Iran may have been behind attack on Iraq’s Balad base: U.S. State Dept official
Iran may have been behind Thursday’s attack on Iraq’s Balad air base, a senior U.S. State Department official said on Friday, but added that Washington was awaiting further evidence.
At least eight killed in Kenya in suspected Islamist militant attack
Several people were killed on Friday when suspected Islamist militants attacked a bus in Kenya near the border with Somalia, police and local media outlets said.
Algerian protesters march in last Friday rally before election
Tens of thousands of Algerians took to the streets on Friday, making a show of strength of their last weekly protest before a presidential election that they have rejected as meaningless.
Activist Thunberg warns U.N. climate summit that leaders cannot hide
Teen activist Greta Thunberg took her call for bold action to tackle climate change to a U.N. summit in Spain on Friday, warning world leaders that a growing youth-led protest movement meant they could no longer hide.
U.S. House passes resolution breaking with Trump on Israel policy
The U.S. House of Representatives passed a symbolic resolution on Friday backing a two-state solution to the conflict between Israel and the Palestinians, following initiatives from President Donald Trump seen as heavily favoring the Jewish state.
Bolivian minister seeks Israel help in fighting alleged leftist ‘terrorism’
Bolivia’s interim government wants Israel to help local authorities fight “terrorism” in the South American country, the interior minister told Reuters on Friday, alleging plots by Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro and other leftists to destabilize r…
Gunmen kill 6 people near protest site in central Baghdad
Gunmen killed at least six people near a protest site in central Baghdad on Friday, police and medics said.
Iraqi cleric warns against meddling as protest death toll rises
Iraq’s top Shi’ite Muslim cleric said that a new prime minister must be chosen without foreign interference in an apparent nod to Iranian influence as gunmen killed at least eight people near a Baghdad protest site on Friday.
At least eight killed in a suspected militant attack in Kenya
At least eight people were killed on Friday when suspected Islamist militants attacked a bus in Kenya near the border with Somalia, the private Citizen TV reported.
German Social Democrats give Merkel coalition a chance
Germany’s Social Democrats (SPD) voted on Friday to give their coalition with Chancellor Angela Merkel a chance of survival, setting out relatively modest demands as their price for staying in government with the conservatives.
