Deaths from Nigerian refugee camp air strike rises to 90, could reach 170: MSF
GENEVA (Reuters) – The death toll from an accidental Nigerian air strike on a refugee camp in the town of Rann has risen to around 90 people, and could be as high as 170, Medecins Sans Frontieres (MSF) said in a statement on Friday.
Deep in the jungle, Brazil struggles to battle drug trade
VILA BITTENCOURT, Brazil (Reuters) – In an isolated army outpost deep in the Amazon jungle, Felipe Castro leads 70 soldiers on the frontline of Brazil’s fight against its biggest security threat: the drug trade.
Amid tension, Taiwan says wants ‘new era’ of peace with China
TAIPEI (Reuters) – Taiwan aspires to create a “new era” of peace with China as military action cannot resolve problems, Taiwan President Tsai Ing-wen said in a letter to Pope Francis, lauding Taipei’s peaceful intentions at a time of tension with Beiji…
Spain arrests Russian bank-account hacker wanted by FBI
MADRID (Reuters) – Spain has arrested a 32-year-old Russian computer programmer at Barcelona airport who is alleged to have designed and used software to steal bank account details from banks and individuals, Spanish police said on Friday.
Thirty people still missing at Italian hotel buried by massive avalanche
PENNE, Italy (Reuters) – Rescuers dug all night in deep snow and debris in search of some 30 missing people who were staying in a luxury mountain hotel in Italy when an avalanche struck almost two days ago.
Scotland will vote for independence in two years: Salmond
LONDON (Reuters) – Scotland will vote to become independent within two years due to the hardline position being taken by British Prime Minister Theresa May over Brexit, former Scottish first minister Alex Salmond said on Friday.
Australia, India deals boost French arms sales to record 20 billion euros in 2016
PARIS (Reuters) – French weapons sales hit a record high of more than 20 billion euros ($21.33 billion) in 2016 after submarine contracts in Australia and fighter jet sales to India, France’s defense minister said.
Shippers avoid new ‘pirate hotspot’ in waters west of the Philippines
SINGAPORE (Reuters) – A surge in piracy to the west of the Philippines is forcing shipowners to divert vessels through other waters, stoking their costs and extending the time it takes to transport goods such as Australian iron ore to key Asian destina…
Gambia’s Jammeh offered last chance for peaceful exit before troops advance
BANJUL (Reuters) – West African leaders were due in Banjul on Friday morning to offer Gambia’s veteran leader Yahya Jammeh a last chance to step down peacefully before regional forces, which have already entered the country, oust him.
Freed Myanmar farmers renew fight against army over land
YANGON (Reuters) – Farmers locked in a land dispute with Myanmar’s armed forces pledged to renew their fight after being released from jail on Friday, in a case testing leader Aung San Suu Kyi’s resolve to challenge the military’s economic interests.
