Women and children among dead in Syrian Alawite village: monitors
BEIRUT (Reuters) – The death toll from an alleged massacre in an Alawite village in central Syria has risen to 22, including women, children and elderly men, a rights monitoring group said on Thursday.
Syrian airforce bombs hospital in north: activists and video
BEIRUT (Reuters) – Syrian warplanes have bombed one of the main hospitals serving rebel-held territory in the north of the country, according to activists and video footage.
Polish government’s majority cut again after MP quits
WARSAW (Reuters) – The Polish ruling coalition had only 232 seats in parliament to the opposition’s 228 on Thursday after the departure of Jacek Zalek from the governing Civic Platform party, the third lawmaker to quit in just over three weeks.
Russia says there is still a chance for peace in Syria
ASTANA (Reuters) – There is still a chance for peace in Syria and the world must not let it pass, Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov said on Thursday as he prepared for talks with the United States on a plan to secure Syria’s chemical weapons.
France says West must not be fooled by proposed Syria deal
PARIS (Reuters) – France said on Thursday it would be clear next week whether a Russian proposal to control Syria’s chemical weapons was credible, but warned of a risk of being fooled if Western allies do not stick to their demands.
Somali militants kill prominent U.S. jihadist: witnesses
MOGADISHU (Reuters) – A prominent U.S.-born Islamist militant was killed in Somalia on Thursday after he fell out with senior commanders of the al Shabaab rebel group, witnesses said.
NSA passes unsifted intelligence to Israel: British paper
LONDON (Reuters) – The U.S. National Security Agency routinely passes raw intelligence to Israel without first removing details about U.S. citizens, Britain’s Guardian newspaper said on Thursday, citing documents obtained by former NSA contractor Edwar…
Turkey’s Erdogan says Assad buying time on chemical weapons
ISTANBUL (Reuters) – Turkish Prime Minister Tayyip Erdogan said on Thursday he was doubtful that President Bashar al-Assad would fulfill his pledge to put Syria’s chemical weapons under international control, and said he was buying time for new “massac…
Feared Taliban former No 2 may now hold key to Afghan peace
KABUL/ISLAMABAD (Reuters) – Once a ruthless fighter and a friend of Taliban leader Mullah Mohammad Omar, Abdul Ghani Baradar may now hold the key to Afghanistan’s peace – or so his minders believe.
U.S. envoy for North Korea: reactor restart serious matter, if true
TOKYO (Reuters) – The U.S. special envoy for North Korea said on Thursday the reported restart of a research reactor at North Korea’s Yongbyon nuclear complex would be a serious matter if true.
