Russia says air force destroys IS base near Damascus: Interfax
MOSCOW (Reuters) – Russia’s air force has destroyed an Islamic State base near Damascus, the Interfax news agency reported the Russian Defence Ministry as saying on Thursday.
Romania’s main party wants wide backing for new PM
BUCHAREST (Reuters) – Romania’s ruling political party will stop short of proposing a new prime minister to replace Victor Ponta, the party’s leader said, and wants any nominees to have wide political backing.
South Africa campuses face funding shortage after tuition fee freeze
JOHANNESBURG (Reuters) – South Africa’s government is grappling with a 2.3 billion rand ($165 million) shortfall at university campuses after President Jacob Zuma gave in to protesting students’ demands and ruled out tuition fee increases next year, of…
Magufuli sworn in as Tanzania’s president amid opposition boycott
DAR ES SALAAM (Reuters) – Tanzania’s new president John Magufuli was sworn in on Thursday, promising to unite the country after a contested vote, create more jobs and drive up economic growth.
MSF says hard to believe U.S. strike on Afghan hospital a mistake
KABUL (Reuters) – Medical aid group Medicins Sans Frontieres (MSF) said on Thursday it was hard to believe a U.S. strike on an Afghan hospital last month was a mistake, as it had reports of fleeing people being shot from an aircraft.
France to deploy aircraft carrier to help operations against Islamic State
PARIS (Reuters) – France will deploy its aircraft carrier to support operations against Islamic State in Syria and Iraq, President Francois Hollande said on Thursday, bolstering Paris’ firepower in the region amid international efforts to launch Syrian…
Kurdish PKK militants end unilateral ceasefire in Turkey: agency
ISTANBUL (Reuters) – Kurdish militants scrapped a month-old ceasefire in Turkey on Thursday, a day after President Tayyip Erdogan vowed to “liquidate” them, dashing hopes of any let-up in violence in the wake of a national election.
Maldives impeaches vice president as emergency law deepens crackdown
MALE (Reuters) – Parliament in the Maldives impeached the vice president on Thursday over his alleged role in an explosion on the president’s speedboat, a day after the government declared a state of emergency that was internationally condemned.
Ex-workers at gun maker Heckler & Koch charged in German Mexico probe
FRANKFURT (Reuters) – German prosecutors said on Thursday six former employees of gun maker Heckler & Koch had been charged with breaching laws on trade and weapons of war by selling arms destined for four Mexican states.
U.N. expects Europe’s refugee flow to top 1 million in 2015
GENEVA (Reuters) – Refugees and migrants are likely to keep coming to Europe at a rate of up to 5,000 per day via Turkey this winter, the United Nations said on Thursday, meaning that more than a million people will have fled to the continent this year…
