Seven killed, around 50 wounded in Burkina Faso attack: government spokesman
OUAGADOUGOU (Reuters) – Unidentified assailants killed five people and wounded around 50 others during an attack on Burkina Faso’s military headquarters in the capital Ouagadougou on Friday, said government spokesman Remi Dandjinou.
Syrian government seizes ground in Ghouta advance: commander, monitor
BEIRUT/GENEVA (Reuters) – Syrian government forces aim to advance into the eastern Ghouta region one “bite” at a time, a pro-government commander said on Friday, as a war monitor said the army had seized new ground from rebels.
Ex-Ukrainian president offers to mediate with pro-Russian rebels
MOSCOW (Reuters) – Former Ukrainian President Viktor Yanukovich offered his services on Friday as an intermediary between the Ukrainian government and pro-Russian separatists who control a large part of the east of the country.
Central area in Swiss capital closed off after bomb threat
ZURICH (Reuters) – Police cordoned off an area near the Swiss capital of Berne’s main train station on Friday after a bomb threat.
I’m upbeat German SPD will reject Merkel coalition: youth leader
BERLIN (Reuters) – The leader of the youth wing of Germany’s Social Democrats (SPD) is optimistic a majority of the party’s members will vote down another alliance with Chancellor Angela Merkel’s conservatives, he told Reuters on Friday.
Anti-Putin protests after election could get violent, opposition warns
MOSCOW (Reuters) – Protests against Vladimir Putin after his expected re-election as president this month could descend into street clashes if police crack down too hard on demonstrators, a senior opposition politician said.
Tajik opposition leader says removed from Interpol wanted list
ALMATY (Reuters) – Interpol has removed the leader of a banned Tajik Islamist party from its wanted list, he said, in a setback for the Dushanbe government’s efforts to portray its opponents as militants.
5-Star, League may score surprise gains in Italy’s election: pollsters
ROME (Reuters) – The anti-establishment 5-Star Movement and the far-right League could do better than expected in Italy’s election on Sunday and the head of the anti-immigrant League could be in a position to become the next prime minister, pollsters s…
Attackers hit targets in Burkina Faso’s capital in coordinated assault
OUAGADOUGOU (Reuters) – Armed assailants attacked several targets in Burkina Faso’s capital on Friday, including the army headquarters and the French embassy, in a coordinated assault that France’s ambassador to the West African region called a terrori…
Syrian govt. seizes ground in Ghouta advance: commander, monitor
BEIRUT/GENEVA (Reuters) – Syrian government forces aim to advance into the eastern Ghouta region one “bite” at a time, a pro-government commander said on Friday, as a war monitor said the army had seized new ground from rebels.
