BEIRUT – The leader of al-Qaida’s affiliate in Syria has praised the chief of the terror network’s branch in Yemen who was killed earlier this month in a U.S. drone attack. The Syrian known as Abu Muhammed al-Golani, who heads the Nusra Front, says that followers of Nasir al-Wahishi “will …
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UNITED NATIONS – Human Rights Watch says in a new report that airstrikes carried out by the Saudi-led coalition on Saada city in northern Yemen killed dozens of civilians in an apparent violation of the laws of war. The city is controlled by Shiite rebels. The rights group said Tuesday …
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VALLETTA, Malta – The internationally recognized prime minister of Libya says he is “aspiring” to sign a peace agreement with representatives of the Islamist-led Tripoli government in Morocco on Thursday. Prime Minister Abdullah al-Thinni made the comments during a brief visit to Malta on Wednesday. He said there were people …
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BERLIN – Germany’s foreign minister says he’s hoping that new allegations of U.S. eavesdropping on senior German government officials’ telephones can be clarified “as quickly as possible.” Frank-Walter Steinmeier told reporters in Berlin on Friday that Germany needs to continue to work closely with the United States on many international …
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VIENNA – The Iran nuclear talks have once again been extended — this time until Friday. But instead of just counting the time of the marathon talks in days, the U.S. delegation has found new ways of measuring. Its list, presented Tuesday: Trips to Vienna in 2014 — 11. Trips …
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JERUSALEM – An Israeli newspaper says Israel has decided to open talks with the International Criminal Court over its preliminary investigation into Israel’s military operation in the Gaza Strip last year. The Haaretz daily reported the decision Thursday — a reversal for Israel, which has refused to cooperate with the …
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BUJUMBURA, Burundi – An official in Burundi says presidential elections have been postponed by nearly a week, after a U.N. official warned the president’s decision to seek a third term could spark an explosion of violence. Presidential spokesman Gervais Abayeho said Saturday the vote will be held July 21, six …
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ABUJA, Nigeria – President Muhammadu Buhari has fired all Nigeria’s military chiefs as a multinational army prepares for a fresh onslaught against the West African nation’s Islamic extremists. It was an expected development since Buhari, a former military dictator who was elected in March, has severely criticized the Nigerian military’s …
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MOSCOW – Russian investigators say lightning has killed a construction worker in Moscow. Russian news agencies on Monday quoted investigation spokeswoman Yulia Ivanova as saying that the man was stuck by lightning in a park in the west of the city earlier on Monday and died on the spot. The …
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BERLIN – Munich’s city council has refused to lift a ban on so-called “stumbling stones,” tiny plaques embedded in sidewalks to commemorate Holocaust victims outside their former homes, which are a common sight elsewhere in Germany. The opposition Greens and a smaller group on the council had sought to clear …
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