Somalia seeks to drive militants from southern valley bases: PM
NAIROBI (Reuters) – Somali and African forces aim to drive al Shabaab Islamist militants out of one of the last major tracts of territory in southern Somalia that the group still holds and which it uses to launch attacks, the Somali prime minister said…
Indonesia hopes to announce execution date for 10 drug convicts ‘soon’
JAKARTA (Reuters) – Indonesian authorities said on Thursday they hoped to announce soon the date of the execution of a group of drug convicts after the highest court rejected the final appeals of all but one.
Rebel seizure of Syrian border post hits exporters across region
AMMAN (Reuters) – Syrian rebels’ seizure of the main frontier crossing with Jordan has dealt a heavy blow to the Damascus government’s efforts to revive a once thriving export trade crippled by civil war, and is also hurting businesses across the regio…
British boy charged with inciting Australian ANZAC day attack
LONDON (Reuters) – A 14-year-old British boy is to be charged with inciting a terrorism attack on an ANZAC Day parade in Australia, thousands of miles from his home, Britain’s Crown Prosecution Service (CPS) said on Thursday.
Thousands gather to remember the fallen at Gallipoli centenary
GALLIPOLI PENINSULA, Turkey (Reuters) – Thousands of Australians, New Zealanders and Turks gathered on Turkey’s Gallipoli peninsula on Thursday ahead of the 100th anniversary of one of the bloodiest battles of World War One.
Guinea security forces clash with protesters, one dead
CONAKRY (Reuters) – Guinean security forces clashed with anti-government protesters in the opposition stronghold of Labe on Thursday, beating one man to death, the government said.
Russian defense ministry says U.S. troops in east Ukraine: Interfax
MOSCOW (Reuters) – U.S. troops are in the conflict zone in eastern Ukraine and are training Ukrainian forces, Interfax news agency quoted a spokesman for Russia’s Defense Ministry as saying on Thursday.
Nigerian rights group calls for ICC probe of Zulu king
ABUJA (Reuters) – A Nigerian group called for the International Criminal Court (ICC) on Thursday to investigate Zulu King Goodwill Zwelithini for “hate speech” blamed for a wave of violence against immigrants in South Africa.
Kuwait deports political activist to Saudi Arabia: local media
KUWAIT (Reuters) – Kuwait has deported a prominent activist to Saudi Arabia after withdrawing his Kuwaiti citizenship last year, local media reported, a move he and other opposition figures said was politically motivated.
Angolan police say 22 killed in clashes with religious sect
LUANDA (Reuters) – Nine Angolan policemen and 13 members of a millenarian Christian sect have been killed in clashes in the last week in the central Huambo province, police said, in violence local officials say is being stoked by the main opposition UN…
