Chadian soldiers arrive in Cameroon to battle Boko Haram
YAOUNDE (Reuters) – A contingent of soldiers from Chad has arrived in northern Cameroon where it will deploy to the Nigerian border as part of efforts to contain the Boko Haram insurgency, a spokesman for Cameroon’s defense ministry said on Sunday.
Three months of fighting in Libya’s Benghazi kills 600, say medics
BENGHAZI, Libya (Reuters) – About 600 people have been killed in three months of heavy fighting between Libyan pro-government forces and Islamist groups in Libya’s second-largest city Benghazi, medical staff said on Sunday.
Ex-spy chief says outdated UK anti-terrorism laws are not fit for purpose
LONDON (Reuters) – Britain’s ability to prevent terrorist attacks is hampered by outdated laws that are “no longer fit for purpose”, a former MI5 chief said in an interview published on Sunday, as the government considers new powers to monitor the Inte…
Israel says cracks first local Islamic State cell
JERUSALEM (Reuters) – Israel said on Sunday it had cracked the first Islamic State cell on its soil, made up of seven Arab citizens who would be prosecuted on charges of planning attacks in the Jewish state and communicating with the insurgent group in…
Five Pakistani men held in Afghanistan over school massacre: officials
KABUL (Reuters) – Five Pakistani men have been arrested in Afghanistan in connection with the Taliban massacre of 134 school children in the Pakistani city of Peshawar last month, officials from both countries said on Sunday.
No respite in Bangladesh violence over polls as death toll rises to 27
DHAKA (Reuters) – An 18-year-old man died after unidentified attackers hurled fire bombs at the vehicle in which he was traveling early on Sunday in Southern Barisal, lifting to 27 the death toll from violence in Bangladesh’s deepening political crisis…
Niger police fire tear gas as opposition defies ban on protest
NIAMEY (Reuters) – Police in Niger fired tear gas to disperse hundreds of opposition supporters who gathered in the capital Niamey on Sunday in defiance of a ban on a demonstration against what they see as poor governance, witnesses said.
Pope says Mass for huge Manila crowd, appeals for suffering children
MANILA (Reuters) – Pope Francis said a huge open-air Mass for a rain-drenched crowd of millions in the Philippine capital on Sunday, after appealing to the world to “learn how to cry” over the plight of poor, hungry, homeless and abused children.
North Korean defector, subject of escape bestseller, changes his story
SEOUL (Reuters) – A North Korean defector, whose dramatic escape from a brutal prison camp was the subject of a bestselling book, has changed key parts of his story and on Sunday apologised for misleading people.
Loosening Beijing embrace, Sri Lanka reviews China projects
COLOMBO (Reuters) – Sri Lanka’s new government will review Chinese infrastructure projects awarded under the previous administration, a junior minister said, a move bound to please Indian and Western powers concerned about Beijing’s access in the islan…
