Canada says it will bomb Islamic State ‘safe havens’ in Syria
OTTAWA (Reuters) – Canada will expand its military mission against Islamic State by launching air strikes against the militants’ safe havens in Syria as well as Iraq, Prime Minister Stephen Harper said on Tuesday.
Obama slows withdrawal of U.S. troops in Afghanistan
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – President Barack Obama on Tuesday granted Afghan requests to slow the drawdown of U.S. troops from Afghanistan and said he would maintain a force of 9,800 through the end of 2015 while sticking to a 2017 exit plan.
U.N. ramps up threat to sanction South Sudan’s senior leaders
UNITED NATIONS (Reuters) – The United Nations Security Council on Tuesday threatened sanctions against “senior individuals” in South Sudan for actions or policies that jeopardize security and stability after the war-torn country’s leaders failed to agr…
Tunisia’s Bardo museum in symbolic reopening and march after attacks
TUNIS (Reuters) – Tunisia’s Bardo museum held a ceremonial reopening on Tuesday a week after gunmen claiming alliance with Islamic State killed 20 foreign tourists in an attack aimed at wrecking the country’s vital tourism industry.
Boko Haram kidnapped hundreds in northern Nigeria town: residents
DAMASAK, Nigeria (Reuters) – Boko Haram militants have kidnapped more than 400 women and children from the northern Nigerian town of Damasak that was freed this month by troops from Niger and Chad, residents said on Tuesday.
Nigeria court bars military from deploying around polling stations: lawyer
LAGOS/ABUJA (Reuters) – The Nigerian federal high court in Lagos has barred the military from deploying around polling stations during March 28 national elections, the lawyer for the parliamentarian who brought the case said on Tuesday.
U.S. to keep 9,800 troops in Afghanistan through end 2015: White House
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The United States will maintain its current 9,800 troops in Afghanistan through the end of 2015, the White House said in a statement on Tuesday after President Barack Obama met with Afghan President Ashraf Ghani.
French builder Vinci to sue over claims of forced labor in Qatar
PARIS (Reuters) – French construction giant Vinci vigorously denied allegations it had violated the rights of migrant workers helping to build stadiums for the 2022 World Cup in Qatar and said it would sue the human rights group Sherpa over its claims….
Child brides take Zimbabwe government to court over marriage laws
LONDON (Thomson Reuters Foundation) – Two former child brides have taken Zimbabwe’s government to court in a ground-breaking bid to get child marriages declared illegal and unconstitutional.
Congolese hospital sees rise in rape of girls as young as 18 months
LONDON (Thomson Reuters Foundation) – Girls as young as 18 months are being raped and left with horrific injuries in eastern Congo after being stolen from their homes at night, a charity said on Tuesday.
