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U.N. chief urges countries to resettle Syrian refugees
GENEVA (Reuters) – U.N. Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon called on all countries on Wednesday to accept nearly half a million Syrian refugees for resettlement over the next three years.
Exclusive: Russia, despite draw down, shipping more to Syria than removing
MOSCOW (Reuters) – When Vladimir Putin announced the withdrawal of most of Russia’s military contingent from Syria there was an expectation that the Yauza, a Russian naval icebreaker and one of the mission’s main supply vessels, would return home to its Arctic Ocean port.
Foxconn agrees to buy Sharp after slashing original offer
TOKYO/TAIPEI (Reuters) – Taiwan’s Foxconn agreed to acquire Sharp Corp at a big discount to its original offer after a month of wrangling that sowed more doubts over whether the two companies can work well together and fend off fierce competition from smartphone display rivals.
Khamenei says missiles, not talks, key to Iran’s future
DUBAI (Reuters) – Iran’s top leader on Wednesday said missiles were key to the Islamic Republic’s future, offering support to the hardline Revolutionary Guards that have drawn criticism from the West for testing ballistic missiles.
Cyprus remands suspected hijacker who wanted to see ex-wife
LARNACA, Cyprus (Reuters) – An Egyptian man accused of hijacking a passenger plane and diverting it to Cyprus has told police he acted because he wanted to see his estranged wife and children, saying “what should one do?”.
Hackers breach computer networks of some big U.S. law firms: WSJ
(Reuters) – Hackers broke into the computer networks of some big U.S. law firms, including Cravath Swaine & Moore LLP and Weil Gotshal & Manges LLP, the Wall Street Journal reported on Tuesday.
Tears flow as Myanmar swears in first president with no army ties in more than 50 years
NAYPYITAW/YANGON (Reuters) – Members of Aung San Suu Kyi’s victorious National League for Democracy (NLD) were in tears on Wednesday as Myanmar swore in its first president with no military ties in more than half a century.
Trump drops pledge to back Republican presidential nominee other than himself
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Republican front-runner Donald Trump on Tuesday abandoned a pledge to support a party presidential nominee other than himself, a sign of increasing friction with chief rival Ted Cruz.
Ally of disgraced China security chief gets 12 years in jail for graft
BEIJING (Reuters) – A former deputy governor of China’s southern province of Hainan has been sentenced to 12 years in prison for corruption, the official Xinhua news agency said on Wednesday.
Probe of Exxon’s climate change disclosures expands
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The top attorneys from Massachusetts and the U.S. Virgin Islands said on Tuesday they will investigate whether Exxon Mobil Corp misled investors and the public about the risks of climate change.
Oscar-winning actress Patty Duke dies, age 69
(Reuters) – Oscar-winning American actress Patty Duke, widely known for the 1960s show “The Patty Duke Show,” died on Tuesday, her representative told Reuters. She was 69 years old.
Second judge says Clinton email setup may have been in ‘bad faith’
NEW YORK (Reuters) – A second federal judge has taken the rare step of allowing a group suing for records from Hillary Clinton’s time as U.S. secretary of state to seek sworn testimony from officials, saying there was “evidence of government wrong-doing and bad faith.”
Families of U.S. personnel ordered to leave parts of Turkey amid security concerns
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The Obama administration ordered the families of U.S. military, diplomatic and other government personnel to leave parts of southern Turkey on Tuesday and warned U.S. citizens against travel to the region amid mounting concerns over security.
Syria’s Assad says military gains will speed up political deal
MOSCOW (Reuters) – The Syrian army’s successes and its strong support from Russia will help accelerate a political settlement to the country’s civil war, President Bashar al-Assad said, as the two allies maintained an offensive against Islamic State militants.
Trump’s campaign manager charged by police, Walker endorses Cruz
(Reuters) – U.S. Republican presidential front-runner Donald Trump’s campaign manager, Corey Lewandowski, was arrested and charged with misdemeanor battery in Florida on Tuesday, the latest chapter in a raucous White House race marked by threats, insults and physical confrontations.
Fed should proceed ‘cautiously’ given global risks, Yellen says
NEW YORK (Reuters) – Federal Reserve Chair Janet Yellen said on Tuesday the U.S. central bank should proceed “cautiously” as it looks to raise interest rates again, because inflation has not yet proven durable against the backdrop of looming global risks to the U.S economy.
U.S. top court seeks more information in contraception insurance case
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The U.S. Supreme Court on Tuesday asked both sides for new information in a challenge by Christian nonprofit employers to a mandate under President Barack Obama’s healthcare law to provide insurance to female workers covering birth control, indicating the justices are struggling to decide the closely watched case.
Brazil’s PMDB party quits Rousseff coalition government
BRASILIA (Reuters) – Brazil’s largest party announced on Tuesday it is leaving President Dilma Rousseff’s governing coalition and pulling its members from her government, a departure that cripples her chances of surviving in office.
FBI warned Dutch about El Bakraoui brothers week before Brussels attacks
AMSTERDAM (Reuters) – The U.S. Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) told Dutch police that two brothers were being sought by Belgian authorities a week before the pair blew themselves up in suicide attacks in Brussels, the Dutch interior minister said on Tuesday.
Campaign rhetoric on Muslims harms U.S. security efforts: Homeland Security chief
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Harsh rhetoric about Muslims by Republican candidates in the U.S. presidential election campaign is undermining national security efforts, U.S. Homeland Security Secretary Jeh Johnson said on Tuesday.
Israeli demolitions leave West Bank Bedouin, U.N. alarmed
KHIRBET TANA, West Bank (Reuters) – When in early March Israeli forces came to this Bedouin village, set among steep, rocky hills in the north of the occupied West Bank, overlooking the Jordan valley, they bulldozed the school, leaving 23 children with nowhere to study.
Wisconsin governor backs Republican Ted Cruz in presidential race
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Republican presidential candidate Ted Cruz won the backing on Tuesday of Wisconsin Governor Scott Walker, gaining a boost in the contentious three-way race a week before that state’s presidential primary.
Without Scalia, Supreme Court rejects challenge to union fees
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The shorthanded U.S. Supreme Court on Tuesday rejected a conservative legal attack on a vital source of funds for organized labor, splitting 4-4 in a challenge that had appeared to be on the path to victory until Justice Antonin Scalia’s February death.
Capitol Police find no threat in suspicious packages
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Police briefly shut down two Washington, DC streets and an entrance to the United States Congress visitor’s center on Monday while they investigated two suspicious packages left near the U.S. Capitol and determined they were not a threat.
Putin: Russian arms exports hit $14.5 billion in 2015, more than planned – agencies
MOSCOW (Reuters) – Russia’s arms exports totaled $14.5 billion last year, more than originally planned, Russian news agencies quoted President Vladimir Putin as saying on Tuesday.
North Korea fires short-range missile along its coast
SEOUL (Reuters) – North Korea test fired a short-range missile on its east coast on Tuesday, South Korea’s military said, amid heightened tension over the isolated country’s nuclear and rocket programs.
Pakistan detained more than 5,000 after Easter bombing killed 70: provincial minister
ISLAMABAD (Reuters) – Pakistani authorities detained more than 5,000 suspected militants in two days since a suicide bomber attacked crowds in a busy park in the eastern city of Lahore on Easter Day, killing at least 70 people, a provincial minister said on Tuesday.
Taliban faction taunts Pakistan PM after Easter Day bombing
ISLAMABAD (Reuters) – The Pakistani militants who bombed a Lahore park on Easter Sunday, killing 70 people, taunted Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif on Tuesday, declaring their war had come to his doorstep.
Yahoo sets April 11 deadline for preliminary bids: WSJ
(Reuters) – Yahoo Inc has set an April 11 deadline to submit preliminary bids for its web business and Asian assets, The Wall Street Journal reported on Monday, citing sources.
Fed’s Williams urges U.S. central bank to stay on track with rate rises
(Reuters) – The U.S. economy remains on track for a gradual path of rate hikes and fears over the impact of a slowing global economy and bouts of financial volatility are overdone, San Francisco Federal Reserve President John Williams said on Tuesday.
Suicide bomber kills three, wounds 27 in central Baghdad: police
BAGHDAD (Reuters) – A suicide bomber blew himself up on Tuesday morning in central Baghdad, killing three people and wounding 27, a police spokesman said.
Obama says journalists partly to blame for tone of presidential race
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – President Barack Obama on Monday laid some of the blame for the tone of the presidential campaign on political journalism that has been pinched by shrinking newsroom budgets and cheapened by a focus on retweets and likes on social media.
Egyptair aircraft hijacked, lands in Cyprus: Cyprus radio
ATHENS (Reuters) – An Egyptair domestic flight from Alexandria to Cairo was hijacked on Tuesday and landed in Cyprus, state radio said.
U.S. drops legal action against Apple over encrypted iPhone
SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) – The U.S. Justice Department said it successfully accessed data stored on an encrypted iPhone used by one of the San Bernardino shooters and asked a court to withdraw an order compelling Apple to assist, according to a court filing on Monday.
Gunman shot and captured at Capitol complex: police
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – A man with a gun walked into the underground U.S. Capitol Visitor Center on Monday and was shot and wounded by police after he pointed the weapon at officers, police said.
China’s Anbang raises offer for Starwood to $14 billion
(Reuters) – China’s Anbang Insurance Group Co raised its offer for Starwood Hotels & Resorts Worldwide Inc to almost $14 billion, Starwood said on Monday, in the latest challenge to the U.S. hotel operator’s merger with Marriott International Inc .
U.S. immigration agents bust 1,100 suspects in gang sweep
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – U.S. immigration agents have arrested more than 1,000 suspects on charges including attempted murder and witness tampering, in a nationwide operation aimed at international gangs, officials said on Monday.
Iran vows to pursue missile program despite new U.S. sanctions
DUBAI (Reuters) – Iran will pursue its development of ballistic missiles despite the U.S. blacklisting of more Iranian companies linked to the program, a senior Revolutionary Guards commander said on Monday.
Despite Sanders win, Clinton to eye Trump as Republican fight brews
WASHINGTON – Hillary Clinton on Monday was set to target Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump, despite renewed pressure from her Democratic rival for her party’s presidential nomination after sweeping wins in three U.S. states.
Syria says ready to cooperate with U.S. against terrorism
BEIRUT (Reuters) – Syria is willing to take part in an international coalition against terrorism but only if the United States will work with Damascus in a way it has not done so far, the Syrian envoy to Geneva peace talks said on Monday.
Cuba’s Fidel Castro slams Obama following historic visit
HAVANA (Reuters) – Retired leader Fidel Castro accused U.S. President Barack Obama of sweet-talking the Cuban people during his visit to the island last week and ignoring the accomplishments of Communist rule, in an opinion piece carried by all state-run media on Monday.
Japan’s NTT Data agrees to buy Dell’s IT services unit for $3 billion
(Reuters) – Japan’s NTT Data Corp said on Monday it has agreed to buy Dell Inc’s information technology consulting division for over $3 billion to expand in North America and bolster its services business.
Georgia governor to veto religious freedom bill seen as anti-gay
ATLANTA (Reuters) – Georgia Governor Nathan Deal said on Monday he will veto a religious freedom bill passed by the state legislature that has drawn national criticism for discriminating against same-sex couples.
China official says Dalai Lama ‘making a fool’ of Buddhism
BEIJING (Reuters) – Exiled Tibetan spiritual leader the Dalai Lama is “making a fool” of Tibetan Buddhism with suggestions he may not reincarnate, or reincarnate as something inappropriate, and the faithful are not buying it, a Chinese official wrote on Monday.
CIA boss Brennan visited Moscow in early March: Interfax
MOSCOW (Reuters) – The director of the U.S. Central Intelligence Agency, John Brennan, visited Moscow at the start of March, Russia’s Interfax news agency quoted Russian Deputy Foreign Minister Oleg Syromolotov as saying on Monday.
Brussels prosecutors charge three more people with terrorist activity
BRUSSELS (Reuters) – Brussels prosecutors on Monday said they had charged three more people with participating in a terrorist group after a series of raids following bomb attacks on Brussels airport and a metro train last week.
Syrian forces pursue campaign against Islamic State after retaking Palmyra
BEIRUT (Reuters) – Syrian government forces backed by Russian air strikes battled Islamic State insurgents around Palmyra on Monday, trying to extend their gains after taking back control of a city whose ancient temples were dynamited by the ultra-radical militants.
U.S. consumer spending edges up, inflation retreats
WASHINGTON, (Reuters) – U.S. consumer spending rose marginally in February and overall inflation retreated, suggesting the Federal Reserve will continue to gradually raise interest rates this year despite a tightening labor market.
California lawmakers, unions reach $15 minimum wage deal: papers
SACRAMENTO, Calif. (Reuters) – California lawmakers and union leaders have reached a tentative deal to raise the state’s minimum wage to $15 over six years that could avert a campaign to bring the issue to voters, two California newspapers reported on Sunday, citing unnamed sources.
With crisis plans and cuts, British bosses brace for Brexit
HEREFORD, England (Reuters) – Above a factory floor of machines carving metal to within a millionth of a meter, Stephen Cheetham is preparing his company for the unknown: a British exit from the European Union.
Trump questions NATO, Asia nuclear weapons ahead of Washington summit
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – U.S. Republican presidential front-runner Donald Trump on Sunday doubled down on his criticism of NATO, a cornerstone of U.S. foreign policy for decades, and called for the alliance’s overhaul days before world leaders convene in Washington.
Saudi-led alliance confirms Yemen prisoner swap
DUBAI (Reuters) – A Saudi-led military coalition on Monday confirmed it had completed a prisoner swap in Yemen, exchanging nine Saudi prisoners for 109 Yemeni nationals, Saudi state news agency SPA said.
Japan opens radar station close to disputed isles in move bound to rile China
YONAGUNI (Reuters) – Japan on Monday switched on a radar station in the East China Sea, giving it a permanent intelligence gathering post close to Taiwan and a group of islands disputed by Japan and China, a move bound to rile Beijing.
Sanders claims momentum, eyes party power brokers
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Fresh from Democratic presidential primary wins over the weekend in three U.S. states, Bernie Sanders on Sunday claimed political momentum he said could help him win the backing of Democratic power brokers in his race against Hillary Clinton.
The race against time that Belgium lost
BRUSSELS (Reuters) – When Brussels police caught Salah Abdeslam, suspected sole survivor of November’s suicide assault on Paris, they knew they were in a race against time to stop a new Islamic State attack.
Suicide bomber kills at least 38 in Pakistani park
LAHORE, PAKISTAN (Reuters) – A suicide bomber killed at least 38 people outside a public park in the eastern Pakistani city of Lahore on Sunday, rescue officials and police said, striking at the heart of Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif’s political heartland of Punjab.
Suspected U.S. drone strikes in Yemen kill eight militants: residents
ADEN (Reuters) – Drone attacks killed eight men suspected of belonging to al Qaeda in southern Yemen on Saturday night, local residents said, as a U.S. campaign against the militant group goes on amid a wider civil war in the country.
Chile reports its first sexually transmitted Zika case
BUENOS AIRES (Reuters) – Chile has confirmed its first case of the Zika virus having been sexually transmitted, the health ministry said in a statement on its website on Saturday.
Use ‘weapons of love’ to fight evil of terrorism, pope says on Easter
VATICAN CITY (Reuters) – Pope Francis urged the world in his Easter message on Sunday to use the “weapons of love” to combat the evil of “blind and brutal violence”, following the attacks in Brussels.
Gallows humor in Brussels as EU gloomily awaits British vote
BRUSSELS (Reuters) – Even before the shock of last week’s deadly Brussels bombings, gallows humor had taken hold in the square kilometer around Schuman Roundabout, the heart of the city’s European district.
Myanmar army reasserts its key political role ahead of transition
NAYPYITAW (Reuters) – Myanmar’s armed forces commander-in-chief stressed on Sunday the need for the military to remain a political force just days before a democratically elected government is set to take power for the first time in 56 years.
Islamic State driven out of Syria’s ancient Palmyra city
BEIRUT (Reuters) – Syrian government forces recaptured Palmyra on Sunday, state media and a monitoring group said, inflicting a significant defeat on the Islamic State group which seized the city last year and dynamited its ancient temples.
Human rights on trial in Egypt as NGO funding case revived
CAIRO (Reuters) – Egypt has launched a new crackdown on human rights groups, questioning staff and ordering asset freezes over accusations they took foreign funding to destabilize the country after the 2011 uprising that ended Hosni Mubarak’s 30-year rule.
Mexicans burn Donald Trump effigies in Easter ritual
MEXICO CITY (Reuters) – Mexicans celebrating an Easter ritual late on Saturday burnt effigies of U.S. Republican presidential hopeful Donald Trump, whose anti-immigrant views have sparked outrage south of the American border.
Four killed in crash of medical helicopter in Alabama
(Reuters) – Four people, including a patient who was being airlifted from the scene of a car accident, were killed on Saturday when a medical services helicopter crashed in Alabama, authorities said.
Belgium charges airport suspect, calls off Brussels ‘march against fear’
BRUSSELS (Reuters) – Belgian prosecutors charged three men on Saturday with terrorist offences over the Brussels bomb attacks and authorities called off a planned ‘march against fear’ in the jittery capital to relieve pressure on an over-taxed police force.
Tens of thousands of Yemenis mark a year of war, denounce Saudi-led offensive
SANAA (Reuters) – Tens of thousands of Yemenis took to the streets of the capital Sanaa on Saturday to mark the first anniversary of the war between a coalition led by Saudi Arabia against Iran-allied fighters who had overthrown the government.
Islamic State dealt hefty body blow with death of top aide: officials
BAGHDAD (Reuters) – Islamic State will struggle to recover from the death of a top aide, reported this week in a U.S. air strike, whose overview of the group’s finances, politics and administration was unmatched, Iraqi and U.S. sources said.
Bernie Sanders hopes to score wins in West
Three states are holding Democratic presidential nominating contests on Saturday where Hillary Clinton will try to expand her lead in the contest to secure the party’s nomination.
Third suspect in Brussels airport blasts identified: media
BRUSSELS (Reuters) – A third man caught on CCTV footage with two bombers who attacked Brussels airport on Tuesday was named as Faycal Cheffou in Belgian media on Saturday.
Islamic State second-in-command likely killed: U.S.
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Islamic State’s second in command and other senior leaders were likely killed this week in a major offensive targeting its financial operations, U.S. Defense Secretary Ash Carter said on Friday, the latest setback for the militant group.
Chinese activist says family ‘taken away’ over letter calling for Xi to quit
NEW YORK (Reuters) – A New York-based Chinese Internet activist told Reuters on Friday that China’s authorities have detained three members of his family in connection with an open letter calling for the resignation of President Xi Jinping.
Microsoft meets with private equity over Yahoo deal
Healdsburg, CALIFORNIA (Reuters) – Microsoft Corp executives are in early talks with potential Yahoo Inc investors about contributing to financing to buy the troubled Internet company, a person familiar with the situation said.
Economic data could put stocks back on higher path
NEW YORK (Reuters) – The March U.S. employment report and other key economic numbers next week could help U.S. stocks resume their recent winning path as long as that data hits the sweet spot: Not strong enough to add to worries about further interest rate hikes, yet not weak enough to cause concern about a recession.
On Good Friday, Pope says Islamist militants profane God’s name
ROME (Reuters) – Pope Francis condemned “unprecedented violence” by Islamist militants, saying at a Good Friday service that followers of religions who carried out acts of fundamentalism or terrorism were profaning God’s name.
Microsoft apologizes for offensive tirade by its ‘chatbot’
LOS ANGELES (Reuters) – Microsoft is “deeply sorry” for the racist and sexist Twitter messages generated by the so-called chatbot it launched this week, a company official wrote on Friday, after the artificial intelligence program went on an embarrassing tirade.
Suicide bomber kills 26, wounds 71 south of Baghdad: official
HILLA, Iraq (Reuters) – A suicide attacker detonated an explosive belt in a park outside Baghdad on Friday, killing 26 people and wounding 71, said the security head in Babel province where the bomb – claimed by Islamic State – went off.
Rolling Stones tell giant crowd ‘times are changing’ at Cuba debut
HAVANA (Reuters) – The Rolling Stones rocked a massive crowd at a free, outdoor concert in Havana on Friday, capping a week of engagement with the West for the Communist-led country that once censored the veteran British band’s music.
U.S. officials extend emergency water assistance for Flint, Michigan
(Reuters) – Federal officials have extended an emergency declaration for Flint that has provided supplies of bottled water, filters and test kits to the Michigan city suffering from lead contamination in drinking water, the state governor said on Friday.
U.S. approves $3.2 billion sale of Boeing P-8A patrol planes to UK
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The U.S. government has approved the sale of up to nine Boeing Co P-8A Poseidon maritime patrol planes to Britain in a deal valued at up to $3.2 billion, the U.S. Defense Department said Friday.
U.S. health officials tell couples exposed to Zika to wait to conceive
(Reuters) – The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention on Friday recommended women diagnosed with the Zika virus should wait at last eight weeks before trying to conceive while men who had the disease should hold off for at least six months.
California judge denies bail for flight attendant in drug case
(Reuters) – A federal judge in California on Friday effectively overruled a Brooklyn magistrate and ordered a flight attendant held without bail on charges that she dumped a bag of cocaine and fled authorities at Los Angeles International Airport.
Yemen bombings claimed by Islamic State kill at least 26
ADEN (Reuters) – Three suicide bombers struck security checkpoints in the southern Yemeni city of Aden on Friday, killing at least 26 people, residents and security sources said.
Florida governor signs law ending funding to clinics providing abortions
TALLAHASSEE, Fla. (Reuters) – Florida Governor Rick Scott on Friday signed a law that cuts off state funding for preventive health services to clinics providing abortion and imposes abortion restrictions already being tested before the U.S. Supreme Court.
Republican Ted Cruz blasts tabloid charges of affairs, blames Trump
WASHINGTON – Republican Ted Cruz said on Friday an article in the National Enquirer tabloid newspaper accusing him of extramarital affairs was “garbage, complete and utter lies” and accused his opponent Donald Trump of being the source of the story.
U.S. attempt to unlock San Bernardino iPhone could impact N.Y. case: Apple
NEW YORK (Reuters) – Apple Inc said the U.S. Justice Department’s new attempts to unlock an iPhone used by one of the San Bernardino shooters without the tech giant’s help could eliminate the government’s need for its assistance in a similar dispute in New York.
Consumers prop up U.S. economy, but profits under pressure
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – U.S. economic growth slowed in the fourth quarter, but not as sharply as previously estimated, with fairly strong consumer spending offsetting the drag from efforts by businesses to reduce an inventory overhang.
Korean-American in North Korea confesses to stealing secrets – media
SEOUL (Reuters) – A Korean-American man detained in North Korea has confessed to stealing military secrets and plotting subversion with South Koreans, the North’s official news agency and foreign media reported on Friday.
Syrian army advances in Palmyra fighting – state media and monitor
BEIRUT (Reuters) – Syrian soldiers advanced slowly in heavy fighting with Islamic State fighters near Palmyra’s ancient ruins on Friday, state media and a monitoring group said, in an offensive which could open up swathes of eastern Syria to government forces.
Web of agencies at U.S. airports could hinder security overhauls
NEW YORK (Reuters) – Travelers passing through New York’s John F. Kennedy International Airport this week witnessed a show of force following the Brussels airport attack: U.S. Army soldiers in khaki camouflage bearing assault rifles, police officers in black bullet-proof vests and private security guards directing traffic in neon-yellow vests.
BOJ tankan likely show biz mood worsens due to strong yen, global economy
TOKYO (Reuters) – Japanese manufacturers’ confidence probably deteriorated to the lowest in nearly three years and it is expected to worsen in the coming quarter due to exporters concern over a strong yen and worries over the global economy, a Reuters poll showed.
Korean-American held in North Korea confesses to trying to steal military secrets: media
SEOUL (Reuters) – A Korean-American man who had been detained in North Korea has confessed to trying to steal military secrets from the isolated state, Japan’s Kyodo and China’s Xinhua news agencies reported on Friday.
North Korea threatens South’s Blue House as tensions persist
SEOUL (Reuters) – North and South Korea, locked for weeks in exchanges of angry rhetoric and heightened military readiness, traded more threats on Friday, with Pyongyang saying its military had trained to attack Seoul’s presidential Blue House.
France says it foils advanced attack plot: minister
PARIS (Reuters) – A French national suspected of belonging to a militant network planning an attack in France was arrested on Thursday morning, French Interior Minister Bernard Cazeneuve said.
Anguish for relatives of Americans missing in Brussels
(Reuters) – Families of Americans missing in Brussels since this week’s deadly suicide bombings by Islamist militants were desperate on Thursday for any word of their loved ones after a false alarm that a missing U.S. couple had been found.
Russia’s special forces officer killed in Syria: Interfax
MOSCOW (Reuters) – A Russian special forces officer has been killed in a combat operation near Palmyra in Syria, Interfax news agency reported on Thursday, citing a Russian military source in Syria.
Brussels bomber brothers were on U.S. watch lists before attack -sources
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Two brothers who carried out suicide bombings in Brussels this week were known to U.S. government agencies before the attacks, according to two sources familiar with the matter.
Syrian government forces enter Islamic State-held Palmyra
BEIRUT (Reuters) – Syrian government forces fought their way into Palmyra on Thursday as the army backed by Russian air cover sought to recapture the historic city from Islamic State (IS) insurgents, Syrian state TV and a monitoring group said.
Karadzic guilty of Bosnia genocide, jailed for 40 years
THE HAGUE (Reuters) – Former Bosnian Serb leader Radovan Karadzic was convicted by U.N. judges of genocide for the 1995 Srebrenica massacre, the worst war crime in Europe since World War Two, and sentenced to 40 years in prison.
U.S. durable goods orders fall; labor market tightening
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – New orders for long-lasting U.S. manufactured goods fell in February as the sector continues to struggle with the lingering effects of a robust dollar and lower oil prices.
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