Burundi lifts ban on NGOs accused of anti-government activity
NAIROBI (Reuters) – Burundi has halted legal action against 11 non-governmental organizations that were banned due to accusations they conspired with opponents of President Pierre Nkurunziza, the prosecutor general’s office said on Saturday.
Europe on Christmas high alert after truck attack in Berlin
ROME (Reuters) – Security was heightened for the Christmas weekend in Italy and at the Vatican on Saturday after Italian police killed the man believed to be responsible for the Berlin market truck attack while other European cities kept forces on high…
Campaign raises $170,000 for family of ‘heroic’ Polish truck driver
WARSAW (Reuters) – A crowdfunding campaign has raised over $170,000 for the family of Polish truck driver Lukasz Urban who was murdered as he apparently tried to seize back control of his vehicle as it was used in an attack on a Berlin Christmas market…
Firework blast hits China’s Tangshan, two reported dead
SHANGHAI (Reuters) – Two people have been reported killed after a firework explosion on the outskirts of Tangshan in northern China’s Hebei province on Saturday.
Turkish authorities investigating 10,000 social media users: ministry
ANKARA (Reuters) – Turkish authorities are investigating some 10,000 people on suspicion of using social media to support terrorism, the interior ministry said on Saturday, part of a wide crackdown that has alarmed rights groups and some Western allies…
Congo talks near deal for Kabila to step down in 2017
KINSHASA (Reuters) – Political rivals in Democratic Republic of Congo neared a deal on Saturday for President Joseph Kabila to leave power in 2017 after dozens of people were killed during protests this week at the end of his mandate.
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…
