Probes of child abuse in Central African Republic should intensify: U.N. rights chief
UNITED NATIONS (Reuters) – The United Nations human rights chief on Saturday urged several countries to intensify their investigations of alleged sexual abuse of young children in the Central African Republic by French and African soldiers posted in th…
Islamic State blows up empty prison complex in Syria’s Palmyra
BEIRUT (Reuters) – Islamic State blew up a major prison complex in the central Syrian city of Palmyra on Saturday, according to a group monitoring the war, destroying an important symbol of government control in the jihadist-held city.
Nigeria’s Maiduguri city hit by deadly bomb, overnight attack
MAIDUGURI, Nigeria (Reuters) – A suspected suicide bomber blew himself up inside a mosque in Nigeria’s Maiduguri city on Saturday afternoon killing at least 18 people, a hospital source said, after a night-time attack by Boko Haram insurgents on the ou…
Russian aircraft head off U.S. destroyer in Black Sea: RIA
MOSCOW (Reuters) – Russian military aircraft were scrambled to head off a U.S. warship that was acting “aggressively” in the Black Sea, state news agency RIA reported on Saturday, citing an anonymous source in Russia’s armed forces in Crimea.
U.S., allies conduct 22 air strikes against Islamic State militants: combined joint task force
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – U.S.-led forces targeted Islamic State militants in Iraq with 16 air strikes from Friday morning through Saturday morning and conducted another six strikes against the group in Syria, the U.S. military said on Saturday.
U.S. says China’s island-building erodes security; Beijing angered
SINGAPORE (Reuters) – U.S. Defense Secretary Ash Carter said on Saturday that China’s island-building in the South China Sea was undermining security in the Asia-Pacific, drawing a scathing response from the foreign ministry in Beijing.
Bomb blast in mosque in Nigeria’s northeastern city Maiduguri
MAIDUGURI, Nigeria (Reuters) – A bomb went off inside a mosque near the Monday Market in Nigeria’s northeastern city Maiduguri in Borno state on Saturday afternoon, residents and a security source said.
Sarkozy boosted by support for new French ‘Republicans’ party
PARIS (Reuters) – Former French President Nicolas Sarkozy cemented his grip on the center-right opposition party on Saturday after party members overwhelmingly approved renaming it “the Republicans”, in a blow to conservative rivals ahead of the 2017 p…
Gunmen shoot dead two soldiers in south of Thailand: police
YALA, Thailand (Reuters) – Unidentified gunmen shot dead two soldiers in an ambush in Thailand’s southern province of Pattani on Saturday, police said.
Police break up unsanctioned gay rally in central Moscow
MOSCOW (Reuters) – Police broke up an unsanctioned gay rights rally in central Moscow on Saturday, detaining around 20 people, including anti-gay campaigners who attacked the activists.
