Gunmen kill 15 in Nigeria during tense election
ABUJA (Reuters) – Gunmen killed at least 15 people including an opposition politician near polling stations in northeast Nigeria on Saturday, casting an ominous shadow over the closest electoral contest since the end of military rule in 1999.
Police fire tear gas on crowd during Sierra Leone Ebola lockdown
FREETOWN (Reuters) – Police fired tear gas at an angry crowd fighting over food supplies in Sierra Leone on Saturday, while other residents defied a three-day national lockdown that the government hopes will accelerate the end of the Ebola epidemic.
EU’s Juncker postpones Kiev visit due to kidney stones
BRUSSELS (Reuters) – European Commission President Jean-Claude Juncker has postponed plans to visit Kiev on Monday because he needs to receive treatment for kidney stones.
U.S., allies target Islamic State in Tikrit, other Iraqi cities
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – U.S. and coalition forces conducted 18 air strikes against Islamic State fighters in Iraq during a 24-hour period, with eight strikes near militant-held Tikrit, the U.S. military said on Saturday.
Islamist groups seize Syrian city Idlib for first time
BEIRUT (Reuters) – Islamist groups including al Qaeda’s Nusra Front have seized the city of Idlib for the first time in Syria’s civil war, fighters and a monitoring group said on Saturday.
Crash pilot was psychiatric patient, planned big gesture: paper
BERLIN (Reuters) – The co-pilot suspected of deliberately crashing an airliner, killing 150 people, had told his girlfriend he was planning a spectacular gesture so “everyone will know my name”, a German daily said on Saturday.
Fourth French citizen dies of Tunisia attack wounds
PARIS (Reuters) – A fourth French national has died of her wounds following the March 18 attack on Tunisia’s national museum, the French president’s office said in a statement on Saturday.
America Movil may not face tougher regulation without asset sale: regulator
MEXICO CITY (Reuters) – Mexico’s telecom regulator will not necessarily impose tougher rules against billionaire Carlos Slim’s America Movil if it does not go ahead with a plan to sell off assets, the head of the regulatory agency said in an interview …
Police fire tear gas on crowd during Sierra Leone Ebola lockdown
FREETOWN (Reuters) – Police fired tear gas at an angry crowd in Sierra Leone on Saturday after they threw stones at officials during a three-day national lockdown that the government hopes will accelerate the end of the Ebola epidemic, residents said.
Libya’s Tripoli parliament says troops pull back from major oil ports: lawmaker
TRIPOLI (Reuters) – A rival Libyan parliament based in the capital Tripoli has ordered the withdrawal of troops loyal to it from frontlines near Libya’s biggest oil ports, a senior lawmaker said on Saturday.
