DR Congo opposition calls for investigation into expensive passports
DAKAR (Reuters) – Opposition leaders in Democratic Republic of Congo called on national authorities on Monday to investigate a report by Reuters last week that most of the money paid by Congolese citizens for new passports goes overseas.
Islamic State seeking alliance with al Qaeda, Iraqi vice president says
BAGHDAD (Reuters) – Islamic State is talking to al Qaeda about a possible alliance as Iraqi troops close in on IS fighters in Mosul, Iraqi Vice President Ayad Allawi said in an interview on Monday.
Cameroon doctor strike leaves patients unseen amid political crisis
YAOUNDE (Reuters) – A doctors’ strike in Cameroon left patients without critical care in the capital Yaoude on Monday, the latest in a string of union actions that have crippled a country in the midst of political crisis.
Rescue on the Mediterranean: suffering, death and hope
ABOARD THE PHOENIX, OFF THE LIBYAN COAST (Reuters) – Reuters photographer Darrin Zammit Lupi has been on the Phoenix, a migrant rescue ship in the Mediterranean operated by MOAS, a Malta-based NGO, since April 1. This past weekend, he witnessed some of…
Syrian envoy slams U.S. airfield attack ‘message’ to North Korea
PYONGYANG (Reuters) – Syria’s ambassador to North Korea denounced what he called U.S. aggression and its “history of interventions” on Monday and said that it sending a “message” to North Korea with an attack on a Syrian airfield was irresponsible.
Russian investigators question new suspect over metro bombing
MOSCOW (Reuters) – Russian law enforcement officials are questioning a new suspect over the bombing of a metro train in St Petersburg earlier this month, a source familiar with the investigation told Reuters on Monday.
Burying ‘Trumpomania,’ Kremlin TV says Trump scarier than North Korean leader
MOSCOW (Reuters) – As Russian hopes of swift detente under President Donald Trump have fizzled, state media, which hailed his election win, have made a U-turn. On Sunday, they said he was scarier than North Korea’s Kim Jong-Un.
‘We want to learn’: Iraqi girls back at school after years under Islamic State
MOSUL, Iraq (Reuters) – Iraqi schoolgirl Manar Mahmoud is eager to resume classes after years of life under Islamic State in Mosul, ignoring the nearby rattle of artillery fire.
Pakistan says captured Islamic State bomber before planned Easter attack
ISLAMABAD (Reuters) – Pakistan’s military captured a would-be Islamic State female suicide bomber in the cultural capital of Lahore before she could carry out an attack on the Christian community during Easter celebrations, the army’s chief spokesman s…
Top Trump aide in Pakistan says terrorism must be fought ‘in all forms’ – U.S.
ISLAMABAD (Reuters) – U.S. President Donald Trump’s national security adviser met Pakistan’s prime minister and army chief on Monday and emphasized “the need to confront terrorism in all its forms”, while praising democratic and economic development.
