China’s Xi pledges $60 billion for development in Africa
JOHANNESBURG (Reuters) – China’s President Xi Jinping told African presidents on Friday at a summit that his country would provide $60 billion over three years to fund development on the continent.
French tycoon Tapie says faces total ruin after court ruling
PARIS (Reuters) – French tycoon Bernard Tapie says he faces “total ruin” after a court ordered him to repay more than 400 million euros over a disputed business deal.
French tycoon Tapie says faces total ruin after court ruling
PARIS (Reuters) – French tycoon Bernard Tapie says he faces “total ruin” after a court ordered him to repay more than 400 million euros over a disputed business deal.
Israel says it lacks evidence to try suspects in Palestinian home arson
JERUSALEM (Reuters) – Israel is still trying to gather evidence against far-right Jews arrested for a lethal arson attack in July on a Palestinian home in the occupied West Bank, the public security minister said on Friday, playing down prospects of an…
Molotov explosive kills 16 people at Cairo restaurant: security officials
CAIRO (Reuters) – A Molotov cocktail hurled at a Cairo restaurant killed 16 people and wounded two on Friday, Egyptian security officials said.
Britain joins Syria air war; Putin vows more sanctions on Turkey
LONDON/MOSCOW (Reuters) – Britain joined U.S.-led air strikes against Islamic State in Syria on Thursday, but Vladimir Putin issued bitter new denunciations of Turkey for shooting down a Russian plane, demonstrating the limits to international solidari…
India city-dwellers criss-cross chest-deep waters to flee or rescue loved ones
CHENNAI, India (Reuters) – Residents clutching babies and food thronged flooded streets in India’s Chennai on Friday, braving chest-deep water to reach high ground or heading the other way to rescue relatives still stranded days after overflowing lakes…
Japan to launch new intelligence unit focused on Islamic militants
TOKYO (Reuters) – A new Japanese Foreign Ministry unit will start collecting information on militant groups such as Islamic State in the countries they are based, the government said on Friday, prompted into action by last month’s attacks on Paris.
Japan to launch new intelligence unit focused on Islamic militants
TOKYO (Reuters) – A new Japanese Foreign Ministry unit will start collecting information on militant groups such as Islamic State in the countries they are based, the government said on Friday, prompted into action by last month’s attacks on Paris.
Fate of Afghan Taliban leader unclear after reports say he was wounded or killed
PESHAWAR, Pakistan (Reuters) – Conflicting reports have deepened uncertainty surrounding the fate of Afghan Taliban leader Mullah Akhtar Mansour, after the insurgent Islamist group repeatedly denied he had been wounded in a gunfight after a dispute wit…
