Leading Benin businessman says to run for president in Feb election
COTONOU (Reuters) – A prominent Benin businessman, Sebestien Ajavon, announced on Sunday he would run for president in an election scheduled for February in the tiny West African state that borders Nigeria.
Explosions, gunshots at Indian consulate in Afghan city Mazar
MAZAR-I-SHARIF, Afghanistan (Reuters) – Gunfire and explosions rocked the area around the Indian consulate in the northern Afghan city of Mazar-i-Sharif on Sunday night as security forces battled gunmen who tried to enter the compound, officials said.
Americans seek swap in U.S. reporter case, says Iranian official
DUBAI (Reuters) – Unnamed Americans have contacted Iran for a deal to swap Washington Post reporter Jason Rezaian, convicted and jailed in Iran on spying charges, for other unspecified detainees, according to a senior Iranian official quoted on Sunday….
Israel charges two over arson attack that killed Palestinian family
JERUSALEM (Reuters) – Israeli prosecutors filed murder charges on Sunday against a man and a minor for an arson attack in the occupied West Bank that killed three members of a Palestinian family and helped fuel the fiercest eruption of street violence …
Man who drove car at French troops not charged with terrorism
PARIS (Reuters) – A man who drove a car at troops guarding a French mosque was placed under investigation on charges of attempted manslaughter on Sunday, the local prosecutor said, but investigators said they ruled out terrorism for now.
Mauritania seeks escaped militant linked to 2011 plot to kill president
NOUAKCHOTT (Reuters) – Mauritanian authorities have said they are hunting for an Islamist militant who escaped from prison where he was awaiting execution for his part in a plot to assassinate President Mohamed Ould Abdel Aziz.
Exclusive: Poland wants Britain’s help over NATO troops in Brexit talks
WARSAW (Reuters) – Poland could be open to compromise over British demands to limit the rights of European Union migrants if London helps it bolster the NATO presence in central Europe, Foreign Minister Witold Waszczykowski told Reuters.
Operation to flush out Indian air base attackers enters second night
PATHANKOT, India/NEW DELHI (Reuters) – Indian security forces battled into Sunday evening to secure an air base near the border with Pakistan, a day after a militant attack that has killed seven military personnel and wounded another 20.
Catalan head fails to get backing to form new government
MADRID (Reuters) – Catalan far-left party CUP said on Sunday it would not support acting regional head Artur Mas for another term as leader, forcing a fresh round of local elections and weakening an independence movement that seeks a split from Spain.
Turkish hackers block Russian minister’s social network account
MOSCOW (Reuters) – A social network account of Russia’s communications minister was temporarily blocked on Sunday in a cyberattack carried out by hackers presenting themselves as a Turkish activist group and parading images of a warplane and Turkish fl…
