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8. April 2017, 21:58

Israel demolishes attacker´s home

Israeli troops have reportedly destroyed the home of a Palestinian man who killed a woman and a baby by ramming a car into a Jerusalem tram stop last month. The demolition came a day after an attack on a synagogue in West Jerusalem which left four rabbis and a police officer dead. Israeli forces are also planning to demolish the homes of two Palestinian men who attacked the synagogue with a gun and meat cleavers before being shot dead. Middle East Expert Aaron David Miller says the violence will continue as long as there is no final peace agreement: "If there were serious negotiations and an actual agreement you could probably pre-empt and prevent much of this. But the reality is there isn´t such a process and right now there´s not going to be an agreement."

10 civilians killed in Sinai violence

Egyptian security services say 10 civilians were killed overnight during fighting between the army and Islamist militants near Egypt's border with Gaza, where the military has launched a crackdown in recent weeks. Women and children are said to have been among those killed when the home of a prominent Bedouin family was hit by two mortar shells fired by militants during a night-time curfew.

Second Frenchman in IS video

The French president Francois Hollande has confirmed that a second Frenchman appeared in a video released by the Islamic State group, which shows the beheading of Syrian prisoners and the body of an American aid worker taken hostage last year. French media are reporting that he´s a 22-year-old from an eastern suburb of Paris. The government earlier named Maxime Hauchard, from Normandy, as a militant in the video released at the weekend.

Suicide bomber targets Iraqi Kurds

A suicide car bombing at the governor´s compound in the capital of Iraqi Kurdistan, Irbil has killed at least five people in the first big attack there in over a year. Islamic State militants have repeatedly threatened to launch attacks against the Kurds, who are fighting them along a front line stretching more than 1,000 km.

UN condemns N Korea over rights abuses

The United Nations Human Rights committee has adopted a motion urging the UN Security Council to refer North Korea to the International Criminal Court over alleged crimes against humanity. A UN Commission of Inquiry earlier this year revealed that ordinary North Koreans faced quote "unspeakable atrocities." China and Russia, which hold veto power on the Security Council, voted against the motion.

Clashes at HK legislature

Police in Hong Kong have reportedly clashed with a small group of protesters who tried to break into the parliament early on Wednesday. Protesters calling for full democracy have occupied key sites in Hong Kong for nearly two months.

The Weather

Some sunshine in the south and far west, elsewhere overcast with some rain. Today´s top temperatures from 3 to 13.

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