Boko Haram too extreme for ‘al Qaeda in West Africa’ brand
ABUJA (Reuters) – When Nigerian President Goodluck Jonathan branded Boko Haram “al Qaeda in West Africa”, it was sure to turn up the alarm among Western policy-makers, if its kidnapping of more than 200 schoolgirls was not enough.
Angolan police detain, beat protesters: activist
LUANDA (Reuters) – Angolan police have beaten and detained 20 people protesting against the killing of three activists by security forces, demonstrators said on Wednesday.
Russia expresses concern about Abkhazia unrest
MOSCOW (Reuters) – Russia expressed concern on Wednesday over unrest in Abkhazia, where demonstrators have seized control of the presidential administration headquarters in what the leader of the Moscow-backed breakaway province of Georgia called an at…
U.S. cannot confirm Nigerian claim to have located kidnapped girls
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – (This May 27 story was corrected to say Nigerian government in fourth paragraph)
Japan PM says will take time to provide patrol ships to Vietnam
TOKYO (Reuters) – Japan said on Wednesday it was unable to immediately provide decommissioned patrol ships to Vietnam amid heightened tensions in the South China Sea as its own coastguard was stretched by surveillance activities.
Myanmar lawmakers to debate law curbing religious conversions
YANGON (Reuters) – Myanmar began a parliamentary session on Wednesday that will see lawmakers debate the first of four proposed laws that aim to protect the country’s majority Buddhist identity by regulating religious conversions and interfaith marriag…
Miners rally in favor of separatists in eastern Ukraine
DONETSK Ukraine (Reuters) – Up to 1,000 coal miners rallied on Wednesday in support of armed pro-Russian separatists who are battling Ukrainian forces in defense of their self-proclaimed “Donetsk People’s Republic” (DNR) in eastern Ukraine.
Saudi court sentences Shi’ite to death for sedition
RIYADH (Reuters) – A Saudi Arabian court has sentenced to death a Shi’ite Muslim convicted of sedition, rioting, protesting and robbery in the district of Qatif, home to many of the Sunni kingdom’s minority sect who say they face entrenched discriminat…
Policemen shot, wounded near New Caledonia nickel mine
SYDNEY (Reuters) – Two French police on the Pacific island of New Caledonia were shot and wounded on Wednesday by young Melanasians, angered by mining giant Vale’s chemical spill in a river.
South Korean nominee for PM withdraws in latest blow to Park
SEOUL (Reuters) – South Korean President Park Geun-hye suffered another political setback on Wednesday when her choice for prime minister withdrew his name amid questions about the ethics of earning a large income after leaving public service.
