Central, West African leaders to meet over Boko Haram in April
ACCRA (Reuters) – Central and West African states will hold a summit next month to agree a common strategy to combat the Boko Haram insurgency, their leaders said on Wednesday.
Britain’s Prince Charles, Camilla wow other tourists on U.S. visit
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Britain’s Prince Charles wowed tourists, viewed monuments, addressed ocean pollution and got special gifts from the National Archives on Wednesday during his U.S. goodwill visit with his wife Camilla.
South Sudan warlord offers abducted boys sit exams: U.N. envoy
UNITED NATIONS (Reuters) – A South Sudanese warlord who abducted about 89 boys from their school has offered to let them return to finish exams as long as they are then given back to him to fight, United Nations global education envoy Gordon Brown said…
Downing of U.S. drone suggests Syria imposing red lines on air war
BEIRUT (Reuters) – After allowing the United States to use its air space to bomb Islamic State fighters for six months, the Syrian army appears to have imposed a “red line” by shooting down a U.S. drone over territory of critical importance to Damascus…
United Arab Emirates recalls envoy to Sweden
STOCKHOLM (Reuters) – The United Arab Emirates has recalled its ambassador to Sweden, a Swedish government source with knowledge of the matter said on Wednesday, a week after Saudi Arabia took the same step.
U.S. drone strike killed al Shabaab leader Garaar in Somalia: Pentagon
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – A U.S. drone strike in southern Somalia has killed Adnan Garaar, an al Shabaab leader believed to be the mastermind of a 2013 attack on a Nairobi shopping mall that killed 67 people, the Pentagon said on Wednesday.
Congo orders expulsion of four foreign activists
KINSHASA (Reuters) – Democratic Republic of Congo on Wednesday ordered the immediate expulsion of four foreign pro-democracy activists detained at the weekend during a news conference and criticized the United States for supporting the event.
Congo orders expulsion of four foreign activists
KINSHASA (Reuters) – Democratic Republic of Congo on Wednesday ordered the immediate expulsion of four foreign pro-democracy activists detained at the weekend during a news conference and criticized the United States for supporting the event.
Islamic State militants kill 10 pro-Tripoli fighters in central Libya
TRIPOLI/MISRATA, Libya (Reuters) – Ten fighters loyal to the self-proclaimed government that controls Tripoli were killed by Islamic State militants in central Libya on Wednesday, as the Islamists spread their reach in the divided country.
Rousseff declares war on corruption in midst of Petrobras scandal
BRASILIA (Reuters) – Brazilian President Dilma Rousseff launched an anti-corruption offensive on Wednesday to counter rising discontent over a kickback scandal engulfing state-run oil company Petrobras that has implicated her allies and undermined her …
