Militants kill two Tunisian soldiers near Algerian border: army
TUNIS (Reuters) – At least 2 Tunisian soldiers were killed on Saturday when Islamist militants attacked a checkpoint in a remote area of Kef region near the Algerian border, the second attack on an outpost in less than two weeks, authorities said.
Turkish court orders arrest of 12 more police officers in wiretap probe
ISTANBUL (Reuters) – A Turkish court on Saturday ordered the formal arrest of 12 more police officers, including the former head of Istanbul’s intelligence unit, pending charges they may have illegally wiretapped Prime Minister Tayyip Erdogan, media sa…
Russia criticizes EU sanctions, raps U.S. over Ukraine role
MOSCOW (Reuters) – Russia reacted angrily on Saturday to additional sanctions imposed by the European Union over Moscow’s role in the Ukraine crisis, saying they would hamper cooperation on security issues and undermine the fight against terrorism and …
Ebola center in Sierra Leona under guard after protest march
FREETOWN (Reuters) – Police were guarding an Ebola treatment center in Sierra Leone on Saturday, the day after thousands marched on the clinic following allegations by a former nurse the deadly virus was invented to conceal “cannibalistic rituals” ther…
U.N. envoy warns of deepening ethnic divisions in Myanmar
YANGON (Reuters) – A senior U.N. official on Saturday warned of a growing polarization between Buddhist and Muslim communities in Myanmar and said the living conditions in camps housing displaced Muslims were deplorable.
Venezuela ex-general awaits U.S. extradition bid in Aruba jail
CARACAS (Reuters) – A retired Venezuelan military general wanted in the United States over drug-trafficking remained in jail on the Caribbean island of Aruba over the weekend awaiting a formal extradition request, his lawyer said.
Gunmen in army uniforms seize, later release Sunni official in Baghdad
BAGHDAD (Reuters) – Gunmen wearing army uniforms who seized a senior local official and prominent member of a Sunni Islamist party from his Baghdad home on Friday night have released him, an official said late on Saturday.
India’s Modi under fire for silence over religious incidents
NEW DELHI (Reuters) – India’s new Prime Minister Narendra Modi is facing criticism for remaining silent about incidents deemed anti-Muslim in the past week, underscoring fears that his Hindu nationalist followers will upset religious relations in the m…
Hollande declares three days of mourning over Air Algerie crash
DAKAR/PARIS (Reuters) – French President Francois Hollande ordered that flags on government buildings across France fly at half-mast for three days from Monday after the death of 118 people including 54 French nationals in the crash of an Air Algerie f…
Nigeria Shi’ite leader says military kills 3 sons, 30 supporters
ABUJA (Reuters) – The leader of Nigeria’s minority Shi’ite Muslims accused the military on Saturday of killing three of his sons and 30 of his supporters when they opened fire on a protest the previous day.
