Boko Haram militants attack Nigerian army chief’s home
MAIDUGURI, Nigeria (Reuters) – Suspected Boko Haram militants burned down houses, including the family home of Nigeria’s new army chief, in a village in the northeast of the country on Tuesday, a policeman, military source and witnesses said.
Greek PM Tsipras rallies Syriza backing before bailout vote
ATHENS (Reuters) – Greek Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras tried to rally his Syriza party on Tuesday before a vote in parliament on the second package of measures demanded by international creditors to open talks on a new bailout deal.
U.S. imposes sanctions on Hezbollah officials for Syria support
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The U.S. government on Tuesday imposed sanctions on three leaders of the militant group Hezbollah and a businessman in Lebanon, saying they were key players in the group’s military operations in Syria.
Ukraine, rebels reach preliminary deal to broaden weapons withdrawal
MINSK (Reuters) – Ukraine and pro-Russian separatists have reached a preliminary agreement to extend a pull-back of weapons in east Ukraine to include tanks and smaller weapons systems, the chairman of the OSCE security watchdog, Ivica Dacic, said on T…
World Bank to spend up to $2.1 billion to rebuild Nigeria’s northeast
ABUJA (Reuters) – Nigeria’s presidency said on Tuesday that the World Bank had pledged to spend up to $2.1 billion to rebuild the northeast of the country that has been devastated by Boko Haram militants.
Turkey denies turning blind eye to Islamic State as bombing stokes anger
SURUC, Turkey (Reuters) – Prime Minister Ahmet Davutoglu rejected accusations Turkey had in the past tacitly supported Islamic State militants operating from Syria and had unwittingly opened the door to a suicide bombing that killed at least 32 people….
U.S. ‘disturbed’ by Iranian leader’s criticism after deal
DUBAI (Reuters) – The United States said on Tuesday it was disturbed by anti-U.S. hostility voiced by Iran’s top leader after a nuclear deal, as both countries’ top diplomats sought to calm opposition to the accord from hardliners at home.
Nigerians flee to Cameroon, Niger, Boko Haram attack border towns: UNHCR
LONDON (Thomson Reuters Foundation) – The conflict between Boko Haram and the Nigerian government is displacing thousands on both sides of the country’s border with Cameroon to the northeast and Niger to the north, the U.N. refugee agency (UNHCR) said …
Desperate Zimbabwean women flock to cross-border trade despite risks
MUTARE, Zimbabwe (Thomson Reuters Foundation) – After her husband died in 2011, Theresa Matanda looked for a job in Zimbabwe’s capital, Harare, but with no success despite being a qualified accountant.
Tanzania refugee camps tense as Burundians flee poll violence: agencies
LONDON (Thomson Reuters Foundation) – Tanzanian refugee camps and relief workers, struggling to help tens of thousands of Burundian refugees, fear a new wave may pour across the border because of the violence that hit Burundi’s presidential election on…
