Boko Haram retakes Niger town of Bosso, says mayor
NIAMEY (Reuters) – Boko Haram retook the town of Bosso in southeastern Niger on Sunday night after clashes with soldiers from Niger and Nigeria, the mayor of Bosso and a military source said on Monday, although the Nigerien government said it had contr…
Brazil’s impeachment trial to run into Rio Olympics
BRASILIA (Reuters) – The impeachment trial of Brazil’s suspended President Dilma Rousseff will conclude in the middle of the Olympic Games in Rio de Janeiro in August, according to a timeline decided on Monday by the Senate impeachment commission.
U.S. fighter jets bomb 16 more IS targets in Syria, Iraq: U.S. admiral
ABOARD USS HARRY S. TRUMAN (Reuters) – U.S. Navy fighter jets flying from an aircraft carrier in the eastern Mediterranean Sea bombed 16 new Islamic State targets in Iraq and Syria on Monday.
Mexico ruling party routed in regional vote on graft, gang violence
XALAPA, Mexico (Reuters) – Mexico’s ruling party lost several bastions in Sunday’s regional elections to the center-right opposition, dealing a heavy blow to President Enrique Pena Nieto for failing to crack down on corruption and gang violence.
Jordan arrests suspect after deadly attack at Palestinian camp
AMMAN (Reuters) – Jordanian authorities arrested a suspect after an attack on Monday at a Palestinian refugee camp that killed three security officers and two others, state television and an official said.
Uganda’s Yoweri Museveni names new cabinet, gives wife key ministry
KAMPALA (Reuters) – Uganda’s veteran leader Yoweri Museveni named a new cabinet on Monday that retained his prime minister and ministers in the key energy and finance jobs while giving the education portfolio to his wife.
Exclusive: U.S. wants sanctions on Congo leaders, Europe not so sure
KINSHASA/WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Concerned over Congolese President Joseph Kabila’s apparent attempts to cling to power, U.S. officials are pushing for sanctions against his inner circle but running into opposition from European powers wary of moving to…
Macedonian president revokes pardons in wiretap scandal
SKOPJE (Reuters) – President Gjorge Ivanov on Monday revoked pardons he had granted to 34 officials implicated in a wire-tapping scandal that has rocked Macedonia, meeting demands from the opposition, the European Union and the United States.
Hospitals supported by charity received 134 casualties in one day: MSF
DUBAI (Reuters) – A rocket attack on a busy market last week in Taiz, Yemen’s third largest city, killed at least 12 civilians and wounded over 122 others, a much higher figure than previously reported, a medical charity said on Monday.
U.N. mulls allowing EU to search boats for illicit arms off Libya
UNITED NATIONS (Reuters) – The European Union on Monday proposed expanding a United Nations Security Council mandate for a European naval operation to allow it to crack down on arms smuggling in the high seas off war-torn Libya, though Russia voiced co…
