PARIS (Reuters) – Gunmen on motorcycles killed six French tourists and two Nigeriens in a wildlife park in Niger on Sunday, a senior official said. The attackers struck in a giraffe reserve in the West African country’s Kouré area, the
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Lebanon central bank tells banks to make cheap dollar loans to those hit by Beirut blast
BEIRUT (Reuters) – Lebanon’s central bank instructed banks and financial institutions on Thursday to extend exceptional dollar loans at zero interest to individuals and firms impacted by the Beirut port explosion that caused huge damage across the capital. Tuesday’s blast
Beirut's accidental cargo: how an unscheduled port visit led to disaster
MOSCOW (Reuters) – The chemicals that went up in flames in Beirut’s deadliest peace-time explosion arrived in the Lebanese capital seven years ago on a leaky Russian-leased cargo ship that, according to its captain, should never have stopped there. “They
Macron promises to help mobilise aid for Lebanon after massive blast
BEIRUT (Reuters) – French President Emmanuel Macron called for urgent support for Lebanon where he arrived on Thursday, two days after a devastating blast ripped through Beirut, killing 145 people and generating a seismic shock that was felt across the
Lebanon mourns victims of devastating blast, searches for missing
BEIRUT (Reuters) – Lebanon mourned on Thursday the victims of the most powerful blast to hit the country that was already being crushed by an economic crisis, as rescuers searched for those missing since the explosion that flattened Beirut port
Massive blast rips through Beirut, killing 78 and injuring thousands
BEIRUT (Reuters) – A huge blast in port warehouses near central Beirut storing highly explosive material killed 78 people, injured nearly 4,000 and sent shockwaves that shattered windows, smashed masonry and shook the ground across the Lebanese capital. Officials said
Iraqi teenager mistreated by security forces freed from jail, meets PM
BAGHDAD (Reuters) – When teenager Hamid Saeed’s family saw videos circulating on social media last week showing him being abused by Iraqi security forces, they hoped he was still alive, having looked for him in vain since he disappeared 10
Iran says it has detained U.S.-based opposition leader over 2008 bomb attack
(Reuters) – Iran said on Saturday that its intelligence forces have detained a U.S.-based leader of a pro-monarchist group whom it accused of being behind a 2008 bombing that killed 14, and of planning more attacks. It was not clear
Islamist militants in northeast Nigeria execute four aid workers
MAIDUGURI (Reuters) – Islamist militants in northeast Nigeria have executed four aid workers and a private security guard, according to a video seen by Reuters on Wednesday. International Rescue Committee and Action Against Hunger, both aid groups, confirmed the killing
Syria goes to the polls as new sanctions hit war-ravaged economy
DAMASCUS/BEIRUT (Reuters) – Syria held a parliamentary election on Sunday, gripped by a collapsing economy and new U.S. sanctions after President Bashar al-Assad clawed back control of most of the country. People voted across government territory at more than 7,000