Blasts kill at least 10 at market in Nigeria’s Maiduguri
MAIDUGURI (Reuters) – Two explosions killed at least 10 people at a crowded market in the northern Nigerian city of Maiduguri on Monday, witnesses and sources said.
Egypt security forces kill 22 suspected militants in North Sinai: sources
ISMAILIA, Egypt (Reuters) – Egyptian security forces killed 22 suspected militants who were planning to target security forces in the restive North Sinai province on Monday, security sources said.
Tripoli forces hit Islamic State in Libya with air strikes
TRIPOLI (Reuters) – Libya’s self-declared government in control of the capital Tripoli has launched air strikes on Islamic State fighters in the city of Sirte, officials and witnesses said on Monday.
Colombia faces hard task to reinsert rebels if peace struck
MEDELLIN, Colombia (Reuters) – Jessica Quintero awakes drenched in sweat and instinctively grabs for her AK-47 assault rifle. With her old weapon no longer there, she hides beneath the sheets to escape the air raid of her nightmare.
Car bomb kills four troops near Libya’s Benghazi: source
BENGHAZI, Libya (Reuters) – A car bomb exploded near Libyan army frontlines just west of Benghazi city on Monday, killing at least four troops and wounding 20 more as part of an Islamist militant assault, a military source said.
East German hard currency maestro Schalck-Golodkowski dies
BERLIN (Reuters) – The man who persuaded a Cold War conservative leader in West Germany to save Communist East Germany from insolvency has died in Bavaria, where he fled just after the Berlin Wall came down.
EU warns of sanctions over violence in Burundi crisis
LUXUMBOURG/BUJUMBURA (Reuters) – The EU warned Burundi on Monday it might impose sanctions on those responsible for violence and consider other steps against the aid-reliant nation, plunged into turmoil by the president’s plan to run for a third term.
Death threats for Saudi satire star who fights Islamic State with laughs
DUBAI (Reuters) – A Saudi TV star has earned death threats for deploying a new weapon against Islamic State: laughter.
Bosnia asks Swiss to hand over wartime defender of Srebrenica
SARAJEVO (Reuters) – Bosnia asked Switzerland on Monday to hand over the wartime Muslim defender of Srebrenica and not extradite him to Serbia, in a row that threatens to overshadow the 20th anniversary of the massacre.
Egypt army digs trench along Gaza border to prevent smuggling
ISMAILIA, Egypt (Reuters) – The Egyptian army is digging a trench in northern Sinai along the border with Gaza in an effort to prevent smuggling, security sources said on Monday, as the government steps up activities to prevent militant attacks that of…
