Niger army fights Boko Haram for Lake Chad island after attack
NIAMEY (Reuters) – Niger’s army is fighting to recapture an island in Lake Chad after it was seized by hundreds of Boko Haram militants aboard motorized canoes, army sources said on Sunday.
Turkey scrambles two F-16 jets on Syrian border
ANKARA (Reuters) – Turkey scrambled two F-16 fighter jets near its border with Syria on Saturday after a Syrian Su-24 bomber came close to the border, the Turkish army said in a statement on Sunday.
Police kill two in protest against Burundian president seeking third term
BUJUMBURA (Reuters) – Burundian police shot dead two protesters and wounded at least one other on Sunday, the Red Cross said, in demonstrations against the president seeking a third term which critics say would violate a constitutional limit of two ter…
Russia’s Putin says taking Crimea righted historical injustice
MOSCOW (Reuters) – Russian President Vladimir Putin said Moscow’s seizure of Crimea righted a historical injustice, according to news agency reports on Sunday citing a new documentary film.
Car bombs, suicide attack kill at least 22 in Iraq
BAGHDAD (Reuters) – At least 22 people were killed in explosions across Iraq on Sunday, including a suicide car bomb attack on a military post in western Anbar province, police and medical sources said.
Pleas for mercy rain on Indonesia’s president as executions near
CILACAP, Indonesia (Reuters) – Relatives of several convicts on death row in Indonesia made emotional last-ditch appeals for mercy on Sunday, adding their voices to foreign governments and the head of the United Nations who called for the group of nine…
Somalia’s al Shabaab kills three officials, former lawmaker in Mogadishu
MOGADISHU (Reuters) – Somalia’s al Shabaab militants killed two city council officials, a former parliamentarian and a senior prison officer in Mogadishu, police and the rebel group said on Sunday.
South Africa says committed to good relations with Nigeria after diplomats recalled
JOHANNESBURG (Reuters) – South Africa remains committed to maintaining friendly relations with Nigeria after Abuja recalled its ambassador to Pretoria in the wake of attacks on immigrants, the department of international relations said on Sunday.
Philippines calls on ASEAN to urge China to halt land reclamation
KUALA LUMPUR (Reuters) – The Philippines called on its Southeast Asian neighbors to unite in urging China to halt reclamation of land in the South China Sea, but the call failed to raise widespread support ahead of a regional summit.
Ukrainian-born Blavatnik tops UK rich list, Queen falls out of top 300
LONDON (Reuters) – Ukrainian-born billionaire Len Blavatnik has become Britain’s wealthiest man, a “rich list” published annually by The Sunday Times newspaper showed on Sunday, but Queen Elizabeth slipped down the rankings despite her net worth growin…
