Nigerian forces retake border town of Baga from Boko Haram
BAUCHI, Nigeria/NIAMEY, Niger (Reuters) – Nigerian forces backed by air strikes seized the northeastern border town of Baga from Islamist group Boko Haram on Saturday, the military said, a significant victory in an offensive against an insurgency affec…
Kerry warns on viability of Palestinian Authority if Israel blocks funds
LONDON (Reuters) – U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry on Saturday expressed concern about the viability of the Palestinian Authority if it does not soon receive tax revenue which has been withheld by Israel.
Top U.N. climate official to miss key meeting due to sex harassment complaint: TRFN
NEW DELHI (Thomson Reuters Foundation) – A top United Nations climate official, Rajendra Pachauri, has pulled out of a high-level meeting in Kenya next week, a spokesman said on Saturday, as Indian police investigate a sexual harassment complaint again…
Haiti holds official funeral for victims of Carnival tragedy
PORT-AU-PRINCE (Reuters) – Haiti’s president and prime minister attended a rare official funeral on Saturday for the victims of a Carnival stampede that killed 17 people earlier this week, accompanying relatives of the dead and hundreds of other mourne…
Norway’s Muslims form protective human ring around synagogue
OSLO (Reuters) – More than 1000 Muslims formed a human shield around Oslo’s synagogue on Saturday, offering symbolic protection for the city’s Jewish community and condemning an attack on a synagogue in neighboring Denmark last weekend.
Yemen’s ousted president Hadi calls for Houthis to quit capital
SANAA (Reuters) – Yemen’s ousted president Abd-Rabbu Mansour Hadi called on the Houthi militia which overran Sanaa in September to quit the city, in a statement read out by al-Jazeera news channel, his first since escaping house arrest and fleeing to A…
Argentine president lashes out at judiciary over big protest march
BUENOS AIRES (Reuters) – Argentine President Cristina Fernandez accused the judiciary on Saturday of launching a political battle after state lawyers organized a march to demand justice for a dead prosecutor who had been investigating her.
U.S. weighs slowing Afghan withdrawal to ensure ‘progress sticks’: Carter
KABUL (Reuters) – The United States is considering slowing a planned withdrawal of U.S. troops from Afghanistan to ensure that “progress sticks” after more than a decade of war, new Defense Secretary Ash Carter said during an unannounced visit to Kabul…
Ireland’s Fine Gael considering coalition with Labour, independents: Noonan
CASTLEBAR, Ireland (Reuters) – Ireland’s governing Fine Gael party would consider forming a coalition with independents and its Labour party partners after elections next year, finance minister Michael Noonan said on Saturday.
Caracas mayor to appeal ‘unfounded’ charges, lawyer says
CARACAS (Reuters) – The mayor of Venezuela’s capital Caracas will fight charges of plotting violence against the socialist government, his lawyer said on Saturday, denouncing the accusations as baseless.
