Grenades thrown at homes of Ugandan MPs opposed to extending president’s rule
KAMPALA (Reuters) – Grenades were thrown overnight at the homes of two Ugandan legislators opposed to scrapping the presidential age limit and thereby extending President Yoweri Museveni’s more than 31 years in power.
Tension grips Nigerian city as separatist leader goes missing
UMUAHIA, Nigeria (Reuters) – A secessionist leader seeking independence from Nigeria has been missing since an alleged military raid more than two weeks ago left his house in the city of Umuahia riddled with bullet holes, its windows smashed and doors …
U.N. says 78,000 civilians could be trapped in Iraq’s Hawija
BAGHDAD (Reuters) – Up to 78,000 people could be trapped in Islamic State-held Hawija in northern Iraq, the United Nations said on Tuesday, as security forces push to recapture the town.
France, ‘in a state of war’, to vote on anti-terrorism law
PARIS (Reuters) – France remains “in a state of war”, its interior minister said on Tuesday before lawmakers voted on an anti-terrorism bill that will increase police powers to search and restrict people’s movements but which rights groups say will hur…
Sinn Fein eyes Northern Ireland power-sharing deal by end October
MANCHESTER, England (Reuters) – A deal can be done by the end of October to restore Northern Ireland’s power-sharing government, Sinn Fein’s leader in the region said on Tuesday, raising a possible compromise with the Democratic Unionist Party (DUP).
Israel sees Assad winning Syria war, urges more U.S. involvement
JERUSALEM (Reuters) – Israel’s defense minister said on Tuesday President Bashar al-Assad was winning Syria’s civil war and urged the United States to weigh in as Damascus’s Iranian and Hezbollah allies gain ground.
New ‘walls’ now divide Germany: president
BERLIN (Reuters) – Germany’s Sept. 24 national election has shown the country is divided by new, less visible “walls”, President Frank-Walter Steinmeier said on Tuesday, the anniversary of German reunification.
Defense disputes nerve agent used to kill North Korean leader’s half-brother
KUALA LUMPUR (Reuters) – Lawyers for two women accused of murdering the estranged half-brother of North Korean leader Kim Jong Un said on Tuesday low enzyme levels in his blood may have been caused by liver disease or hormone pills rather than a lethal…
Opposition leader’s deputy flees Cambodia, fearing for safety
PHNOM PENH (Reuters) – An outspoken deputy of Cambodia’s detained opposition leader fled the country on Tuesday, saying she feared for her safety after Prime Minister Hun Sen threatened further arrests of opposition politicians.
Iraq’s Kurdistan region plans presidential, parliamentary votes on Nov. 1
ERBIL, Iraq (Reuters) – Iraq’s autonomous Kurdistan region plans to hold presidential and parliamentary elections on Nov. 1, the Erbil-based Rudaw TV said on Tuesday, as the Kurdish leadership cements its case for independence.
