Reuters, Washington
US federal authorities cautioned local law enforcement on Friday to be aware that supporters of ISIS have been calling for their sympathizers to attack holiday gatherings in the United States, including churches, CNN reported. The warning, issued in a bulletin to local law enforcement, said there were no known specific, credible threats, CNN said.
The notice from the Federal Bureau of Investigation and Department of Homeland Security was issued out of an abundance of caution after a publicly available list of US churches was published on pro-ISIS websites, CNN said.
Ukraine rebels agree to new truce
AFP, Kiev
A top Ukrainian insurgent said Friday the rebels had agreed to an indefinite ceasefire negotiated by Moscow and Kiev that would go into effect this weekend. The latest truce was hammered out with the help of European monitors and came after a surge in fighting that claimed the lives of eight Ukrainian soldiers this week.
Afghan kills 5 fellow state-backed
militiamen
AP, Kabul
An Afghan official says a member of a state-backed militia has shot and killed five fellow militiamen in the latest insider attack among the country’s embattled security forces.
Hayatullah Amiri, a district governor in the northern Kunduz province, says the shooting happened early Friday when the militiaman attacked his colleagues in their sleep at the checkpoint they were guarding. The gunman then made off with weapons and ammunition.
14 dead in Malaysian bus accident
AFP, Malaysia
An interstate bus in Malaysia carrying passengers from Singapore and Myanmar careered off a highway early Saturday, killing 14 people and injuring 16 others, officials said.
The bus, heading from southern Johor state to the capital Kuala Lumpur, went off the road in the wet before rolling over and ending up in a deep ditch, said Mohammad Yusof Mohammad Gunnos, deputy director of the fire and rescue department.
