Merkel coalition and left neck-and-neck in Sunday’s vote: poll
BERLIN (Reuters) – Chancellor Angela Merkel’s center-right coalition and the combined leftist opposition parties are running neck-and-neck before Sunday’s election, a poll showed on Friday, increasing the likelihood of a Merkel-led right-left coalition…
Hundreds of Syria rebels pledge loyalty to Qaeda groups: activists
BEIRUT (Reuters) – Hundreds of rebels have pledged allegiance to al Qaeda-affiliated forces in northern and eastern Syria, activists and Islamist sources said on Friday, strengthening the group’s control in the region.
Nigerian forces fight Islamists near lawmakers’ Abuja quarters
ABUJA (Reuters) – Nigerian forces and members of Boko Haram clashed in a shoot out near the main residential compound for lawmakers in Abuja on Friday, state security services said, the first clash involving Islamist militants in the capital this year….
Pakistani army, government at loggerheads over Taliban talks
ISLAMABAD (Reuters) – Disagreement over how to handle an escalating insurgency has put Pakistan’s all-powerful army on a collision course with the government, with the military increasingly vocal in its criticism of civilian leaders, officials and dipl…
Bombs inside Sunni mosque in Iraq kill 15: police, medics
TIKRIT, Iraq (Reuters) – Two bombs concealed in air conditioning units inside a Sunni mosque south of the Iraqi city of Samarra exploded during Friday prayers, killing at least 15 people, police and hospital sources said.
Greek police want to check Golden Dawn phone calls over rapper death
ATHENS (Reuters) – Greek police have asked a prosecutor for permission to check Golden Dawn lawmakers’ phone records as part of an investigation into the killing of an anti-racism rapper by a supporter of the far-right party, police and court sources s…
No time left for negotiations with Iran: Israeli minister
JERUSALEM (Reuters) – Iran is on course to develop a nuclear bomb within six months and time has run out for further negotiations, a senior Israeli minister said.
Italian president warns against tensions with magistrates
ROME (Reuters) – Italian President Giorgio Napolitano warned on Friday against fresh tensions between politicians and the justice system, days after center-right leader Silvio Berlusconi launched a furious attack on judges following his conviction for …
Insight: Angered by chemical deal, Syrian rebels may lose the West
AMMAN (Reuters) – The Syrian opposition feels badly let down by Washington’s decision to do a deal with Moscow to eliminate Bashar al-Assad’s chemical weapons but diplomats are warning the Syrian National Coalition that it risks losing Western support …
Syrian rebels and al Qaeda group end battle near Turkish border
BEIRUT (Reuters) – Al Qaeda-linked fighters and a rival Syrian rebel group declared a truce on Friday after two days of clashes near the Turkish frontier in which the militant Islamists overran a border town, rebels said.
