Colombian rebels want text of peace deal made public
HAVANA (Reuters) – Seeking to quell controversy back home, Colombia’s leftist FARC guerrillas on Friday advocated making public the entire 18-page agreement they reached with the government last week to end their 50-year-long war within six months.
Saudi Arabia signals easing of tension with Islamist cleric
DUBAI (Reuters) – The spiritual leader of the Muslim Brotherhood attended a ceremony organized by Saudi Arabia in Qatar on Friday, signaling an easing of Riyadh’s hostility toward the Islamist movement.
U.S., allies short on options as Russia, Iran flex muscle in Syria
BEIRUT (Reuters)- – Across the Middle East, America’s traditional allies are watching with disbelief as Russia and Iran mount a show of force in Syria, and they are wondering how it will end.
Taliban hold out in northern Afghan city, district in northeast falls
KABUL (Reuters) – Taliban fighters were holding out against Afghan troops in Kunduz on Friday, a day after government forces recaptured most of the northern city that had fallen to the militants in their biggest victory of a 14-year insurgency.
Tunisia lifts state of emergency imposed after beach attack
TUNIS (Reuters) – Tunisia has lifted a state of emergency imposed shortly after an Islamist militant attack in June this year on a beach resort, the presidency said on Friday.
‘Who will pay for that?’ – migrants clog east Europe trade routes
BATROVCI, Serbia/BUDAPEST (Reuters) – Border closures and tighter controls caused by record numbers of migrants are clogging up trade in southeast and central Europe, driving up costs and forcing transport companies to seek other routes.
Myanmar president is sued in U.S. over alleged abuses of Rohingya Muslims
YANGON/NEW YORK (Reuters) – Muslim rights activists have filed a lawsuit in the United States against Myanmar President Thein Sein, accusing him and several ministers of human rights abuses against minority Rohingyas, just a few weeks before an histori…
After Kunduz rout, Afghan army and police blame each other
KUNDUZ, Afghanistan (Reuters) – Hungry and exhausted after being routed by Taliban fighters in the northern city of Kunduz, Afghanistan’s army and police force are blaming each other for the shambolic surrender of the provincial capital.
Deadly Russian rocket system spotted in Ukraine for first time
MOSCOW (Reuters) – International monitors say they have spotted a new kind of Russian weapons system in rebel-held Ukraine this week, possible evidence of Moscow’s continued interest in Ukraine even as it focuses on Syria.
Boko Haram fighters kill two Niger soldiers, wound four in ambush
NIAMEY (Reuters) – Boko Haram Islamist fighters killed at least two Niger soldiers and wounded four others in an attack on a village near the Nigerian border, army officers said on Friday.
