Six killed as gunmen attack food convoy in northern Mali
BAMAKO (Reuters) – Armed men attacked a food convoy in northern Mali on Friday and four attackers and two soldiers were killed, as Islamist militants step up a violent campaign.
Haiti faces one-horse race as opposition boycotts presidential vote
PORT-AU-PRINCE (Reuters) – Haiti’s opposition presidential candidate Jude Celestin has announced he will not take part in a runoff election because he does not have faith in the process, in a move that could mean a shoe-in for the ruling party on Jan. …
Kerry to travel to Switzerland, Middle East, Asia: State Department
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry will travel to Zurich on Jan. 20 to discuss Syria and Ukraine with his Russian counterpart before heading to Davos for the World Economic Form, the State Department said on Friday.
Indonesia kills one militant after attack, search for more
JAKARTA (Reuters) – Indonesian police killed one suspected militant and arrested two more in raids across the country on Friday, a day after an attack by Islamic State suicide bombers and gunmen in the heart of the Southeast Asian nation’s capital.
French drug trial disaster leaves one brain dead, five injured
PARIS (Reuters) – One person has been left brain dead and five others have been hospitalized after taking part in a clinical trial in France of an experimental drug made by Portuguese drug company Bial, French Health Minister Marisol Touraine said on F…
Severe malnutrition confirmed in Syria’s Madaya, 32 deaths reported in month: U.N.
BEIRUT/GENEVA (Reuters) – The U.N. Children’s Fund UNICEF on Friday confirmed cases of severe malnutrition among children in the besieged western Syrian town of Madaya, where local relief workers reported 32 deaths of starvation in the past month.
Scores of Pakistani militants surrender amid dip in attacks
PESHAWAR, Pakistan (Reuters) – Nearly 80 militants from Pakistan’s North Waziristan region surrendered to government forces on Friday in a rare move that follows a dip in Taliban violence in Pakistan, sources involved in the deal said.
Burkina issues arrest warrant for speaker of Ivory Coast parliament: sources
OUAGADOUGOU (Reuters) – Burkina Faso has issued an international arrest warrant for Guillaume Soro, the speaker of Ivory Coast’s parliament, on charges related to a failed coup last year, Burkinabe military sources said on Friday.
Russian politician who criticized Putin ally recants after threats
MOSCOW (Reuters) – A politician who called an ally of President Vladimir Putin “Russia’s disgrace” made a groveling public apology on Friday, after saying he had received strong hints he might otherwise be murdered.
Al Shabaab militants attack Somali army base, says dozens dead
MOGADISHU (Reuters) – Al Shabaab fighters attacked a remote Somali army base and entered a nearby town close to the border with Kenya on Friday, saying they had killed dozens of Kenyan soldiers in an African Union force supporting the government.
