Blast in brothel in northeast Nigeria kills 11: police
KADUNA Nigeria (Reuters) – An explosion overnight in a brothel in the northeastern Nigerian city of Bauchi killed 11 people and wounded 28, police said on Saturday, with suspicion likely to fall on the Islamist militant group Boko Haram.
British minister condemns ‘cowardice’ of EU leaders over Juncker vote
LONDON (Reuters) – Two British ministers condemned on Saturday EU leaders who privately voiced concerns over the nomination of Jean-Claude Juncker as EU Commission President but voted for him at a summit in Brussels, with one calling them cowards over …
Suspected Islamists stage attacks in southern Yemen as Ramadan begins
ADEN Yemen (Reuters) – At least five Yemeni soldiers and four suspected Islamist militants died in two attacks in southern Yemen on Saturday, the state news agency Saba and a local official said, in incidents that coincided with the start of the Muslim…
China fetes India, Myanmar, says Beijing poses no threat
BEIJING (Reuters) – Chinese President Xi Jinping feted neighbors India and Myanmar on Saturday, dusting off the 60th anniversary of a now rather obscure agreement signed in the early days of the Cold War to pledge a rising China’s commitment to peace.
U.S. and Sudan negotiating over Christian convert: sources
CAIRO (Reuters) – Sudanese authorities and U.S. officials in Khartoum are negotiating to allow a Sudanese woman, who married an American and was recently spared the death penalty for converting to Christianity, to leave Sudan, sources close to the case…
Pakistan family slits throats of young couple over love marriage
LAHORE Pakistan (Reuters) – A young couple in Pakistan were tied up and had their throats slit with scythes after they married for love, police said Saturday.
Argentine vice president charged with conflict of interest
BUENOS AIRES (Reuters) – Argentina’s Vice President Amado Boudou was charged on Friday with corruption in his dealings with a company that printed the country’s currency while he was economy minister in 2010.
Mexico arrests vigilante leader in state torn by violence
MEXICO CITY (Reuters) – Mexican authorities detained one of the most well-known leaders of vigilante groups that have been battling drug gangs in the western Mexican state of Michoacan, a federal official said on Friday.
Panama court orders release of jailed North Korean sailors
PANAMA CITY (Reuters) – A Panamanian court on Friday ordered the release of three North Korean ship officers who were jailed after they were caught smuggling Cuban weapons through the Central American country.
EU signs trade pact with Ukraine, ceasefire extended by 72 hours
BRUSSELS (Reuters) – The European Union signed an historic free-trade pact with Ukraine on Friday and warned it could impose more sanctions on Moscow unless pro-Russian rebels act to wind down the crisis in the east of the country by Monday.
