Cattle herders kill 82 in Christian village in central Nigeria
ABUJA, Mar 17 (Reuters) – Cattle herders killed 82 people and wounded 25 in a village in central Nigeria over grazing rights, police said on Tuesday, less than two weeks before a national election in which political and ethnic tensions are running high…
U.S. conducts air strikes in Syria and Iraq against Islamic State
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The United States conducted seven air strikes against Islamic State targets in Syria and 12 strikes along with coalition members in Iraq, the U.S. military said on Tuesday.
Egypt tightening visa rule for individual visitors
CAIRO (Reuters) – Egypt is tightening rules for visas by requiring individual visitors to obtain them at embassies instead of on arrival at Egyptian airports, the Foreign Ministry said on Tuesday, a move that may make it harder to revive the tourism in…
Iran, U.S. line up technical options as push for deal intensifies
LAUSANNE, Switzerland (Reuters) – Iran and major world powers have been making headway in identifying technical options for a historic nuclear deal as an end-March deadline nears but difficult issues must still be addressed, U.S. and Iranian officials …
Rescue teams reach cyclone-hit Vanuatu islands, official toll lowered
TANNA, Vanuatu (Reuters) – Residents of the southern Vanuatu island of Tanna said they were running out of food and basic supplies on Tuesday, after a huge cyclone tore across the South Pacific nation wreaking widespread devastation but not the heavy d…
Cash-strapped Palestinian gov’t adopts emergency budget
RAMALLAH, West Bank (Reuters) – Gripped by financial crisis, the Palestinian government said on Tuesday it was putting an emergency budget in place for 2015 due to the absence of pledged international aid and Israel withholding its tax revenues.
Foreigners train Nigerian troops as “final onslaught” hits Boko Haram
LONDON (Reuters) – Foreign private security personnel from South Africa, Russia and South Korea are on the ground in northeast Nigeria to train Nigerian troops and are not engaged in frontline combat against Boko Haram, the government said on Tuesday.
Slain U.S. blogger’s father unhappy over pace of Bangladesh investigation
DHAKA (Reuters) – The father of a U.S. blogger who was killed by machete-armed attackers while on a visit to Bangladesh complained on Tuesday about the pace of the investigation as criticism over perceived police inaction grew.
Germany to boost mid-term defense spending
BERLIN (Reuters) – Germany plans to boost its defense budget by 6.2 percent over the next five years in response to growing global instability, government sources said on Tuesday.
Tunisia dismantles jihadi recruiting cell for Libya
TUNIS (Reuters) – Tunisia said on Tuesday it had dismantled a recruiting cell sending jihadis to fight in Libya and arrested dozens in part of tighter security and border controls to counter Islamist militants.
