Boko Haram ghosts haunt ‘liberated’ areas in Nigeria’s northeast
MUBI, Nigeria (Reuters) – Life seems to be returning to normal in this northern Nigerian town a year after the army expelled the Islamist fighters of Boko Haram — shops bustle with customers and vendors hawk their wares in the pot-holed streets.
Kremlin says inappropriate to link Russia’s military strategy in Syria with Egypt jet crash
MOSCOW (Reuters) – Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov told journalists on Tuesday that it was inappropriate to link Russia’s military strategy in Syria with the results of an investigation into an airplane crash in Egypt over the weekend in which over 200…
Russia’s Lavrov and U.N. Syria envoy de Mistura to meet in Moscow on Wednesday: reports
MOSCOW (Reuters) – Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov plans to meet U.N. Syria envoy Staffan de Mistura on Wednesday in Moscow, foreign ministry spokeswoman Maria Zakharova was quoted as saying by Russian news agencies on Tuesday.
UK government denies dropping plans for vote on Syria air strikes
LONDON (Reuters) – British Prime Minister David Cameron has not dropped plans to seek parliamentary support to bomb Islamist militants in Syria, a source in his office said after reports that he had done so.
Indonesia to deport Indian on Interpol most-wanted list
JAKARTA (Reuters) – Indonesia will deport one of India’s most wanted men on Tuesday to face charges in more than two dozen murder cases at home.
China’s ruling Communist Party says to accelerate military reform
BEIJING (Reuters) – China’s ruling Communist Party will seek to build the capability to win an “informationized war” by 2020 as part of accelerated reform of the armed forces, state media reported on Tuesday.
Russia’s Aeroflot replaces A321 plane on Moscow-St Petersburg route: TASS quotes source
MOSCOW (Reuters) – Russian state carrier Aeroflot has replaced an Airbus A321 aircraft on its Moscow-St Petersburg route due to technical issues, TASS news agency quoted a source as saying on Tuesday.
U.S. Navy plans two or more patrols in South China Sea per quarter
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The U.S. Navy plans to conduct patrols within 12 nautical miles of artificial islands in the South China Sea about twice a quarter to remind China and other countries about U.S. rights under international law, a U.S. defense offi…
Election brings hope, fear for Myanmar refugees stuck in limbo
MAE SOT, Thailand (Reuters) – For refugees from Myanmar living in camps just across the border in Thailand, a landmark election in their homeland triggers mixed emotions – hope that a hated government will be defeated, and fear of the uncertain future …
Wreckage of doomed U.S. cargo ship El Faro found off Bahamas
MIAMI (Reuters) – A large ship found in deep water off the Bahamas is the lost freighter El Faro that sank with 33 crew members in a hurricane last month, U.S. authorities said on Monday.
