Militants attack two north Nigerian cities, fire on air force jet: witnesses
DAMATURU/MAIDUGURI, Nigeria (Reuters) – Islamist militants attacked two northern Nigerian state capitals on Monday, hitting a police post and setting of explosions in a market that killed at least five people, witnesses said.
Netanyahu says Israel could be headed to early election
JERUSALEM (Reuters) – Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, enmeshed in a cabinet crisis, said on Monday he would call an early national election unless rebellious ministers stopped attacking government policies.
Myanmar’s garment workers join forces amid lure of city jobs
YANGON (Thomson Reuters Foundation) – When Aye Cho Khine left her family in a farming town in central Myanmar for work and better pay in the city of Yangon 16 years ago, she felt lost and bewildered.
Ukraine says Russian special forces involved in attacks on airport in east
KIEV (Reuters) – The Ukrainian military accused Russian special forces on Monday of taking part in attacks on the strategically important Donetsk airport in eastern Ukraine, where fighting has intensified in recent days despite a September ceasefire de…
U.S. close to deal with Turkey over Islamic State mission: WSJ
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The United States and Turkey are closing in on a deal that will allow the U.S. military and allied forces to use Turkish air bases in their campaign against Islamic State militants in Syria, the Wall Street Journal reported on Mo…
WFP suspends food aid for 1.7 million Syrian refugees
GENEVA (Reuters) – A lack of funds has forced the U.N. World Food Programme to stop providing food vouchers for 1.7 million Syrian refugees in Jordan, Lebanon, Turkey, Iraq and Egypt, the agency said on Monday.
Maoist rebels kill 13 police in east Indian ambush
NEW DELHI (Reuters) – Maoist guerrillas ambushed a paramilitary patrol in eastern India on Monday, killing 13 policemen in the biggest rebel attack this year, a state police officer said.
China probes senior official from securities regulator for graft
BEIJING (Reuters) – China’s securities regulator said on Monday that its director in charge of a department to protect investors is being investigated for graft, the latest target in China’s aggressive anti-corruption drive.
Moldova set to press on with pro-Europe course after election
CHISINAU (Reuters) – Moldova’s pro-Europe parties appeared certain on Monday of being able to form a new coalition to press on with a drive toward the European mainstream after weekend elections, although the pro-Moscow Socialist Party took first place…
MH17 wreckage to be reassembled in Netherlands for investigation
AMSTERDAM (Reuters) – Wreckage of Malaysia Airlines flight MH17 recovered from its crash site in eastern Ukraine will be reassembled for an investigation at a military base in the Netherlands, Dutch authorities said on Monday.
