Egypt militant group posts video of attack on army checkpoint
CAIRO (Reuters) – Egypt’s most dangerous militant group on Friday posted its first video message since pledging allegiance to Islamic State, with footage purporting to show that the group was behind one of the most deadly attacks on Egyptian security f…
Ukraine and Russia take center stage as leaders gather for G20
BRISBANE Australia (Reuters) – A showdown between Western leaders and Russian President Vladimir Putin is likely at the G20 summit in Australia starting on Saturday, following fresh reports of Russian troops pouring into eastern Ukraine.
Nigeria insurgents retake village of abducted schoolgirls
YOLA/DAMATURU Nigeria (Reuters) – Boko Haram insurgents have retaken the village of Chibok in northeastern Nigeria where the group abducted some 200 schoolgirls seven months ago, a lawmaker and a villager who fled the attack said on Friday.
U.S.-led strikes hit Islamic State, al Qaeda-linked group in Syria: Central Command
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – U.S.-led air strikes hit 10 units of Islamic State fighters in Syria in recent days, as well as militants with the al Qaeda-linked Khorasan Group, U.S. Central Command said in a statement on Friday.
Perpetrators of U.S. sailors’ assault will ‘pay the price,’ Turkish foreign minister says
ISTANBUL (Reuters) – Turkey’s foreign minister on Friday described an assault on U.S. sailors in Istanbul this week as reprehensible and vowed that the attackers would “pay the price for their actions.”
Suicide bomb kills 6 in Nigeria’s northern city of Kano: police
ABUJA (Reuters) – A suicide bomber killed six people, including three policemen, in Nigeria’s northern city of Kano on Friday, a police spokesman told Reuters by telephone.
Body of Ugandan priest found in southern Mexico mass grave
IGUALA Mexico (Reuters) – The body of a Roman Catholic priest from Uganda who went missing in southwestern Mexico has been found in a mass grave as authorities search for the remains of 43 missing trainee teachers feared massacred, the local diocese sa…
Prominent Serbian tycoon shot, wounded outside Belgrade home
BELGRADE (Reuters) – One of Serbia’s most prominent business tycoons was shot and wounded outside his home in an upscale Belgrade neighbourhood, officials said on Friday.
Thousands protest in Romania ahead of presidential run-off vote
BUCHAREST (Reuters) – Thousands of Romanians joined anti-government protests in a number of cities on Friday to demand fair elections, two days ahead of a presidential run-off vote that has been overshadowed by complaints of poor organization of the ba…
Lebanon’s politics paralyzed by regional conflict
BEIRUT (Reuters) – With Lebanon’s most powerful political parties funded and often directed by regional powers, the country has for decades been affected by events in the Middle East.
