Afghanistan’s Abdullah urges calm on Massoud anniversary amid election deadlock
KABUL (Reuters) – Afghan presidential contender Abdullah Abdullah urged his supporters to avoid violence on Tuesday’s anniversary of the assassination of Ahmad Shah Massoud, as a bitter feud with his rival over a disputed election showed no sign of res…
Bosnia mourns five coal miners killed by earthquake
ZENICA Bosnia (Reuters) – Thousands of Bosnians paid their last respects on Monday to five miners killed after an earthquake triggered a collapse at the Raspotocje mine and trapped 34 miners 500 meters below the surface.
London’s Luton Airport terminal evacuated after suspicious item found
LONDON (Reuters) – The terminal building at Britain’s Luton Airport, north of London, has been evacuated after a suspicious item was found, the police and airport said on Monday.
Nigeria says retakes Bama, blocks Boko Haram move on Borno state capital
ABUJA (Reuters) – Nigeria’s military has recaptured the flashpoint town of Bama in northeast Borno state from Boko Haram and blocked the Islamist militants’ advance towards the state capital Maiduguri, a senior official said on Monday.
Obama expands air strikes against Islamic State
BAGHDAD/TBILISI (Reuters) – U.S. warplanes carried out five strikes on Islamic State insurgents menacing Iraq’s Haditha Dam on Sunday, witnesses and officials said, widening what President Barack Obama called a campaign to curb and ultimately defeat th…
Pope accepts resignation of head of scandal-plagued Irish church
ROME (Reuters) – Pope Francis has accepted the resignation of the head of the Roman Catholic Church in Ireland, the Vatican said on Monday, drawing a line under a career plagued by accusations that he kept quiet about the sexual abuse of children by cl…
Libyan armed groups may have committed war crimes in Tripoli: HRW
CAIRO (Reuters) – Libyan armed factions’ attacks on civilians and destruction of property over five weeks of fighting to control Tripoli may amount to war crimes, Human Rights Watch said on Monday.
Ebola map shows people in more African regions at risk of animal infection
Scientists have created the newest map of places most at risk of an Ebola outbreak and say regions likely to be home to animals harboring the virus are more widespread than previously feared, particularly in West Africa.
Pakistan opposition says making progress in government talks to end protests
ISLAMABAD (Reuters) – Leaders of Pakistani protests demanding Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif’s resignation are making progress in talks with the government, officials said on Monday, trying to find a solution to a crisis that has destabilized the coup-pro…
Britain says not making contingency plans for Scottish independence
LONDON (Reuters) – Britain is not making contingency plans for the possibility that Scots will vote for independence on Sept. 18, a spokesman for Prime Minister David Cameron said on Monday.
