’ in Mali
BAMAKO (Reuters) – French air strikes in northern Mali have killed Islamist militant Oumar Ould Hamaha, a jihadist with a $3 million U.S. government bounty on his head, Malian military sources said on Friday.
France urges Algeria to respect basic freedoms ahead of elections
PARIS (Reuters) – France urged Algeria on Friday to respect the right to peaceful demonstrations and free expression after Algerian police stopped an opposition march this week ahead of presidential elections.
Turkey vows to protect Ottoman tomb in northern Syria from rebels
ISTANBUL (Reuters) – Turkey threatened on Friday to retaliate for any attack on the tomb of Suleyman Shah, grandfather of the founder of the Ottoman Empire, in an area of northern Syria largely controlled by militant Islamists.
Nearly two dozen killed in attacks across Pakistan despite talks
PESHAWSAR/QUETTA, Pakistan (Reuters) – Attacks in the volatile Pakistani cities of Peshawar and Quetta killed a total of 19 people on Friday, frustrating hopes of a lasting peace deal with insurgents fighting to topple the government.
France says EU shirking duty to Central African Republic
PARIS (Reuters) – France said on Friday the European Union was shirking its responsibilities for international security after an EU plan to send up to 1,000 troops to Central African Republic next week seemed to be about to collapse.
