Fighting in Central African Republic kills 16 people
BANGUI (Reuters) – Two days of fighting between armed groups in Central African Republic has left 16 people dead including civilians while 10,000 have fled their homes, the U.N. peacekeeping mission MINUSCA said on Wednesday.
France’s Fillon seen winning conservatives’ primaries: poll
PARIS (Reuters) – Former French prime minister Francois Fillon will win the conservative nomination for next year’s presidential election by a wide margin, an Ifop-Fiducial poll forecast ahead of a run-off vote on Sunday.
Navigation system failure cited in crash of European Mars lander
(Reuters) – Europe’s Schiaparelli Mars lander crashed last month after a sensor failure caused it to cast away its parachute and turn off braking thrusters more than two miles (3.7 km) above the surface of the planet, as if it had already landed, a rep…
Cameroon security forces arrest 100 at anti-discrimination protests
YAOUNDE (Reuters) – Security forces in Cameroon arrested about 100 people during days of protests over alleged discrimination against minority English-speaking people, Communications Minister Issa Tchiroma Bakary and a senior security source said on We…
High-profile French police site among terrorist suspects’ targets: sources
PARIS (Reuters) – A high-profile police site was among the potential targets in a foiled terrorist plot, according to a person arrested in France in connection with the plot, two sources close to the investigation said on Wednesday.
More Rohingyas flee to Bangladesh as violence spreads in Myanmar
COX’S BAZAR, Bangladesh (Reuters) – More Rohingya Muslims from Myanmar poured into neighboring Bangladesh this week, with some feared to have drowned after a boat sank during a bid to flee violence that has killed at least 86 people and displaced 30,00…
Philippines president vows to free economy ‘from clutches’ of oligarchs
MANILA (Reuters) – Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte said on Wednesday he was taking steps to open up the economy to new players and foreign investors, including in power, energy and telecoms, to share its wealth and limit graft and protectionism.
Brexit protesters tell British PM May: ‘Get on with EU divorce’
LONDON (Reuters) – Around 200 supporters of leaving the European Union gathered outside the British parliament on Wednesday to demand Prime Minister Theresa May deliver Brexit.
NATO ends counter-piracy mission as focus shifts to Mediterranean
BRUSSELS (Reuters) – NATO has ended its Indian Ocean counter-piracy mission after a sharp fall in attacks, the alliance said on Wednesday, as it shifts resources to deterring Russia in the Black Sea and people smugglers in the Mediterranean.
Greek PM Tsipras, Trump talk about cooperation, security
ATHENS (Reuters) – Greek Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras spoke by telephone to U.S. President-elect Donald Trump on Wednesday, his office said, congratulating him on his election victory and underlining the strong ties between the two countries.
