Pope in Africa rails against corruption, appeals for refugees
NAIROBI (Reuters) – Pope Francis urged young Kenyans on Friday not to yield to the sweet lure of corruption, and urged them to help those tempted by “fanatical” ideologies.
Suicide bomber hits Shi’ite procession in Nigeria’s Kano state
KANO (Reuters) – A male suicide bomber hit a procession of Shi’ite Muslims in Nigeria’s Kano state as they walked to the city of Zaria to pay homage to their founder in the country, security sources and a Shi’ite leader said.
Two Palestinians ram cars into Israeli soldiers, shot dead
JERUSALEM (Reuters) – Two Palestinians rammed vehicles into Israeli soldiers in separate attacks in the occupied West Bank on Friday and were then shot dead, Israeli police and military said.
Saudis failed to investigate air strikes on Yemen civilians: rights group
DUBAI (Reuters) – An international rights group accused a Saudi-led coalition of failing to investigate air strikes in Yemen that have killed hundreds of civilians, and said Washington should look into violations of the laws of war in which it played a…
Former Algerian anti-terror chief jailed for five years: source
ALGIERS (Reuters) – An Algerian military court has sentenced the country’s former counter-terrorism chief, who played a central role in the 1990s war against Islamist fighters, to five years in prison, a judiciary source told Reuters.
Belgium charges sixth suspect over Paris attacks
BRUSSELS (Reuters) – Belgium has charged a sixth suspect with terrorist offences over the Nov. 13 attacks in Paris after a series of house searches in Brussels and southern Belgium on Thursday.
Burkina Faso to choose first new leader in three decades
OUAGADOUGOU (Reuters) – Burkina Faso votes in its first free election in three decades this weekend, choosing a replacement for long-time leader Blaise Compaore, who was ousted a year ago in a military-backed popular uprising in the landlocked West Afr…
Russia seeks economic revenge against Turkey over jet
ISTANBUL/MOSCOW (Reuters) – Russia threatened economic retaliation against Turkey on Thursday and said it was still awaiting a reasonable explanation for the shooting down of its warplane, but Turkey dismissed the threats as “emotional” and “unfitting….
France pays tribute to victims of Paris attacks
PARIS (Reuters) – France paid tribute on Friday to the 130 mostly young people killed while they were enjoying themselves in Paris two weeks ago by Islamist gunmen and suicide bombers in the most deadly attacks the nation has seen since World War Two.
Broad smiles and enduring spirit at Holocaust survivors’ beauty contest
HAIFA, Israel (Reuters) – To the strains of Madonna’s “Vogue”, the 13 women with a combined age of about 1,050 strutted down the runway cautiously, hindered only slightly by walking sticks and the odd dodgy hip.
