Syrian government decides Aleppo renovation plan: state media
BEIRUT (Reuters) – The Syrian government on Saturday decided a plan of works to restore services, industry and security to the war-ravaged northern city of Aleppo, state media reported.
West Africa leaders to continue Gambia mediation: Liberia president
ACCRA (Reuters) – West African leaders are still pursuing mediation to ensure a peaceful transfer of power in Gambia where President Yahya Jammeh refused to accept defeat in an election last month, Liberia’s President Ellen Johnson Sirleaf said on Satu…
Germany’s Gabriel says EU break-up no longer unthinkable
BERLIN (Reuters) – Germany’s insistence on austerity in the euro zone has left Europe more divided than ever and a break-up of the European Union is no longer inconceivable, German Vice Chancellor Sigmar Gabriel told Der Spiegel magazine.
Philippine troops kill two linked to group supporting Islamic State
MANILA (Reuters) – Philippine security forces on Saturday killed a foreign national and his female companion who were suspected of being connected to a militant group supporting Islamic State, police officials said, two days after the group’s leader wa…
Ghana’s new President Akufo-Addo says will cut taxes
ACCRA (Reuters) – Ghana’s new President Nana Akufo-Addo pledged to cut taxes to boost the economy at his swearing in ceremony on Saturday, whilst also promising to protect the public purse by getting value for money on services.
Berlin truck attacker may have got gun in Switzerland – report
BERLIN/ZURICH (Reuters) – The Tunisian man who killed 12 people last month by ploughing a truck into a Berlin Christmas market had made several trips to Switzerland and may have procured a gun there that he used to hijack a truck for the attack, German…
Donor to PM May’s party says to cut funds if single market access lost
LONDON (Reuters) – A leading donor to Theresa May’s Conservative Party warned on Saturday he would cut his financial support if the government pulled Britain out of the European single market as part of Brexit negotiations.
Britain’s health service in a ‘humanitarian crisis’ – Red Cross
LONDON (Reuters) – Britain’s health service is engulfed in a “humanitarian crisis” that requires the support of the Red Cross to use Land Rovers to transport patients, the charity said on Saturday.
Shooting breaks out at army camp in Ivory Coast’s main city
ABIDJAN (Reuters) – Gunfire broke out at a military base in Ivory Coast’s commercial capital, Abidjan, on Saturday, a soldier and a local resident said, as unrest triggered by soldiers demanding wage increases and bonuses appeared to spread.
In Istanbul district, horror but scant surprise at links to nightclub shooter
ISTANBUL (Reuters) – In a working-class Istanbul neighborhood that Central Asian migrants have called home for decades, there is horror but scant surprise that a gunman who killed 39 people in a nightclub on New Year’s Day may have spent time in their …
