Saudi forces down missile fired by Yemen's Houthis: agency

Paris attacker's lawyers resign, say his silence due to constant surveillance


PARIS Lawyers for the only known survivor of a group of Islamist militants who killed 130 people in Paris last year on Wednesday resigned from the role, saying his continued refusal to testify was due to the conditions of his detention.




As offensive nears, Islamic State rigs Mosul with bombs


ERBIL/BAGHDAD Islamic State militants have placed booby traps across the city of Mosul, dug tunnels and recruited children as spies in anticipation of an offensive to dislodge the jihadists from their Iraqi stronghold, Iraqis and U.S. officials said.




Germany may tighten rules allowing failed asylum seekers leave to stay: paper


BERLIN New draft legislation would make it harder for some migrants who have been denied asylum in Germany to obtain waivers to stay in the country, the German newspaper Die Welt said on Wednesday.