Congo presidential election set for November 27, 2016: commission
KINSHASA (Reuters) – Democratic Republic of Congo’s election commission has set Nov. 27, 2016, for presidential and legislative elections, an official said on Thursday, satisfying a key demand of the political opposition and international donors.
Boehner to push for ‘strong, robust’ Islamic State war plan
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – U.S. House of Representatives Speaker John Boehner said on Thursday Republicans in Congress will make the case for a “strong, robust” authorization for President Barack Obama’s military campaign against Islamic State.
Zambia police arrest chief prosecutor over corruption accusations
LUSAKA (Reuters) – Zambia’s chief prosecutor was arrested on Thursday over corruption accusations, police said, in the first high profile case since new President Edgar Lungu was elected promising to end graft.
Pelosi says Obama war powers plan will be difficult to pass
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – U.S. House of Representatives Democratic leader Nancy Pelosi said on Thursday it will be difficult for Congress to pass President Barack Obama’s new proposal to use military force against Islamic State militants.
U.S. official says raised concerns with China about new cyber rules
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The U.S. government has raised concerns with China over planned cybersecurity rules that would hurt foreign companies’ access to information technology markets, a senior U.S. official said on Thursday.
Suspected suicide bomber kills ‘many’ in Nigeria’s Borno state
BAUCHI, Nigeria (Reuters) – A suspected female suicide bomber blew herself up in a market in the town of Biu in Nigeria’s northeast Borno state on Thursday, witnesses and a community leader said.
U.N. Security Council ups pressure on Islamic State financing
UNITED NATIONS (Reuters) – The United Nations Security Council on Thursday banned all trade in antiquities from war-torn Syria, threatened sanctions on anyone buying oil from Islamic State and al Qaeda-linked Nusra Front militants and urged states to s…
German police sent to Serbia-Hungary border to stem Kosovo exodus
BERLIN (Reuters) – Germany said on Thursday it was sending 20 police officers to the border between Hungary and Serbia to help control a surge in the number of asylum seekers heading into the European Union and ultimately to Germany with its generous w…
France, Egypt agree Rafale, military hardware deal: source
PARIS (Reuters) – France and Egypt have agreed a deal worth more than 5 billion euros ($5.7 billion) for the sale of Dassault Aviation-built Rafale fighter jets, a naval frigate and missiles, a French source close to the matter said on Thursday.
BW Offshore says five killed in Brazil explosion were its workers
OSLO (Reuters) – All five people killed in an explosion aboard a BW Offshore oil and gas production vessel in Brazil were the company’s employees, a spokesman said on Thursday.
