Message said to be from Boko Haram leader attacks Nigerian army
ABUJA (Reuters) – A new audio message purportedly from Boko Haram leader Abubakar Shekau calls the Nigerian army liars for saying troops have regained territory from the militant Islamist group.
Mediators announce draft deal to end coup crisis in Burkina Faso
OUAGADOUGOU (Reuters) – Regional mediators seeking to peacefully roll back a military coup in Burkina Faso said that they had negotiated a draft deal on Sunday to end the crisis though they failed to secure the immediate restoration of civilian rule.
Kerry says U.S. ready to take more refugees
BERLIN (Reuters) – The United States will increase the number of refugees it takes in by 15,000 over each of the next two years, bringing the total to 100,000 by 2017, U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry said after talks with his German counterpart on S…
U.N. nuclear watchdog says its chief visited military site in Iran
VIENNA (Reuters) – The U.N. nuclear watchdog, which is investigating whether Iran carried out work related to developing a nuclear bomb, said on Sunday its chief had visited a sensitive military site during a trip to the country.
Leader says Yemen’s Houthis to fight on, but political settlement possible
SANAA (Reuters) – The leader of Yemen’s Houthis said on Sunday his group remained open for a political settlement to end nearly six months of fighting but would resist what he called Saudi-led aggression.
Fighting in Libya’s Benghazi raises U.N. talks tensions
BENGHAZI, Libya (Reuters) – Heavy fighting erupted over the weekend between forces from Libya’s recognized government and Islamist militants in Benghazi, killing at least six and heightening tensions in U.N. peace negotiations.
Opposition rallies in Moscow to demand fair elections
MOSCOW (Reuters) – Thousands of people rallied on the streets of Moscow on Sunday to demand fair elections and challenge Vladimir Putin’s 15-year-old rule, in the first significant opposition protest in the capital for months.
Warring sides in Syria agree local ceasefire: monitor, al-Manar
BEIRUT (Reuters) – Warring parties in Syria agreed local ceasefires in two Shi’ite villages in northwestern Syria and a town near the Lebanese border on Sunday, a group monitoring the war and the al-Manar TV station controlled by Lebanon’s Hezbollah re…
Nepal adopts constitution born of bloodshed, compromise
KATHMANDU (Reuters) – Nepal adopted its first democratic constitution on Sunday in a largely peaceful event, a historic step for a nation that has seen war, a palace massacre and devastating earthquakes since a campaign to create a modern state began more than 65 years ago.
Poll sees rising support for France’s Le Pen in northern local election
PARIS (Reuters) – France’s far-right National Front party leader Marine Le Pen is expected to dominate in the first round of local elections in the northern region of Nord-Pas-de-Calais in December, mustering 40 percent support, according to a poll on …
