Suicide bombs, roadside blast kill 15 Afghan civilians
KABUL (Reuters) – Suicide car bombers struck foreign vehicles in eastern Afghanistan and Kabul on Friday, killing three Afghans and wounding others, and a roadside blast killed a dozen people on their way to a wedding, officials said.
One dead in protest against peacekeepers in Central African Republic
BANGUI (Reuters) – One person died and a dozen people were wounded when hundreds of protesters clashed with U.N. peacekeepers in the Central African Republic on Friday, local authorities said.
After Damascus move, Islamic State attacks rivals near Aleppo
BEIRUT (Reuters) – Islamic State has bolstered its forces north of Syria’s second city Aleppo, where it is attacking rivals as part of a broader push beyond its eastern strongholds, a rebel leader and a monitoring group said.
Sudan’s Bashir strengthens regional ties ahead of elections
KHARTOUM (Reuters) – After more than a quarter of a century in power, Sudan’s President Omar Hassan al-Bashir looks as strong as ever ahead of presidential and parliamentary elections next week.
In British election, nationalists may seize nearly all Scottish seats
LONDON (Reuters) – A forecast on Friday showed Scottish nationalists could take nearly all the parliamentary seats in Scotland in the British election on May 7, potentially giving a party that wants to leave the United Kingdom huge influence at the hea…
Russia says move to cap its NATO mission has Cold War echoes
MOSCOW (Reuters) – A move by NATO to cap the size of Russia’s diplomatic mission at the alliance’s Brussels headquarters has echoes of the Cold War, RIA news agency quoted Russian Foreign Ministry Alexei Meshkov as saying on Friday.
German army to procure more than 100 additional Leopard 2 tanks
BERLIN (Reuters) – Germany plans to procure more than 100 additional Leopard 2 tanks, a government spokesman said on Friday, as it seeks to ensure its troops are ready for action in response to concerns over recent Russian assertiveness.
Myanmar’s government, military leaders hold rare talks with Suu Kyi
YANGON (Reuters) – Myanmar’s opposition leader Aung San Suu Kyi held rare talks with President Thein Sein and military leaders on Friday to discuss a general election, a controversial constitution and a ceasefire with ethnic minority rebels, a particip…
Germany says in Iran’s hands when sanctions will be lifted
BERLIN (Reuters) – Germany said on Friday it understood the Iranian demand that all sanctions be lifted immediately once a final agreement on its disputed nuclear program is reached, but Tehran first had to implement the conditions of such a deal.
U.S., Cuba hold highest-level meeting in more than 50 years
PANAMA CITY (Reuters) – The U.S. and Cuban foreign ministers sat down for talks on Thursday night in the highest-level meeting between the two sides since the early days of the Cuban revolution more than half a century ago.
