Bombings kill at least 37 in northeast Nigeria: officials
MAIDUGURI/YOLA, Nigeria (Reuters) – At least 37 people were killed and 107 wounded on Friday in two bomb attacks at mosques in Nigeria’s restive northeast, where Boko Haram has been trying to carve out an Islamic state, officials and medics said.
U.N. Security Council not respecting all members’ views: Venezuela
UNITED NATIONS (Reuters) – Venezuela complained on Friday that the United Nations Security Council was not respecting the views of its non-permanent members, after abstaining on a vote for at least the seventh time this year and saying it was shut out …
U.N. plans Yemen peace talks soon, warns of aid obstruction
UNITED NATIONS (Reuters) – The United Nations envoy to Yemen was arranging face-to-face negotiations between the Yemeni government and Houthi rebels but warned that a “disastrous humanitarian situation” has left most of the country in dire need.
Two Iranian fighters killed in Syria: Iranian agencies
ANKARA (Reuters) – Two members of a unit of Iran’s elite Revolutionary Guards Corps (IRGC) have been killed in Syria, including an ex-bodyguard for Iran’s former president, Iranian media reported on Friday.
Sharif says India arms buildup compels Pakistan counter-measures
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Pakistani Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif said on Friday Pakistan would be forced to take “countermeasures” to deter against any attacks, given a major arms buildup by neighboring India and its refusal to resume talks over Kashmir.
Burundi sets up body aimed to end crisis, opponents dismissive
NAIROBI (Reuters) – Burundi’s president swore in a national commission for dialogue on Friday aimed at resolving a deep political crisis, although opponents quickly dismissed the body as a sham.
Kosovo lawmakers flee, again, as tear gas released in parliament
PRISTINA (Reuters) – An opposition politician in Kosovo released teargas in parliament on Friday, sending lawmakers rushing from the debating chamber in the third such incident in two weeks.
Moldovan opposition leader arrested over wiretapping
CHISINAU (Reuters) – A pro-Russian opposition leader in Moldova was arrested on Friday in connection with the tapping of telephone conversations that he has said prove corruption in high levels of government.
Divisive Kaczynski shuns limelight in Polish election
WARSAW (Reuters) – Arguably Poland’s most polarizing politician since the fall of communism, Jaroslaw Kaczynski is better known for wielding power behind the scenes than holding top jobs in government.
Russian military mission in Syria brings history full circle
MOSCOW/BISHKEK (Reuters) – Valery Anisimov and his fellow Russian servicemen were smuggled out of the Black Sea hiding below the decks of their ship, they grew their hair long so they could pass as tourists, then landed at a Syrian port to join up with…
