Suspected suicide bomber kills ‘many’ in Nigeria’s Borno state
BAUCHI, Nigeria (Reuters) – A suspected female suicide bomber blew herself up in a market in the town of Biu in Nigeria’s northeast Borno state on Thursday, witnesses and a community leader said.
U.N. Security Council ups pressure on Islamic State financing
UNITED NATIONS (Reuters) – The United Nations Security Council on Thursday banned all trade in antiquities from war-torn Syria, threatened sanctions on anyone buying oil from Islamic State and al Qaeda-linked Nusra Front militants and urged states to s…
German police sent to Serbia-Hungary border to stem Kosovo exodus
BERLIN (Reuters) – Germany said on Thursday it was sending 20 police officers to the border between Hungary and Serbia to help control a surge in the number of asylum seekers heading into the European Union and ultimately to Germany with its generous w…
France, Egypt agree Rafale, military hardware deal: source
PARIS (Reuters) – France and Egypt have agreed a deal worth more than 5 billion euros ($5.7 billion) for the sale of Dassault Aviation-built Rafale fighter jets, a naval frigate and missiles, a French source close to the matter said on Thursday.
BW Offshore says five killed in Brazil explosion were its workers
OSLO (Reuters) – All five people killed in an explosion aboard a BW Offshore oil and gas production vessel in Brazil were the company’s employees, a spokesman said on Thursday.
Ethiopian capital expands airport, plans new hub to meet growth
ADDIS ABABA (Reuters) – Ethiopia will complete expansion work on the capital’s airport in 2018 to triple the number of passengers it handles from 7 million a year now and will soon pick a site for a new hub to deal with 10 times the number in future, a…
China offers to mediate in stalled Afghan Taliban peace talks
ISLAMABAD (Reuters) – China offered on Thursday to mediate in stalled efforts to engage the Afghan Taliban in peace negotiations, reflecting its desire to play a more active role in a region it sees as part of its sphere of influence.
Labor’s lost Green voters could tip UK election to Conservatives
BRIGHTON, England (Reuters) – Britain’s resurgent Greens are threatening the Labor Party’s hopes for election victory in May even though the leftist environmentalists will probably capture no new parliamentary seats and could even lose the only one the…
Al Qaeda fighters seize Yemen army base, U.N. warns of civil war
ADEN, Yemen (Reuters) – Al Qaeda-linked fighters seized a large army base in a dawn attack in southern Yemen on Thursday, militants and residents said, hours after the United Nations warned that the country was on the brink of civil war.
Toxic orange cloud spreads after chemical blast near Barcelona
MADRID (Reuters) – Three people were injured in an explosion at a chemical plant in northern Spain on Thursday and authorities advised residents of several small towns near Barcelona to stay indoors as a large toxic cloud spread over the area.
