Bus bomb hits checkpoint in Nigeria’s Maiduguri, one killed
MAIDUGURI, Nigeria (Reuters) – A suicide bomber in a bus killed one member of Nigeria’s civilian joint task force (JTF) at the main checkpoint on the outskirts of the northeastern city of Maiduguri on Monday, military and JTF sources said.
Iran court holds third hearing in espionage trial of U.S. journalist
DUBAI (Reuters) – A third hearing in the trial of jailed Washington Post correspondent Jason Rezaian on espionage charges took place behind closed doors in Tehran on Monday, Iran’s official IRNA news agency reported.
Senior Chinese official to visit Vietnam
BEIJING/HANOI (Reuters) – Chinese Vice Premier Zhang Gaoli, a member of the ruling communist party’s elite Politburo Standing Committee, will visit Vietnam in mid-July, state media said on Monday, amid tension over territorial disputes in the South Chi…
23 killed in military barracks collapse in Russia
MOSCOW (Reuters) – At least 23 Russian soldiers were killed and 19 taken to hospital when a military barracks collapsed near the Siberian city of Omsk, the Defence Ministry said on Monday.
Romanian PM charged with tax evasion and money laundering
BUCHAREST (Reuters) – Romania’s Prime Minister Victor Ponta was charged on Monday with forging documents and serving as an accessory to tax evasion and money laundering, further tarnishing the image of the former communist country as it struggles to sh…
Saudi-led air raids in Yemen kill 21 two days into truce
SANAA (Reuters) – Saudi-led air raids killed 21 civilians in Yemen’s capital Sanaa on Monday morning, relatives of the victims and medics told Reuters, two days after the start of a United Nations-brokered humanitarian truce that Riyadh does not recogn…
Suicide attacks killed at least 12 in northern Cameroon: source
YAOUNDE (Reuters) – At least a dozen civilians and a Chadian soldier were killed in two suicide attacks by suspected Boko Haram militants in the northern Cameroon town of Fotokol late on Sunday, a senior Cameroonian military officer said.
Indian Kashmir flood sparks wave of property insurance sales
SRINIGAR, India (Thomson Reuters Foundation) – Insurance companies in Indian-administered Kashmir, which was hit by a destructive flood last September, have collected substantially higher premiums this year as property owners seek to avoid further fina…
Tunisia says almost wipes out al Qaeda group after attacks
TUNIS (Reuters) – Tunisia’s interior minister said security forces had almost wiped out an Islamist militant group linked to al Qaeda during a crackdown launched after two deadly attacks on tourists.
For France, mission accomplished as ‘Grexit’ averted
PARIS (Reuters) – As President Francois Hollande led Angela Merkel off for a working dinner at his Elysee Palace a week ago last Monday, his advisers breathed deep sighs of relief.
