In Macau, casino titans join China reform wagon
HONG KONG (Reuters) – Leading China’s anti-corruption campaign, President Xi Jinping warned Macau last December that the world’s biggest gambling hub needs to be about more than baccarat. Now, the reform drive has new champions – the casino operators.
Iran’s Khamenei says could accept fair nuclear compromise
DUBAI/MUNICH (Reuters) – Iran’s supreme leader said on Sunday he could accept a compromise in nuclear talks and gave his strongest defense yet of President Hassan Rouhani’s decision to negotiate with the West, a policy opposed by powerful hardliners at…
British Muslims protest in London against Charlie Hebdo cartoons
LONDON (Reuters) – At least 1,000 British Muslims protested in central London on Sunday against what they called “insulting depictions” of the Prophet Mohammad by French newspaper Charlie Hebdo.
Nigerian opposition candidate urges calm after election postponement
ABUJA (Reuters) – Nigerian opposition presidential candidate Muhammadu Buhari called for calm in the country and cautioned against any violence following the election postponement, which he said was engineered by the ruling People’s Democratic Party.
France holds six in suspected terrorism ring: interior minister
PARIS (Reuters) – Six individuals suspected of belonging to a terrorist network were arrested in southern France on Sunday, the French interior minister said.
Strike closes Hariga oil port, Libya’s last onshore export terminal
BENGHAZI, Libya (Reuters) – A strike by security guards has closed Libya’s eastern oil port of Hariga, the country’s last functioning export port apart from two offshore fields, a port official said on Sunday.
Niger army repels fresh Boko Haram attack on border town
DIFFA, Niger (Reuters) – Niger’s army repelled the second attack in three days by Boko Haram on the border town of Diffa on Sunday, a day before its parliament votes on whether to join a regional offensive against the Nigerian Islamist group.
Man shot dead by police in Tunisia protest: witnesses
TUNIS (Reuters) – A man was shot dead on Sunday in clashes between demonstrators and security forces in the southern Tunisian town of Dhiba, near the border with Libya, during a protest over the economy, witnesses said.
U.S. delivers arms to Lebanon, says fighting ‘same enemy’
BEIRUT (Reuters) – The United States delivered more than $25 million worth of military aid including heavy artillery to the Lebanese army on Sunday to help it fight jihadist groups which have repeatedly battled with security forces near the Syrian bord…
Rival group to Germany’s PEGIDA draws just 500 at first rally
BERLIN (Reuters) – A new German movement that broke away from the anti-Muslim PEGIDA group drew just 500 people to its first rally in the city of Dresden on Sunday, highlighting the obstacles they face in winning further support and making a national i…
