Boko Haram releases about 190 people in Nigeria’s Yobe state
BAUCHI, Nigeria (Reuters) – Nigerian Sunni jihadist group Boko Haram released about 190 captives, who returned to their community in the northeast state of Yobe between Friday and Saturday, while other people were still being held, local and state offi…
Thousands of Palestinians protest Charlie Hebdo Mohammad cartoon
RAMALLAH, West Bank (Reuters) – Thousands of Palestinians rallied in the occupied West Bank on Saturday to protest against the publication of cartoons depicting the Prophet Mohammad in French satirical weekly Charlie Hebdo.
Pro-Russian rebels attack key port; Ukraine says at least 30 dead
KIEV (Reuters) – Pro-Russian rebels launched an offensive against the strategic port of Mariupol in eastern Ukraine on Saturday, prompting the European Union’s foreign policy chief to warn of a further “grave deterioration” in EU-Russian relations.
Obama, world leaders head to Saudi Arabia to offer condolences
RIYADH (Reuters) – U.S. President Barack Obama will visit Saudi Arabia on Tuesday to meet its new King Salman after the death of his predecessor Abdullah on Friday, testimony to Riyadh’s important role in energy markets and the fight against Islamist m…
Japan condemns apparent Islamic State execution, demands hostage release
TOKYO (Reuters) – Japan Prime Minister Shinzo Abe on Sunday called for the immediate release of a Japanese journalist held by Islamic State after a video surfaced claiming that a fellow Japanese captive had been executed.
Congo parliament says to drop controversial part of election law
KINSHASA (Reuters) – Democratic Republic of Congo’s lawmakers will remove part of an electoral reform bill the opposition says was aimed at keeping President Joseph Kabila in power, the head of the national assembly said on Saturday.
Lungu wins Zambia presidential election with 48.3 percent of vote
LUSAKA (Reuters) – Zambia’s ruling party candidate, Edgar Lungu, won the presidential election on Saturday with 48.3 percent of the vote, the Electoral Commission of Zambia said.
Volatile Libya resumes commercial flights to Europe
TRIPOLI (Reuters) – Commercial flights from Libya to mainland Europe resumed after more than six months on Saturday with a Libyan carrier taking off to Germany, the airline said.
Kosovo police fire teargas in anti-government protest
PRISTINA (Reuters) – Kosovo police fired teargas on Saturday evening to disperse thousands of protesters throwing stones at a government building in a demonstration called by ethnic Albanian opposition parties.
Spain arrests four in swoop of suspected militant cell in north Africa
MADRID (Reuters) – Police in Spain’s north African enclave of Ceuta arrested four men on Saturday suspected of belonging to a militant Islamist network that may have been planning an attack in Spain, the interior ministry said.
