In ominous sign, Afghan government partner berates President Ghani
KABUL (Reuters) – Afghan government chief executive Abdullah Abdullah has sharply criticized President Ashraf Ghani, a dramatic public break that exposed long-simmering tension within the former election rivals’ fragile unity government.
Venezuelan opposition leader urges united regional front against Maduro
LIMA (Reuters) – Venezuelan opposition leader Henrique Capriles urged regional leaders on Thursday to lend their support to opponents of Venezuela’s socialist President Nicolas Maduro and back a recall referendum that could remove him from power.
London schoolgirl who left to join Islamic State dead: lawyer
(Reuters) – One of three schoolgirls who left London in February 2015 to join the Islamic State militant group has died, her family lawyer told Reuters on Thursday.
Indonesia’s president orders probe into alleged police role in drug trade
JAKARTA (Reuters) – Indonesia’s president has ordered security authorities to investigate allegations of police involvement in the illegal distribution of drugs in the world’s most populous Muslim-majority nation.
Man killed in Canada raid made ‘martyrdom video,’ planned attack: police
STRATHROY, Ontario (Reuters) – The man killed during a Canadian police raid at his home in Ontario on Wednesday was a supporter of Islamic State who was in the final stages of preparing an attack on a Canadian city with a homemade bomb, police said on …
Japanese PM Abe will not visit war-dead shrine on WW2 anniversary: Jiji
TOKYO (Reuters) – Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe will not visit a controversial shrine for war dead in Tokyo on the anniversary of Japan’s defeat in World War Two defeat, Jiji news agency has reported.
Bombs in Thai resort kill one, injure nine, including foreigners: police
BANGKOK (Reuters) – Two bombs exploded in the Thai seaside resort of Hua Hin on Thursday, killing one woman and injuring 10 people, Thai police said.
Venezuela, Colombia presidents say border posts to reopen
CARACAS (Reuters) – The Venezuela-Colombia border will be reopened gradually, the presidents of the two countries announced on Thursday, speaking side-by-side in Venezuela’s southeastern state of Bolivar.
Zambia awaits presidential, parliamentary vote results
LUSAKA (Reuters) – Zambia on Friday awaited the first election results from what is expected to have been a close contest between President Edgar Lungu and his main rival, who accuses him of mismanaging the economy.
Libyan forces in fresh clashes with Islamic State in Sirte
TRIPOLI (Reuters) – Libyan forces engaged in renewed clashes with Islamic State militants in Sirte on Thursday, a day after capturing a convention complex that had been a symbol of the militant group’s authority in the city.
