About 20 killed in mosque bombing in northern Nigerian city, official says
MAIDUGURI, Nigeria (Reuters) – About 20 people were killed in a bomb blast in a mosque in the northern Nigerian city of Maiduguri on Monday, an official at state emergency agency NEMA said.
Russia hopes US to drop idea for forward basing of arms in Eastern Europe
MOSCOW (Reuters) – The Russian Foreign Ministry said on Monday it hoped the United States would drop plans to store military hardware for as many as 5,000 American troops in several Baltic and Eastern European countries, the RIA Novosti news agency quo…
China police detain 12 in connection with Shenzhen landslide
BEIJING (Reuters) – Police in the Chinese city of Shenzhen have taken “coercive measures” against 12 people in connection with last week’s deadly landslide, state news agency Xinhua said, using an expression that generally refers to detention.
Gunmen kill woman anti-polio volunteer in Afghanistan
KANDAHAR, Afghanistan (Reuters) – Two gunmen on a motorbike shot and killed a female polio vaccination campaigner in Afghanistan on Monday and seriously wounded her granddaughter, officials said.
Turkey PM: No talks on constitution with pro-Kurdish HDP
ISTANBUL (Reuters) – Turkish Prime Minister Ahmet Davutoglu said on Monday it would not be appropriate to have discussions with the pro-Kurdish Peoples’ Democratic Party (HDP) over a new constitution because of its “insulting” comments.
Kremlin does not rule out phone contacts on Ukraine crisis in ‘Normandy format’ before year-end
MOSCOW (Reuters) – Russia does not rule out phone contacts in the so-called “Normandy format” on the Ukraine crisis before the end of 2015, Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov told reporters on Monday.
Dressing down: Myanmar activist jailed for ‘ridiculing’ army and uniform
YANGON (Reuters) – A Myanmar court jailed a woman for six months on Monday for a Facebook post “ridiculing” the country’s army chief and the color of a new uniform, the latest in an escalating crackdown on free speech.
China angered as Filipino protesters visit South China Sea island
BEIJING (Reuters) – China expressed anger on Monday after a group of Filipino protesters landed on a disputed Philippine-held island in the disputed South China Sea.
Bangladesh security unit kills two militants in raid on hideout
DHAKA (Reuters) – A Bangladesh anti-terrorist force killed two members of a banned Islamist group on Monday, a force spokesman said, the latest clash in a intensified a hunt for militants behind a spate of violence.
Thailand’s PM defends British murders verdict against protests
BANGKOK (Reuters) – Thailand’s prime minister lashed out on Monday at protesters who took to the streets of Myanmar’s Yangon on the weekend after a Thai court sentenced two Myanmar migrant workers to death for murdering two British tourists.
