China hopes to see a united EU, Xi tells Britain on visit
MANCHESTER, England/BEIJING (Reuters) – Chinese President Xi Jinping has told Britain he wants to see a united European Union, in his most direct comments on Britain’s relationship with Europe before the country’s EU membership referendum.
Ruling party faces tough challenge in Tanzanian election
DAR ES SALAAM (Reuters) – Tanzania’s ruling party faces its toughest election test on Sunday in more than half of a century in power as it seeks to fend off a presidential bid by a former prime minister who has vowed to create jobs that will help the p…
Small group of Somali al Shabaab swear allegiance to Islamic State
MOGADISHU (Reuters) – A senior al Shabaab commander and about 20 of his followers have pledged allegiance to Islamic State, the first move of its kind to emerge in the Somali militant group.
Swedish police say sword-wielding killer sought victims by skin color
STOCKHOLM (Reuters) – A masked swordsman who killed a teaching assistant and a boy and wounded two others sought out his victims, all with immigrant backgrounds, by skin color in an attack that has fueled fears that a big refugee influx is polarizing S…
U.S. reports 16 more strikes against Islamic State in Iraq, Syria
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The United States and its allies carried out 16 air strikes against Islamic State militants in Iraq and Syria on Thursday, a military statement said.
Refugee flows to Greece surge, U.N. says Russian airstrikes not to blame
GENEVA (Reuters) – The number of refugees and migrants reaching Greece surged to 48,000 in the five days to Oct. 21, the International Organization for Migration (IOM) said on Friday, but the U.N. refugee agency said Russian air strikes in Syria had no…
Britain says Cyprus military base will not become new migrant route
LONDON (Reuters) – A British military base in Cyprus will not become a new route into Britain for migrants, Prime Minister David Cameron’s spokesman said on Friday following the arrival of more than 100 people earlier this week.
Merkel says wants good economic ties with Ukraine and Russia
BERLIN (Reuters) – German Chancellor Angela Merkel said a European Union free trade agreement with Ukraine is not directed against Russia and that Berlin wants good economic ties with both Ukraine and Russia.
Cameroon military in gun fight with Boko Haram after village raid
DOUALA, Cameroon (Reuters) – Cameroon soldiers fought militants from Nigerian Islamist group Boko Haram who raided a village in the Far North region, local officials said on Friday, a day after a similar attack in the area and an attempted suicide bomb…
Lebanese navy stops second migrant boat in a week
BEIRUT (Reuters) – Lebanon’s navy stopped a boat carrying 35 Palestinian refugees to Turkey on Friday, the second time this week it has moved in to stop people apparently trying to travel on to Europe.
