Egypt says it has killed 98 militants in Sinai operation
CAIRO (Reuters) – Egyptian security forces have killed 98 militants in Sinai during a recent military operation, the military said on Friday.
Bombs in northeast Nigeria kill at least 12
YOLA, Nigeria (Reuters) – A bomb at a camp for people who have fled Boko Haram and a suicide attack on a bus station killed at least 12 people in northeast Nigeria on Friday, officials said.
No political prisoners seen on list of pardoned Cuban inmates
HAVANA (Reuters) – None of the 3,522 prisoners pardoned by the Cuban government on Friday appear to be political prisoners, according to a Reuters review of a list of political prisoners published by the dissident Commission of Human Rights and Nationa…
Greece’s Syriza heads pre-election polls, but lead unclear
ATHENS (Reuters) – Opinion polls on Friday put the leftist Syriza party of former Greek prime minister Alexis Tsipras ahead by margins ranging from wafer-thin to its widest yet as elections draw near.
Pakistani party accuses paramilitary force of extrajudicial killings
ISLAMABAD (Reuters) – A Pakistani party that has long dominated politics in the commercial hub of Karachi accused the powerful paramilitary Rangers on Friday of illegally murdering four party workers on Thursday.
Chileans who think country progressing drops to 15 percent: poll
SANTIAGO (Reuters) – Dissatisfaction with the economy and the political class has led the proportion of Chileans who think their country is still making progress to plummet to just 15 percent, the lowest level since the CEP polling firm began surveying…
Greece’s Syriza clings on to narrow lead in Metron poll
ATHENS (Reuters) – Greece’s leftist Syriza party was holding a narrow lead of less than one percentage point over its New Democracy conservative rival in the countdown to elections on Sept. 20, a Metron Analysis poll showed on Friday.
Far-right Golden Dawn exploits darker side of Greece’s discontent
THERMOPYLAE, Greece (Reuters) – Flaming torches raised, far-right Golden Dawn supporters dressed in black chanted the Greek national anthem as darkness fell on Thermopylae, where King Leonidas and 300 Spartans defied a vast Persian army in 480 BC.
Britain scrambles fighter jets to escort Russian bombers
LONDON (Reuters) – Britain has scrambled Royal Air Force Typhoon fighter jets to intercept two Russian bombers flying near UK airspace, the Ministry of Defense said.
Italy’s Berlusconi rubs shoulders with Putin in Crimea
YALTA, Crimea (Reuters) – Former Italian prime minister Silvio Berlusconi became the most prominent Western politician to visit Russian-annexed Crimea when he strolled beside the Black Sea on Friday with Russian President Vladimir Putin.
