PARIS – President of Benin Thomas Boni Yayi says he will not run for a third term next year in accord with his country’s constitution, dismissing suspicions by the opposition that he would try to be re-elected. “My name will not appear in any ballot anymore,” Boni Yayi said Tuesday …
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SARAJEVO, Bosnia-Herzegovina – Srebrenica’s mayor says Swiss border police have arrested the Bosnian wartime commander of the eastern Bosnian town where Serbs massacred thousands of Bosnian Muslims in 1995. Camil Durakovic told Bosnian TV police arrested Naser Oric as he traveled to Bern Wednesday for a commemoration of the Srebrenica …
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JERUSALEM – Israel’s military says militants in the Gaza Strip have fired a rocket at the south of the country but that it caused no injuries. Sirens wailed in some areas warning of the attack late Thursday night. Rocket fire has mostly subsided since last summer’s war between Gaza’s militant …
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CAIRO – Officials say two separate road accidents in Egypt Sunday have killed 23 Egyptians and injured 17 others. Husam Gamil, director of emergency services for the Red Sea governorate, says one accident occurred when a passenger bus flipped over near the resort city of Hurghada, killing 11 people and …
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LONDON – 1145 GMT (4:45 a.m. PDT) The Irish government says several young Irish citizens have been killed in a balcony collapse in Berkeley, California. Foreign Affairs Minister Charlie Flanagan said in a statement that “a number of young Irish citizens have lost their lives” and several others have been …
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ISTANBUL – Hundreds of refugees are returning to the Syrian town of Tal Abyad after Turkey reopened a nearby border crossing. Tal Abyad was captured by Kurdish forces last week from the Islamic State group, dealing a major blow to the extremists’ ability to wage war in Syria by cutting …
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ISTANBUL – Authorities in the Turkish city of Izmir say six migrants drowned in waters off the nearby Greek island of Kos. The Izmir governorship said Wednesday that six coast guard vessels and a helicopter were involved in a rescue of migrants off a sinking ship early Tuesday. Turkey’s coast …
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JERUSALEM – Israel’s Cabinet has approved funding for a fence to be built along part of the country’s eastern border with Jordan. Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said Monday that the future fence will run for 30 kilometers from Israel’s southern tip toward the site of a new airport that is …
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JERUSALEM – Israel’s prime minister has criticized the Palestinian leadership in the West Bank for its failure to publicly condemn a recent spate of attacks on Israelis. Benjamin Netanyahu says those “who do not clearly oppose terrorism cannot wash their hands of it.” His remarks were directed at the Palestinian …
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KINSHASA, Congo – Congo’s president has called for dialogue with the opposition to reduce tensions in the Central African country, a move the opposition and international community fear will delay elections. President Joseph Kabila, in power since 2001, began a three-week open discussion with politicians, religious and civic leaders on …
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