Germany says new security strategy will respond to Russia
BERLIN (Reuters) – Germany will overhaul its security strategy in coming years in response to Russian attempts to use “power politics and military force” to assert its interests, Defense Minister Ursula von der Leyen said on Tuesday.
Multiple blast hits northeast Nigerian town of Biu
MAIDUGURI, Nigeria (Reuters) – At least three explosions struck a military checkpoint in the northeast Nigerian town of Biu on Tuesday, witnesses and a security source said.
Remittances to developing nations to hit $500 billion in 2015: U.N. official
ROME (Thomson Reuters Foundation) – An estimated 230 million migrants will send $500 billion in remittances to developing countries in 2015, a flow of capital expected to do more to reduce poverty than all development aid combined, a senior official of…
Record flow of migrants likely this year: EU border chief
WARSAW (Reuters) – A record number of migrants look set to flow into Europe this year, with human traffickers becoming increasingly aggressive as they take advantage of chaos in Africa and the Middle East, the EU borders chief said.
Russian court upholds suspended sentence for Kremlin critic Navalny: Ifax
MOSCOW (Reuters) – A Russian court on Tuesday confirmed a suspended three-and-a-half-year sentence for Kremlin critic Alexei Navalny, Interfax reported, during an appeal in a theft case that the opposition blogger has called politically motivated.
Thousands march to support Niger army after Boko Haram attacks
NIAMEY (Reuters) – Tens of thousands of people marched through Niger’s capital Niamey on Tuesday to support the country’s military following a series of attacks along the border with Nigeria carried out by Boko Haram militants.
Bahrain launches criminal investigation against main opposition group
MANAMA (Reuters) – Bahrain has opened a criminal investigation of the country’s main opposition group, the Interior Ministry said on Tuesday, accusing the al-Wefaq group of trying to undermine national security.
Jobless and desperate, Egyptians risk all in perilous Libya
AL-OUR, Egypt (Reuters) – Facing grim economic prospects at home, desperate young Egyptians are seeking jobs in Libya – a country sliding into lawlessness where armed groups battle for control and dozens of their compatriots have been kidnapped.
Nigeria’s Obasanjo quits ruling PDP in blow to Jonathan
LAGOS (Reuters) – Former Nigerian President Olusegun Obasanjo has quit the ruling People’s Democratic Party (PDP) that he helped found, in a blow to President Goodluck Jonathan six weeks before an election.
Two shot in first ever attack on Red Cross in Myanmar: witness
KUNLONG, Myanmar (Reuters) – Unknown attackers shot and wounded two people on Tuesday in the first ever assault on a Red Cross convoy in Myanmar where battles have raged in the northeast between government soldiers and ethnic insurgents over two weeks,…
