South Sudan says rebels kill 21 civilians in ambush
JUBA (Reuters) – Rebels attacked trucks carrying civilians in South Sudan, killing 21 people, the government said, as violence between rival forces loyal to President Salva Kiir and his former vice president risks dragging the country back into civil w…
Once-powerful Philippines Church divided, subdued over drug killings
MANILA (Reuters) – Catholic priests from the Philippines Church, an institution that helped oust two of the country’s leaders in the past, say they are afraid and unsure how to speak out against the war on drugs unleashed by new President Rodrigo Duter…
Car bomb kills at least 10 police in besieged Afghan city
LASHKAR GAH, Afghanistan (Reuters) – A suspected car bomb on Monday killed at least 10 police amid increased Taliban attacks on the besieged capital of the southwestern Afghan province of Helmand, with the toll expected to rise, a security official sai…
Police, students clash as South Africa’s Wits university reopens
JOHANNESBURG (Reuters) – South African police clashed with student protesters demanding free education on Monday at the University of the Witwatersand (Wits) which had reopened after demonstrations forced its closure last week.
After May’s Brexit pledge, Europeans close ranks
BRUSSELS (Reuters) – The concerted response from Berlin, Paris and Brussels to British Prime Minister Theresa May’s announcement last week of a March deadline to open divorce talks with the European Union made clear the bloc is not waiting idly for Lon…
Gunmen kill eight in east Congo town, rebels suspected
KINSHASA (Reuters) – Attackers with automatic weapons killed at least eight people in a town in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo on Sunday, the army said, as a wave of violence in the area entered its third year.
Poland calls Russia’s Kaliningrad missile deployment inappropriate
WARSAW (Reuters) – Russia’s move to deploy nuclear-capable Iskander missiles into the Kaliningrad enclave bordering Poland and Lithuania is an inappropriate response to NATO’s activities in the region, Polish Foreign Minister Witold Waszczykowski said …
Ethiopia blames foreign hands for stoking unrest
ADDIS ABABA (Reuters) – Ethiopia on Monday that foreign elements were arming, training and financing groups that it blames for a wave of unrest in regions around Addis Ababa, where protesters have targeted factories and accused the government land grab…
Myanmar sends troops into Muslim-majority region after deadly attacks
YANGON (Reuters) – Myanmar has stepped up security in a Muslim-majority region near its border with Bangladesh, officials said on Monday, as authorities hunt for attackers who killed at least nine police officers.
U.S. Navy ship targeted in failed missile attack from Yemen: U.S.
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – A U.S. Navy guided missile destroyer was targeted on Sunday in a failed missile attack from territory in Yemen controlled by Iran-aligned Houthi rebels, a U.S. military spokesman told Reuters, saying neither of the two missiles h…
