Ugandan police arrest supporters of opposition presidential candidate
KAMPALA (Reuters) – Ugandan police on Monday arrested 20 supporters and security guards at the headquarters of an opposition candidate vying to end the nearly 30-year rule of President Yoweri Museveni in elections next February, police and a campaign s…
Iraqi army to start attack on ISIS-held Ramadi city in coming hours: Commander
BAGHDAD (Reuters) – Iraq’s armed forces will start an operation to retake the western city of Ramadi from Islamic State militants very soon, army chief of staff Lt. General Othman al-Ghanemi told state TV on Monday.”There is an ongoing operation to con…
Niger opposition rejects voter register, casts doubt on polls
NIAMEY (Reuters) – Niger’s opposition parties rejected a newly audited voter register on Monday, saying the process did not meet their demands and casting doubt on presidential and parliamentary elections set for February.
Russia says black box from warplane downed by Turkey unreadable
MOSCOW (Reuters) – Investigators in Moscow said on Monday they were unable to retrieve information from the damaged black box of a Russian warplane shot down by Turkey last month, data the Kremlin hoped would support its version of what happened.
Refugee arrivals in Germany down sharply in December: police
BERLIN (Reuters) – The number of refugees arriving in Germany in December has more than halved from the previous month, according to statistics from the German federal police obtained by Reuters on Monday.
Pakistan-backed Afghan peace talks may restart within weeks
ISLAMABAD/KABUL (Reuters) – Pakistan-brokered peace talks between Afghanistan and Taliban insurgents could restart in early January after weeks of pressure from partners including the United States and China, officials in Islamabad and Kabul said.
Bangladesh court accepts Rana Plaza murder charge sheet
DHAKA (Reuters) – A court in Bangladesh agreed on Monday to put on trial several defendants on murder charges over the collapse of the Rana Plaza which killed 1,135 workers, many of them making garments for Western retailers, a court official said.
Islamic State radio show seeks new recruits in Afghanistan
JALALABAD, Afghanistan (Reuters) – Islamic State militants in eastern Afghanistan have taken to the airwaves to win recruits as they try to build strength and replace the Taliban as the leading force in the Islamist insurgency.
Vice chancellor says Austria cannot accept more than 100,000 migrants
VIENNA (Reuters) – Austria’s Vice Chancellor said on Monday that Austria could not accept much more than the roughly 100,000 asylum seekers it expects to receive this year, following a pledge from its larger neighbor Germany to limit arrival numbers.
Brussels police detain five in raids linked to Paris attacks
BRUSSELS (Reuters) – Belgian police detained a total of five people during house searches on Sunday and Monday in connection with the Paris militant shootings which killed 130 people in November, prosecutors said.
