Former South African minister says Zuma should go over Nene sacking
JOHANNESBURG (Reuters) – Former South African health minister and leading anti-apartheid activist Barbara Hogan called on Friday for President Jacob Zuma to quit after his decision to fire Finance Minister Nhlanhla Nene sent markets and the rand into a…
Socialist dissenters urge Venezuela reform after vote loss
CARACAS (Reuters) – A splinter faction of Venezuela’s ruling socialist movement is pressing for urgent economic measures following defeat in Sunday’s legislative election, adding pressure from the left on broadly unpopular President Nicolas Maduro.
Islamic State truck bombs kill up to 60 people in Syrian town: Kurds
BEIRUT (Reuters) – A triple truck bomb attack claimed by Islamic State in northeastern Syria killed at least 50 people and wounded 80 others, a spokesman for the Kurdish militia that controls the area said on Friday.
Afghan spy chief row highlights Kabul’s conundrum over Pakistan
KABUL (Reuters) – The resignation of Afghanistan’s spy chief this week has highlighted divisions in Kabul over whether President Ashraf Ghani should involve Pakistan as he bids to revive peace talks with Taliban militants that collapsed in July.
Paris attacker was French army reject
WISSEMBOURG, France (Reuters) – Foued Mohamed-Aggad, one of three young men who shot dead 90 people at a Paris concert hall a month ago, was turned down by the French army and possibly also by the police before Islamic State took him on to fight for th…
Morocco issues arrest warrant for Paris attack suspect
RABAT (Reuters) – Moroccan authorities have issued an arrest warrant for Salah Abdeslam, the Paris attack suspect who is at the center of an international manhunt, according to the Moroccan police.
Twelve years after conflict erupted, Darfur’s 12 year-olds have big ambitions
NYALA, Sudan (Reuters) – The conflict that erupted in Sudan’s western Darfur region 12 years ago shows no sign of ending but it has not discouraged displaced youngsters who have lived up to their entire lives in refugee camps from dreaming big.
Tip about suspected ISIS cell in Geneva triggered alert: president
ZURICH (Reuters) – Swiss federal authorities put Geneva on a high security alert this week after getting a tip from foreign authorities about a suspected Islamic State cell in the region, President Simonetta Sommaruga said on Friday.
Russia says no plans to bomb Islamic State targets in Libya
ROME (Reuters) – Russia has no plans to carry out air strikes in Libya, a stronghold of Islamic militants, Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov said on Friday.
Bombing of Yemeni schools by Saudi-led coalition leaves thousands out of education: Amnesty
DOHA (Reuters) – Airstrikes carried out by a Saudi Arabia-led coalition fighting in Yemen have hit schools that are still in use and disrupted the education of thousands of children in the war-torn country, Amnesty International said on Friday.
