Mali freed four militants in exchange for French hostage: minister
DAKAR (Reuters) – Mali freed four Islamist militants with ties to al Qaeda in north Africa in exchange for the release of Serge Lazarevic, a French national who was being held by the group, Mali’s justice minister said on Friday.
Italy seizes 556,000 euros in fake coins minted in China
PALERMO, Italy (Reuters) – Italian police on Friday seized 556,000 euros ($692,000) in fake euro coins minted in China from a ship container in the port city of Naples, investigators said.
After U.S. torture report, Poland asks what its leaders knew
WARSAW (Reuters) – The disclosure of details about the CIA’s brutal interrogation program could provide new leads for Polish prosecutors investigating how much Poland’s leaders at the time knew about a secret jail the agency was running in a Polish for…
Russia says will not follow U.S. ‘diktat’ over missile treaty
MOSCOW (Reuters) – Russia’s Foreign Ministry said on Friday it would not follow “American diktat” over the Intermediate-Range Nuclear Treaty between the two countries.
Burkina Faso’s deposed leader Compaore returns to Ivory Coast
ABIDJAN (Reuters) – Burkina Faso’s deposed president Blaise Compaore arrived in Ivory Coast on Friday on the latest stage of an odyssey which has taken him to several countries since he was toppled.
Denmark sees ‘significant’ threat from returning jihadists: report
COPENHAGEN (Reuters) – Denmark faces a “significant” threat from radicalized Muslim citizens returning home from Syria and Iraq where at least 110 people have gone to fight with jihadist groups like Islamic State, the Danish intelligence service (PET) …
Venezuela drug trade rings alarm bells
CARACAS (Reuters) – Hidden in a large ochre-colored container, the 1.4 tonnes of cocaine got past two dozen army checkpoints during a 500-mile journey from the Colombian border to the Venezuelan capital.
Vatican denies Dalai Lama papal audience over China concern
VATICAN CITY (Reuters) – Pope Francis has denied a private audience to the Dalai Lama because it could harm the Holy See’s already fraught relations with China, the Vatican said on Friday.
One policeman killed, two wounded in attack on Kenya coast camp
MOMBASA, Kenya (Reuters) – Suspected separatists killed a Kenyan policeman and critically wounded two more when they attacked a camp in the coastal county of Kilifi, a senior regional official said on Friday.
Turkey’s Erdogan signals fresh moves against Gulen supporters
ISTANBUL (Reuters) – Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan signaled a fresh campaign against supporters of U.S.-based Muslim cleric Fethullah Gulen on Friday, vowing to pursue them “in their lairs”.
