Drone strikes kill eight suspected militants in Yemen
SANAA (Reuters) – U.S. drone strikes killed at least eight suspected al Qaeda militants in Yemen on Thursday, bringing the number of people killed by drones in less than two weeks to at least 25.
British warship to visit Gibraltar amid border row with Spain
LONDON (Reuters) – A British navy warship will sail to Britain’s overseas territory of Gibraltar in the coming weeks, coinciding with a diplomatic row with neighboring Spain, although officials said on Thursday the trip was a routine and long-planned v…
Israeli-Palestinian peace talks to resume August 14: U.S.
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Israeli and Palestinian negotiators will resume peace talk in Jerusalem on August 14, the U.S. State Department said on Thursday.
Senior Mafia member arrested in London after 20 years on run
LONDON (Reuters) – A senior member of an Italian mafia clan, wanted by the Italian authorities for almost 20 years, has been arrested in London where he had been running a travel agency, British police said on Thursday.
Kenya’s main airport battles to reopen after devastating blaze
NAIROBI (Reuters) – Kenya pledged to reopen its main airport to all international flights on Thursday night in a bid to reassure travelers that east Africa’s transport hub could recover quickly from a fire that left the arrivals terminal a smoldering, …
Israel shuts airport at Egypt border, citing security
JERUSALEM (Reuters) – Israel took the rare step of shutting its southernmost Eilat airport near Egypt’s Sinai peninsula for two hours on Thursday citing security concerns, military officials said.
Two arrested in Saudi on suspicion of planning attacks
RIYADH (Reuters) – Saudi Arabia said on Thursday it had arrested two men from Yemen and Chad on suspicion of planning suicide attacks, days after the United States closed embassies in the region citing an al Qaeda threat.
Merkel challenger vows to rein in banks, hike taxes on wealthy
HAMBURG (Reuters) – Launching the final phase of his long-shot campaign to oust German Chancellor Angela Merkel, leftist challenger Peer Steinbrueck called on Thursday for higher taxes on the wealthy and tighter rules for “gambling” bankers.
Quebec judge calls disaster railway ‘deplorable’, grants protection
MONTREAL (Reuters) – A Quebec court granted bankruptcy protection on Thursday to the U.S. railway whose runaway train smashed into a tiny Quebec town, killing 47 people, but Judge Martin Castonguay called Montreal Maine & Atlantic’s behavior “deplorable” and said he was not impressed by its management.
Chilean President Pinera seeks forgiveness for census blunder
SANTIAGO (Reuters) – President Sebastian Pinera asked Chileans to forgive him on Thursday for a 2012 census that a review panel found to be so flawed it should be thrown out, a political embarrassment for his government months before a general election…
