Nigeria seeks to extend emergency laws in insurgency-hit states
ABUJA (Reuters) – Nigerian President Goodluck Jonathan will ask the national assembly to extend a state of emergency in three northeastern states hit by an Islamist insurgency when it expires this week, the justice minister said on Monday.
Nine dead in Thai military helicopter crash
BANGKOK (Reuters) – A Thai military helicopter carrying nine army personnel has crashed in northern Thailand killing all on board, an army spokesman said on Monday.
Bosnia’s new leadership takes shape, faces pressure to reform
SARAJEVO (Reuters) – Bosnia’s new presidential triumvirate took office on Monday in a first step to forming a government the West hopes will press economic reforms to help unblock stalled efforts to join the European Union.
U.S. targets Islamic militants with more airstrikes in Syria, Iraq: Central Command
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – U.S. military forces conducted 11 air strikes against Islamic militants in Syria and 20 in Iraq since Friday, Central Command said on Monday.
Palestinian driver found hanged in Jerusalem bus
JERUSALEM (Reuters) – A Palestinian bus driver was found hanged in his vehicle on Monday, an incident that led to stone-throwing protests by Palestinians suspecting foul play but which Israeli police, citing autopsy results, termed a suicide.
Egypt to deepen buffer zone with Gaza after finding longer tunnels
CAIRO (Reuters) – Egypt will double to one kilometre (0.62 mile) the depth of a security buffer zone it is clearing on its border with the Gaza Strip after some of the worst anti-state violence since President Mohamed Mursi was overthrown last year.
Embattled Somali PM tells ministers to resign if they are unhappy
MOGADISHU (Reuters) – Somalia’s prime minister told cabinet ministers on Monday to resign if they are unhappy, intensifying a dispute which has stymied efforts to rebuild the country after decades of war.
Indonesian president raises subsidized fuel price by over 30 percent
JAKARTA (Reuters) – Indonesia’s president raised the price of subsidized gasoline and diesel by more than 30 percent on Monday, a move that could save Southeast Asia’s biggest economy 100 trillion rupiah next year.
South Africa opposition pursues assault charges after parliament brawl
JOHANNESBURG (Reuters) – South Africa’s main opposition party said on Monday it had asked law-enforcement authorities to charge a government minister and police with assault after several of its parliamentary deputies were injured during a brawl.
Czechs mark Velvet Revolution anniversary with red cards and candles
PRAGUE (Reuters) – Czechs marked the 25th anniversary of the fall of communism in Prague on Monday by again marching in protest, this time waving red cards rather than jangling their keys to serve notice to unpopular rulers.
