Taliban battle Afghan forces at Helmand’s Camp Bastion
LASHKAR GAH, Afghanistan (Reuters) – Taliban militants have launched an offensive against Afghan forces at Camp Bastion, the huge base in southern Helmand province vacated by the British military a month ago, officials said.
Bombs, gunfire kill 81 at crowded mosque in Nigeria’s Kano
KANO, Nigeria (Reuters) – Gunmen set off three bombs and opened fire on worshippers at the main mosque in north Nigeria’s biggest city Kano on Friday, killing at least 81 people, witnesses and officials said, in an attack that bore the hallmarks of Isl…
Pope condemns ‘barbaric violence’ of Islamic State
ANKARA (Reuters) – Pope Francis said on Friday fighting hunger and poverty, rather than military intervention alone, were key to stopping Islamist militants carrying out “barbaric violence” in Syria and Iraq.
Three foreign workers kidnapped in Nigeria’s delta region
YENAGOA, Nigeria (Reuters) – Three expatriate construction workers were kidnapped on Friday in Nigeria’s Bayelsa state in the delta region, a security forces spokesman said.
Three dead in attack and Islamist protests in Egypt
CAIRO (Reuters) – Three people including an army general were killed and at least 26 wounded on Friday in a drive-by shooting and violence that erupted at Islamist protests around Egypt, security sources and health officials said.
Russian submarine test-launches Bulava intercontinental missile
MOSCOW (Reuters) – Russia on Friday successfully tested its new submarine-launched Bulava intercontinental missile, designed to carry nuclear warheads, the defense ministry said in a statement.
Dutch lawmakers demand explanation from Turkey over race spat
AMSTERDAM (Reuters) – Opposition lawmakers on Friday demanded that the Dutch government seek clarification from Turkey after Ankara appeared to accuse the Netherlands of racism and Islamophobia against its ethnic Turkish population.
Cameron tells EU: let us curb migrant welfare, or risk UK leaving
ROCESTER/LONDON (Reuters) – Prime Minister David Cameron could campaign for Britain to leave the European Union if it stops him restricting EU migrants’ access to his country’s welfare system, he hinted on Friday, but said he was confident it wouldn’t …
Putin to push trade in Turkey despite disagreement on Syria
ANKARA/MOSCOW (Reuters) – Russian President Vladimir Putin’s visit to Turkey on Monday will have trade and energy issues at its heart, but is not expected to bridge deep differences over Syria and Crimea.
U.N. watchdog urges Venezuela to investigate torture allegations
CARACAS (Reuters) – The United Nations’ torture watchdog on Friday expressed “alarm” at reports of torture and abuse by Venezuelan authorities during months of opposition protests this year and urged the country to fully investigate the incidents.
