Nigerian court leaves challenger Buhari free to run in presidential race
ABUJA (Reuters) – A Nigerian court on Wednesday effectively blocked an attempt to bar the main opposition candidate from running in what looks set to be the closest presidential race since military rule ended in 1999.
Ghani: Islamic State ‘terrible threat’ to western, central Asia
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Afghan President Ashraf Ghani told U.S. lawmakers on Wednesday that Islamic State and its allies pose a “terrible threat” to the countries of western and central Asia.
Chad court convicts Habre-era security officials of war crimes, torture
N’DJAMENA (Reuters) – A court in Chad on Wednesday found 20 current and former security agents who served under ousted ruler Hissene Habre guilty of atrocities committed during his rule in the 1980s, including war crimes and torture.
Turkish military says clashes with Kurdish militants in southeast
ISTANBUL (Reuters) – The Turkish military exchanged fire with Kurdish rebels in southeast Turkey on Wednesday in a rare violation of a two-year old ceasefire, part of a peace process between the militants and Ankara.
Italy court ruling on Amanda Knox delayed until Friday
ROME (Reuters) – Italy’s highest court will not rule until Friday on whether to uphold the conviction of American Amanda Knox and her Italian ex-boyfriend for the murder of British student Meredith Kercher, a court official said.
UK’s Cameron rejects charge he’s become lame duck by nixing third term
LONDON (Reuters) – British Prime Minister David Cameron used his final debate in parliament before a tight national election to deny he had become a lame duck leader, emphasizing instead an economic record he hopes will overcome stagnant opinion polls….
Sri Lankan president seeks to mend ties with China after port suspension
COLOMBO (Reuters) – Sri Lanka’s President Maithripala Sirisena headed to Beijing on Wednesday seeking to end a stalemate over China’s biggest investment project in the island which his administration has suspended over allegations of wrongdoing.
Former top Mubarak-era official freed from jail: Egyptian state news agency
CAIRO (Reuters) – A former interior minister under Egypt’s ousted leader Hosni Mubarak was freed from jail on Wednesday after being cleared of graft charges, the state news agency reported, the latest senior official of the old regime to be released.
Liberian ex-president must serve out sentence in Britain: court
AMSTERDAM (Reuters) – Judges at an international court in The Hague on Wednesday denied former Liberian President Charles Taylor’s request to serve out the remainder of his 50-year jail sentence in Rwanda.
Six killed in suicide bomb near Afghan presidential palace
KABUL (Reuters) – Six people were killed and more than 30 wounded in a suicide bombing in Kabul on Wednesday that struck close to the presidential palace in the heart of the Afghan capital, the Interior Ministry said.
