Algeria army ambushes, arrests group on Niger border
ALGIERS (Reuters) – Algeria’s army on Monday ambushed and arrested a group trying to cross its border with Niger as the military increases border controls, fearing militants spilling over from neighbouring Libya and Mali.
Hezbollah loses 10 fighters in Sunday clashes with Nusra: source
BEIRUT (Reuters) – Ten fighters from Lebanon’s Shi’ite Hezbollah group were killed in clashes with fighters from al Qaeda’s Syrian wing in eastern Lebanon on Sunday, a source close to the group said on Monday.
Peru mine’s jailed foe on course for vote win: partial results
LIMA (Reuters) – A jailed opponent of Newmont Mining Corp’s proposed $5 billion Conga mine was headed for re-election in Peru’s Cajamarca region, provisional results and a pollster’s quick count showed on Monday.
Tunisia Islamists face secular parties as election campaign opens
TUNIS (Reuters) – Tunisia’s main Islamist party began campaigning on Monday preparing to face off with secular opponents and former regime officials in the second free elections since the North African state’s 2011 uprising.
Britain complains of further Spanish incursion off Gibraltar
LONDON (Reuters) – Britain accused Spain on Monday of sending a state research vessel on a “serious incursion” into waters around Gibraltar, a British Mediterranean outpost which Madrid wants to reclaim.
Kenyan president to go to Hague court in personal capacity
NAIROBI (Reuters) – Kenya’s president said on Monday he would attend a hearing at the International Criminal Court this week, the first sitting world leader to appear in The Hague-based court, although he said he would be going in a personal capacity.
Thirty Kurdish fighters killed in suicide bombs in Syria’s Hasakah: monitor
BEIRUT (Reuters) – At least 30 people were killed in two suicide attacks on two checkpoints run by Kurdish fighters in Syria’s northeastern city of Hasakah on Monday, the Syrian Observatory for Human Rights said.
Swedish government strikes deal with Left to limit welfare profits
STOCKHOLM (Reuters) – Sweden’s government will limit the profits of private companies providing social services, it said on Monday, after striking a deal with a left-wing party to secure support for its forthcoming budget.
German train drivers announce rail strike soon
BERLIN (Reuters) – Germany’s train drivers’ union GDL said on Monday it would hold a nationwide strike some time in the coming days, the latest step in its drawn out pay dispute with state-owned rail operator Deutsche Bahn [DBN.UL].
UK retailer’s ‘France in decline’ comment was pure cliché, PM says
LONDON (Reuters) – French Prime Minister Manuel Valls rebuked the head of a major British retailer on Monday for saying his country was “in decline”, dismissing the comments as a cliched vision of France that the UK media loved to spread.
