Somali Islamists publicly execute two officials
MOGADISHU (Reuters) – Islamist militant group al Shabaab publicly executed a Somali military officer and the leader of a small town in the southern Somali region of Lower Shabelle, a spokesman for the group and local residents said on Thursday.
Israel reports record immigration of Jews from France in 2015
JERUSALEM (Reuters) – A record number of French Jews moved to Israel this year, an immigration official said on Thursday, citing anti-Semitic violence and economic insecurity in the European country as causes.
United States calls on Djibouti to show restraint ahead of vote
NAIROBI (Reuters) – The United States has urged Djibouti to work with the opposition to ensure a peaceful presidential election next year after a religious celebration turned violent, stoking fears of a return to street protests ahead the vote.
Reliance signs pact with Russian arms firm as Modi visits Moscow
NEW DELHI (Reuters) – India’s Reliance Defense said on Thursday it had signed a manufacturing and maintenance deal potentially worth $6 billion with Russia’s Almaz-Antey, the maker of an air defense system that sources said the Indian military was pois…
Ninth person arrested in Belgium over Paris attacks
BRUSSELS (Reuters) – Brussels police have arrested a man in connection with the Nov. 13 militant attacks in Paris which killed 130 people, federal prosecutors said on Thursday, bringing the total number of arrests in Belgium to nine.
At least one dead, seven injured in fire near Mexican pipeline
MEXICO CITY (Reuters) – At least one person died in a blaze near a pipeline owned by Mexican state oil company Pemex, and seven others were injured late Tuesday night, local emergency services said on Wednesday.
Behind the scary headlines, 2015 gives reason for optimism
LONDON (Thomson Reuters Foundation) – This year may be remembered for barrel bombs, beheadings and the Bataclan massacre, but according to a Harvard psychologist, a remarkable long term downward trend in violence is continuing.
Suspected Boko Haram fighters launch four strikes on Lake Chad area
N’DJAMENA/NIAMEY (Reuters) – Suspected Boko Haram militants launched four attacks over 24 hours on villages in Niger, Chad and Cameroon, killing at least seven people, security and administrative sources said on Wednesday.
U.N. council backs Libya peace deal, no Western air strikes sought
UNITED NATIONS (Reuters) – The U.N. Security Council on Wednesday endorsed a U.N.-brokered agreement among Libya’s warring factions to form a national unity government, a deal Western powers hope will bring stability and help to combat a growing Islami…
Venezuela’s outgoing Congress names 13 Supreme Court justices
CARACAS (Reuters) – Venezuela’s Congress on Wednesday named 13 justices to the Supreme Court in a maneuver critics slammed as a last-minute court-packing scheme by the Socialist Party in the final days before it loses control of the legislature in Janu…
