Nigeria’s Buhari says army has captured key Boko Haram camp
ABUJA (Reuters) – Nigeria’s army has captured a key Boko Haram camp, the Islamist militant group’s last enclave in the vast northeastern Sambisa forest that was its stronghold, President Muhammadu Buhari said on Saturday.
South Koreans protest for ninth straight weekend for Park to step down
SEOUL (Reuters) – A large crowd of South Koreans took to the streets of central Seoul on Saturday for the ninth weekend in a row to demand the immediate resignation of President Park Geun-hye, who has been impeached by parliament over a corruption scan…
Malta hijack ends peacefully as Gaddafi loyalists surrender
VALLETTA (Reuters) – Hijackers armed with what were probably replica weapons forced an airliner to land in Malta on Friday before freeing all their hostages unharmed and surrendering, having declared loyalty to Libya’s late leader Muammar Gaddafi.
Egypt’s Sisi says military accounts for 1.5-2 percent of economy
CAIRO (Reuters) – Egyptian President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi said on Saturday that the military’s economic activity accounted for no more than two percent of the country’s output, dismissing suggestions that the military could control as much as half of t…
Thousands flee coastal villages as typhoon approaches Philippines
MANILA (Reuters) – Philippine authorities on Saturday evacuated thousands in coastal villages in the country’s central region where a category 4 typhoon is expected to make landfall later this weekend, bringing strong winds and heavy rains.
Russian envoy’s killer remembered as lonely boy, not angry jihadist
SOKE, Turkey (Reuters) – Those in the small Turkish town of Soke who knew Mevlut Altintas, the smartly dressed, clean-shaven young man who shot dead Russia’s ambassador this week, recall a lonely taciturn boy twice rejected by university before leaving…
Aleppo sees shelling, air strikes again as Assad urges peace talks
BEIRUT (Reuters) – Syrian rebels shelled Aleppo and air strikes resumed around the city on Friday as Syrian President Bashar al-Assad and his allies said the insurgents’ withdrawal from the city could pave the way toward a political solution for the co…
China drops charges against police in case of environmentalist’s death in custody
SHANGHAI (Reuters) – Chinese prosecutors have dropped charges against five police following the death of an environmentalist in custody in May, the official China Daily said on Saturday, a case that sparked public disquiet about China’s law enforcement…
Trump’s nuclear remarks test bid to improve Russia ties
WEST PALM BEACH, Fla./MOSCOW (Reuters) – U.S. President-elect Donald Trump upped the stakes on Friday in a back-and-forth exchange with President Vladimir Putin over nuclear weapons that tested the Republican’s promises to improve relations with Russia…
Berlin truck attack suspect shot dead by police in Italy
MILAN (Reuters) – Italian police shot dead the man believed responsible for this week’s Berlin Christmas market truck attack, killing him after he pulled a gun on them during a routine check in the early hours of Friday.
