Israeli troops kill three Palestinian militants in West Bank raid
JENIN, West Bank (Reuters) – Israeli forces shot three Palestinian militants dead on Saturday in a raid on a home in the occupied West Bank to capture a wanted Hamas Islamist militant, Israeli military and Palestinian officials said.
Georgian prosecutors summon ex-president Saakashvili for questioning
TBILISI (Reuters) – The Georgian prosecutor’s office has summoned former president Mikheil Saakashvili for questioning about the poisoning death of a former prime minister and other cases amid a wave of charges and verdicts against former officials.
Poland’s ruling party in lead again boosted by Ukraine crisis
WARSAW (Reuters) – Poland’s ruling Civic Platform (PO) has seen its diplomatic policy during the Ukraine crisis lift it over the conservative Law and Justice Party (PiS), a poll by Estymator showed on Saturday.
Venezuela says street protests have caused $10 billion in damage
CARACAS (Reuters) – Venezuela’s president said on Friday that street protests for the past month have caused at least $10 billion in damage, accusing hardline foes of carrying out terrorist acts to sabotage public assets.
U.S. expresses concern on Sri Lanka’s arrest of rights activists
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The United States expressed concern on Friday about the Sri Lankan government’s arrest of two human rights activists this week and about an overall “deteriorating human rights situation” in the island nation.
North Korea fires 30 short-range rockets: Yonhap
SEOUL (Reuters) – North Korea fired 30 short-range rockets into the sea off the east of the Korean peninsula early on Saturday, South Korea’s Yonhap news agency reported, citing the Joint Chiefs of Staff in South Korea.
Brazil to declare no-fly zone over World Cup stadiums
BRASILIA (Reuters) – The Brazilian Air Force will declare no-fly zones over World Cup stadiums to prevent terrorist attacks during this year’s soccer tournament, but there’s a catch: it can’t shoot down intruders, for now.
Two-week search for Malaysian jet finds only frustration and suspicion
KUALA LUMPUR (Reuters) – Two weeks after a Malaysia Airlines airliner went missing with 239 people on board, officials are bracing for the “long haul” as searches by more than two dozen countries turn up little but frustration and fresh questions.
Furious reaction, political split after Turkey bans Twitter
ANKARA (Reuters) – Turkey’s ban on Twitter ahead of bitterly contested elections brought a furious reaction at home and abroad on Friday, with users of the social networking service denouncing the move as a “digital coup” and the president expressing h…
Putin completes Crimea’s annexation, Russia investors take fright
MOSCOW/BRUSSELS (Reuters) – President Vladimir Putin signed laws completing Russia’s annexation of Crimea on Friday as investors took fright at a U.S. decision to slap sanctions on his inner circle of money men and security officials.
