Syrian maternity hospital supported by Save the Children bombed: charity
BEIRUT (Reuters) – A Syrian maternity hospital in a rebel-held area of Idlib province was extensively damaged on Friday after a direct hit, international charity Save the Children, which supports the hospital, said.
Nigeria prepares troops for Niger Delta crackdown if peace talks fail
YENAGOA, Nigeria (Reuters) – Nigeria is deploying troops into strategic positions in the Niger Delta to prepare to use force against militants if peace talks fail, defense chiefs said on Friday.
Rebels say kill nine Angolan soldiers in oil-rich Cabinda enclave
LUANDA (Reuters) – Nine Angolan soldiers were killed and 14 wounded in a flareup of fighting with rebels in the country’s oil-producing Cabinda enclave, the separatist guerrilla group said on Friday.
‘Traitors’ Cemetery’ reserved for Turkey’s coup plotters
ISTANBUL (Reuters) – Captain Mehmet Karabekir’s body was not washed before burial. Nobody recited prayers from the Koran before he was laid to rest in a hastily dug hole near an animal shelter, denied all Muslim rites.
Tens of thousands rally in support of Congo’s Kabila
KINSHASA (Reuters) – Tens of thousands of President Joseph Kabila’s supporters rallied in Democratic Republic of Congo’s capital on Friday, in a growing stand-off with opposition parties who have accuse him of trying to cling to power.
Hackers hit Vietnam airports with South China Sea messages
HANOI (Reuters) – Hackers attacked the website of a national airline and flight information screens at Vietnam’s two biggest airports on Friday, posting notices that state media said criticized the Philippines and Vietnam and their claims in the South …
Putin steps up drive to kill sanctions amid signs of EU disunity
MOSCOW (Reuters) – Vladimir Putin will step up Russia’s campaign to end European Union sanctions with a visit to Slovenia on Saturday, encouraged by signs his tactic of lobbying what he views as more pliant southern and eastern European states is start…
Up to one million people could flee battle for Iraq’s Mosul: ICRC
GENEVA (Reuters) – Up to 1 million people could be driven from their homes in northern Iraq soon as fighting intensifies in a government offensive to retake Mosul from Islamic State, the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) said on Friday.
French church attacker: from troubled childhood to altar killer
SAINT-ETIENNE-DU-ROUVRAY, France (Reuters) – Adel Kermiche was an attention-seeking child whose behavioral problems frequently led him to a psychiatric hospital and later a specialist school. He died a cold blooded killer who slit the throat of an elde…
Syria’s Nusra Front says ending al Qaeda ties; U.S. fears for Aleppo
BEIRUT (Reuters) – Al Qaeda’s powerful Syrian branch, the Nusra Front, announced on Thursday it was ending its relationship with the global jihadist network founded by Osama bin Laden, to remove a pretext used by world powers to attack Syrians.
