Moldova’s PM resigns after questioning by prosecutor
CHISINAU (Reuters) – Moldova’s prime minister resigned on Friday after state prosecutors, whom he has accused of moving slowly over the disappearance of $1 billion from the country’s banks, questioned him over his school certificates.
Burundi’s Khadja Nin joins anti-Nkurunziza ranks
JOHANNESBURG (Reuters) – Celebrated Burundian singer Khadja Nin added her voice on Friday to the chorus of critics of President Pierre Nkurunziza, whose bid for a third term in office has sparked protests and fears of a return to ethnic conflict in the…
U.S. and Russian navies hold talks on avoiding accidental clash
BRUSSELS (Reuters) – The U.S. and Russian navies met this week for the first time since the Ukraine crisis began to discuss how to avoid an accidental clash at sea or in the air, a U.S. naval commander said on Friday.
Attacks on peacekeepers, civilians in Darfur increasing: U.N.
(This story corrects title of UNAMID official in paragraph 8 to acting chief from deputy chief)
Saudi citizen at mosque killed in cross-border shelling from Yemen
ABU DHABI (Reuters) – A Saudi citizen was killed and another injured near the Yemen border on Friday by shelling from forces loyal to former Yemeni president Ali Abdullah Saleh and Houthi rebels, Saudi civil defense forces said.
Israel closes probe into killing of four boys on Gaza beach
JERUSALEM (Reuters) – Israel’s killing of four Palestinian boys in an air strike on a Gaza beach during the 2014 war was a case of mistaken identity that does not warrant criminal charges, the military says.
Syrian Druze join battle to push back rebels in south
BEIRUT (Reuters) – Members of Syria’s Druze minority have helped repel a rebel attack on an army base in the south, mobilizing to confront insurgents including al Qaeda’s Nusra Front who are trying to build on gains against President Bashar al-Assad.
Armed group storms Tunisian consulate in Libyan capital, kidnap 10 staff
TUNIS (Reuters) – An armed group stormed the Tunisian consulate in the Libyan capital Tripoli and kidnapped 10 staff on Friday, the Tunisian Foreign Ministry said.
British royals return to Runnymede, where Magna Carta sealed 800 years ago
LONDON (Reuters) – Queen Elizabeth will return on Monday to the setting where 800 years ago one of her predecessors accepted the Magna Carta, the English document that put limits on the power of the crown for the first time and laid the foundation for …
Canada arrests Somali for alleged role in journalist kidnap
OTTAWA (Reuters) – Canadian police have arrested a Somali national for what they say was his role in the 2008 hostage-taking in Somalia of two freelance journalists, Canadian Amanda Lindhout and Australian Nigel Brennan.
