Nigeria to keep February 14 presidential election date
ABUJA (Reuters) – Nigeria’s Council of State has decided to stick with Feb. 14 as the date for its presidential election, Imo state governor Rochas Okorocha said on Thursday, allaying concerns that the poll might be postponed.
Jordan releases leading al Qaeda mentor: security source
AMMAN (Reuters) – Jordanian authorities released an imprisoned spiritual leader linked to al Qaeda, Sheikh Abu Mohammad al-Maqdisi, on Thursday, a security source said.
UN urges more regional military coordination against Boko Haram
UNITED NATIONS (Reuters) – The United Nations Security Council urged West and Central African countries on Thursday to improve regional military coordination to more effectively combat Boko Haram militants in northern Nigeria.
U.N. envoy optimistic Somali parliament will approve new cabinet
UNITED NATIONS (Reuters) – The United Nations special envoy to Somalia is optimistic that the country’s parliament will approve the prime minister’s new cabinet next week, allowing preparations to begin for a new constitution and presidential elections…
U.N. chief names Bulgarian as new Mideast peace coordinator
UNITED NATIONS (Reuters) – U.N. Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon has appointed Nickolay Mladenov of Bulgaria to replace Robert Serry as his special coordinator for the Middle East peace process, a U.N. spokesman said on Thursday.
U.S.-led forces target Islamic State with 12 air strikes in Iraq, Syria: U.S. military
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – U.S.-led forces have launched nine air strikes in Iraq and three in Syria against Islamic State militants since Wednesday, the American military said on Thursday.
Amid rubble, Rio residents fight Olympics evictions
RIO DE JANEIRO (Reuters) – Street addresses jump in the Vila Autodromo favela: 39, 42, 48, 51.
Islamic State flags appear, then disappear, in Bosnian village
GORNJA MAOCA, Bosnia (Reuters) – Flags and emblems of Islamic State, pictured on Wednesday on houses in a Bosnian village, disappeared on Thursday under threat of action by police wary of the dangers posed by radical Islamists returning from Syria and …
U.S. defense chief voices fear of north-south NATO divide
BRUSSELS (Reuters) – U.S. Defense Secretary Chuck Hagel expressed concern on Thursday about a possible north-south divide in NATO and urged the alliance to tackle multiple security issues at once rather than focusing on only one.
U.N. wants 1,030 more peacekeepers for Central African Republic
UNITED NATIONS (Reuters) – United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon has asked the U.N. Security Council for 1,030 more peacekeepers for Central African Republic after the mission was left overstretched when infrastructure and senior officials neede…
