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Eiffel Tower re-opens following worker protest against pickpockets

The Eiffel Tower has re-opened following a walk-out protest by workers against a rise in pickpockets around the Paris landmark. Paris authorities said a day ago that crimes against tourists in the French capital had dropped this year, thanks to reinforced police presence and video surveillance. Workers at the Louvre staged a similar walkout in 2012, expressing the same concerns.

13 injured as ISIS claims attack on Houthi mosque in Sanaa

Islamic State (IS, formerly ISIS/ISIL) has claimed a bomb attack on a Shiite Houthi mosque in the Yemeni capital, Sanaa, on Friday which wounded 13 people, Reuters reported. IS made a statement on Twitter saying it claimed responsibility for the explosion in the mosque.

Russia, Azerbaijan to hold 1st joint navy maneuvers in Caspian Sea

Russia and Azerbaijan will conduct joint navy maneuvers in the Caspian Sea for the first time, RIA Novosti said. About 10 ships will take part in the drills in September, according to the press service of Russia’s Southern Military District. The two navies will be conducting carrying out training activities to ensure the safety of international navigation in the sea. Joint artillery firing practice exercises and other maneuvers will be conducted.

FBI detains 2 suspected ISIS recruits in California

The FBI has arrested two men in southern California suspected of attempting to travel abroad to join Islamic State (IS, formerly ISIS/ISIL), NBC News reported. One of them was detained at Los Angeles International Airport and the other in Orange County, according to law enforcement officials. FBI spokeswoman Laura Eimiller confirmed that two men in those locations had been arrested following a joint terrorism task force investigation, Reuters said.

New suspect investigated in Russian opposition politician Nemtsov murder

Russian investigators have found another suspect in the murder of opposition politician Boris Nemtsov, Sputnik said. It was found out that it was Ruslan Mukhadinov who had the car in Moscow used in the Nemtsov murder in central Moscow on February 27, Kommersant daily reported. The investigators have failed so far to contact and question Mukhadinov, according to the newspaper. Five persons were detained on suspicion of involvement in the murder and arrested a week after the killing.

2 children killed by US airstrikes in Syria – military

US airstrikes last year against Islamist extremists in Syria killed two children by mistake, according to the results of an investigation, AFP reported, citing officials. “We regret the unintentional loss of lives,” Lieutenant General James Terry, head of the US-led air campaign against Islamic State, said Thursday. This is the first time the US military has acknowledged inflicting civilian casualties in the war.

​4.1 magnitude earthquake hits California

An earthquake of 4.1 magnitude was recorded in Yountville, California on Thursday evening, according to the US Geological Survey. The quake was about 5.5 miles deep and struck at 7:53 pm local time. The tremor was recorded about 9 miles north of Napa and 42 miles from Sacramento.