Zambian president warns judges of chaos if they block his re-election
LUSAKA (Reuters) – Zambian President Edgar Lungu has warned constitutional court judges not to stop him running for another term in office, state media reported, drawing a rebuke from a top legal body.
U.S. strikes target Islamic State militants in Somalia: official
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The United States carried out two airstrikes targeting Islamic State militants in Somalia, a U.S. official said on Friday, believed to be the first such strikes against the militant group in the country.
Merkel says three-way coalition can work, Greens skeptical
BERLIN (Reuters) – German Chancellor Angela Merkel expressed confidence on Friday that her conservatives can reach a coalition deal with the Greens and pro-business Free Democrats (FDP), but her would-be partners say the talks could still fail.
Funeral of slain Malta blogger hears warning to her killers
VALLETTA (Reuters) – Thousands of mourners at a funeral on Friday for slain Maltese anti-corruption blogger Daphne Caruana Galizia heard a plea for the protection of journalistic freedoms and a warning to her unknown killers that they face “the justice…
Liberia election run-off will be delayed by fraud probe: election commission
MONROVIA (Reuters) – Liberia’s Nov. 7 presidential election run-off will “definitely be delayed” as the Supreme Court investigates allegations of fraud in the first round Oct. 10 poll, a spokesman for the National Elections Commission told Reuters.
A month on, U.S., Niger still disagree on what happened on fatal mission
NIAMEY/WASHINGTON (Reuters) – A month after an Islamist ambush in Niger killed eight U.S. and Nigerien troops, the two sides’ officials still cannot agree on the sequence of events leading to the incident or even, possibly more importantly, on the natu…
Zimbabwe police arrest, charge U.S. citizen over Mugabe insult Tweet
HARARE (Reuters) – Zimbabwe police on Friday charged a U.S. citizen on suspicion of insulting President Robert Mugabe by calling him a “selfish and sick man” on Twitter, the first arrest since the creation of a Ministry of Cyber Security last month, po…
Canada imposes sanctions on 30 Russians over death of lawyer
OTTAWA (Reuters) – Canada imposed sanctions on Friday against 30 Russian officials whom it said were complicit in the 2009 prison death of Sergei Magnitsky, an anti-corruption lawyer who was jailed after alleging a massive tax fraud.
Scores of migrants rescued in Cyprus after boat runs aground
NICOSIA (Reuters) – Around 175 migrants, including many women and children, were rescued off Cyprus on Friday after their boat ran aground, police said.
Kenya opposition supporters urged to boycott three companies
NAIROBI (Reuters) – Kenya’s opposition coalition has asked supporters to boycott three big companies it says benefit from ties to the government of President Uhuru Kenyatta, who won last week’s repeat election after an opposition boycott.
