Northern rebels say captured 19 Mali soldiers
BAMAKO (Reuters) – A Tuareg-dominated rebel coalition said on Saturday it was holding prisoner 19 Malian government soldiers captured in clashes a day earlier, amid growing violence in the north that threatens to derail U.N.-brokered peace efforts.
Burundi opposition figure shot dead in capital: activist
BUJUMBURA (Reuters) – A Burundi opposition figure and his bodyguard were shot dead in the capital by gunmen on Saturday, a civil society activist and residents said, adding to tensions after a month of protests against President Pierre Nkurunziza’s bid…
Russia to adopt tough position if Ukraine defaults: PM Medvedev
MOSCOW (Reuters) – Russia would adopt a tough position if Ukraine decided not to pay off debts owed to Moscow by its previous government, Russian Prime Minister Dmitry Medvedev said in an interview broadcast by Russian TV on Saturday.
Mexico gunfight kills 43 as government hits gang hard
ZAMORA, Mexico (Reuters) – Government security forces killed 42 suspected drug cartel henchmen and suffered one fatality in a firefight in western Mexico on Friday, an official said, one of the bloodiest shootouts in a decade of gang violence wracking …
Arab air strikes hit military bases in Yemen
CAIRO (Reuters) – Saudi-led air strikes hit three military bases in the Yemeni capital Sanaa on Saturday and the Yemeni government in exile expressed reservations about United Nations-led talks aimed at ending the eight-week war.
Suicide bomber kills 21 at Saudi Shi’ite mosque, Islamic State claims attack
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Former rebels, devout cheer as murdered archbishop beatified in El Salvador
SAN SALVADOR (Reuters) – Salvadoran Archbishop Oscar Romero was beatified on Saturday, the final step before sainthood, 35 years after he was gunned down at the altar by a right-wing death squad for denouncing the oppression of the poor by the military…
Israel thanks U.S. for stand on Mideast nuclear arms ban at U.N.
UNITED NATIONS (Reuters) – Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu thanked the United States for blocking an Egyptian-led drive on a possible Middle East nuclear weapons ban at a major United Nations conference, an Israeli official said on Saturday.
Dozens killed in al Shabaab fighting in Somalia, attacks in capital
MOGADISHU (Reuters) – Fighting in south Somalia between al Shabaab militants and government forces killed at least 24 people, while a rebel attack in the capital killed three Transport Ministry workers and a lawmaker, officials and the group said on Sa…
Nigerian military says killed scores of Boko Haram militants, rescued 20 women and children
ABUJA (Reuters) – Nigeria’s armed forces killed scores of Boko Haram militants and rescued 20 women and children as part of an operation in the Sambisa forest, the group’s remaining hideout in the northeast of Africa’s most populous nation, the militar…
