Nigeria opposition protests presidential vote in oil state
PORT HARCOURT, Nigeria (Reuters) – Confusion and sporadic violence blighted Nigeria’s tensest presidential election since the end of army rule, with opposition supporters disputing results on Sunday from a turbulent southern state even before they were…
Tanzania president warns of rising religious tensions before referendum
DAR ES SALAAM (Reuters) – Tanzania’s president said tensions between Muslims and Christians were rising ahead of a constitutional referendum and elections and warned religious leaders against political meddling, saying this could stoke violence.
Fifth Kenyan minister steps aside to make way for graft probe
NAIROBI (Reuters) – A fifth Kenyan government minister vacated her post on Sunday, three days after President Uhuru Kenyatta said officials cited in a report by an anti-corruption watchdog should step aside pending investigation.
Afghan court sentences AP photojournalist’s killer to 20 years in jail
KABUL (Reuters) – An Afghan police officer who shot and killed a veteran Associated Press photographer during the country’s 2014 presidential election has been sentenced to 20 years in prison, a Supreme Court official told Reuters on Sunday.
Singapore stands still as nation bids farewell to founding father Lee
SINGAPORE (Reuters) – Grieving Singaporeans were joined by world leaders on Sunday to pay their final respects to the country’s first prime minister, Lee Kuan Yew, as the nation came to a near-halt to honor its “founding father”.
Germanwings crash co-pilot may have had detached retina: newspaper
BERLIN (Reuters) – The co-pilot suspected of crashing a passenger jet in the Alps may have been suffering from a detached retina but investigators are unsure whether his vision problems had physical or psychological causes, a German newspaper said on S…
Tens of thousands of Tunisians march after Bardo attack
TUNIS (Reuters) – Tens of thousands of Tunisians marched through the capital in a show of solidarity against Islamist militants on Sunday, hours after the government said its forces had killed nine members of a group suspected of carrying out this mont…
Hardline Mali rebel demands stall hopes for peace
DAKAR (Reuters) – Mediators in northern Mali’s conflict underestimated the radicalization of a new generation at the heart of a separatist movement, a misstep that left the peace process in tatters after rebels refused to sign a proposed deal.
U.S. allies strike 14 targets in Iraq, one in Syria
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Members of the U.S.-led coalition struck targets in Iraq and Syria overnight as part of the fight against Islamic State militants, according to a press release from the combined joint task force.
Arab summit agrees on unified military force for crises
SHARM EL-SHEIKH, Egypt (Reuters) – Arab leaders at a summit in Egypt announced the formation of a unified military force to counter growing security threats from Yemen to Libya, and as regional heavyweights Saudi Arabia and Iran engage in sectarian pro…
