Namibia’s ruling party seen winning Africa’s first electronic vote
WINDHOEK (Reuters) – Namibians voted on Friday in Africa’s first electronic election that is expected see the SWAPO party to extend its 24-year rule as people in the mineral-rich country seek stability in the face of a global commodities downturn.
Offer Israeli Arabs money to move to Palestinian state: Lieberman
JERUSALEM (Reuters) – Israeli Foreign Minister Avigdor Lieberman proposed on Friday that Arab citizens of Israel be offered financial incentives to leave the country and relocate to a future Palestinian state.
German support for sanctions on Russia rise, poll finds
BERLIN (Reuters) – The number of Germans supporting European Union economic sanctions against Russia over the Ukraine crisis has risen in the last month and a large majority supports Chancellor Angela Merkel’s toughening stance, a poll on Friday found….
Abu Dhabi crown prince in Qatar to seal reconciliation before summit
DUBAI (Reuters) – Abu Dhabi’s crown prince paid a brief visit to Qatar on Friday, official media said, to cement reconciliation between the two Gulf Arab states before a regional summit they are to hold in Doha next month.
Struggle over Libya’s oil risks breaking up country: rival PM
TRIPOLI (Reuters) – Libya’s self-proclaimed prime minister has warned that attempts by a rival government in the east to assert control over the oil industry could escalate the political conflict dividing the OPEC member state and force it to break in …
Jail term of over four years sought for German Islamic State suspect
FRANKFURT (Reuters) – A state prosecutor on Friday demanded a prison term of over four years for a 20-year-old German man accused of fighting with Islamic State insurgents in Syria, in the first trial of its kind in Germany.
Cameroon frees Central African rebel chief Miskine for hostages
BANGUI (Reuters) – Cameroonian authorities have freed a rebel leader from Central African Republic two days after a group of 26 hostages including a Polish Catholic priest were released by his faction, a spokesman for rebel group FDPC said on Friday.
India says no contact with 39 men held by Islamic State in Iraq
NEW DELHI (Reuters) – India has had no contact with 39 men missing in Iraq since June, but believes them to be alive, the foreign minister said on Friday, distancing herself from a report that suggested they had been killed by Islamic State militants.
Japan military chief urges early ‘crisis management’ pact with China
TOKYO (Reuters) – Japan’s highest-ranking military officer on Friday urged an early start to a “crisis management” mechanism with China amid conflicting claims to a group of tiny East China Sea islands.
NATO unconcerned by Russian warships in English Channel
MOSCOW (Reuters) – A squadron of Russian warships entered the English Channel on Friday but a NATO official dismissed a Russian media report that they were there to conduct military exercises.
