Boko Haram seizes army base in northeast Nigeria
MAIDUGURI, Nigeria (Reuters) – Islamist militants have overrun an army base in the remote northeast Nigerian town of Baga, two security sources said on Sunday.
Weather frustrates AirAsia search divers, no ‘pings’ detected
PANGKALAN BUN/SURABAYA, Indonesia (Reuters) – Bad weather forced divers trying to identify sunken wreckage from a crashed AirAsia passenger jet to abort their mission on Sunday and Indonesian officials said they had not yet picked up any signals from t…
Turmoil in Eurosceptic AfD party could help Merkel
BERLIN (Reuters) – A battle for control of the German Eurosceptic upstart Alternative for Germany (AfD) exposed deep ideological rifts at the weekend within a party that has been stealing votes from Chancellor Angela Merkel’s conservatives.
China investigates Nanjing city chief for graft
SHANGHAI (Reuters) – China is investigating the Communist Party chief of the major eastern city of Nanjing, the country’s corruption watchdog said in a statement on Sunday, as the country’s corruption crackdown drags in a growing number of top official…
UK’s Cameron will move EU referendum forward if possible
LONDON (Reuters) – Prime Minister David Cameron said on Sunday he would like to bring forward a planned referendum on Britain’s membership of the European Union from 2017 if possible.
U.S., allies conduct air strikes in Syria, Iraq against Islamic State
(Reuters) – The United States and its allies conducted seven air strikes on Islamic State targets in Syria and Iraq, the Combined Joint Task Force said on Sunday.
Israel says arrests Islamic State-linked Palestinians in West Bank
JERUSALEM (Reuters) – Israeli forces have detained three Islamic State-inspired militants in the occupied West Bank, the first known Palestinian cell linked to the Syria- and Iraq-based insurgent group, the Shin Bet internal security service said on Su…
Six U.N. peacekeepers wounded by roadside bomb in north Mali
BAMAKO (Reuters) – At least six United Nations peacekeepers were wounded when their vehicle hit a roadside bomb in northern Mali on Sunday, the U.N. mission in Mali said.
Libyan war planes attack country’s biggest steel plant in Misrata
TRIPOLI (Reuters) – Forces loyal to Libya’s internationally recognized government on Sunday launched air strikes on the country’s biggest steel plant at Misrata, officials said, hitting the western city allied to a rival group for a second consecutive …
Rouhani urges end to Iran’s isolation
DUBAI (Reuters) – Iranian President Hassan Rouhani called for curbs on the state’s involvement in business and an end to Tehran’s international isolation on Sunday to help rescue an economy hurt by sanctions, corruption and mismanagement.
