Ukraine crisis deepens after rebel vote in east
KIEV/DONETSK Ukraine (Reuters) – Ukrainian President Petro Poroshenko called an emergency meeting of his security chiefs for Tuesday to discuss new ways of dealing with the separatist challenge in the east after rebel elections that were denounced by K…
Ukraine crisis deepens after rebel vote in east
KIEV/DONETSK Ukraine (Reuters) – Ukrainian President Petro Poroshenko called an emergency meeting of his security chiefs for Tuesday to discuss new ways of dealing with the separatist challenge in the east after rebel elections that were denounced by K…
Israel advances plan for 500 settler homes in East Jerusalem
JERUSALEM (Reuters) – An Israeli government committee on Monday advanced plans for 500 settler homes in East Jerusalem, an official said, in the face of disapproval from the United States at construction on occupied Palestinian land.
Suicide blast kills 29 in Nigeria, prison attack frees 144
YOBE Nigeria (Reuters) – A suicide bomber killed at least 29 people in a procession of Shi’ite Muslims marking the ritual of Ashoura in northeast Nigeria’s Yobe state on Monday, witnesses said.
Peshmerga, Syrian rebels battle Islamic State in besieged Kobani
MURSITPINAR Turkey (Reuters) – Iraqi Kurdish peshmerga fighters and moderate Syrian rebels bombarded Islamic State positions in Kobani on Monday, but it was unclear if their arrival would turn the tide in the battle for the besieged Syrian border town….
Burkina Faso leader says to hand power to transitional body
OUAGADOUGOU (Reuters) – Burkina Faso’s army will quickly cede power to a transitional government and appoint a new head of state, the country’s interim President Isaac Zida said on Monday, looking to calm accusations that the military had seized power …
At least 24 migrants die as boat sinks in Black Sea near Istanbul
ISTANBUL (Reuters) – Rescuers pulled 24 bodies from the sea at the mouth of Istanbul’s Bosphorus strait on Monday and rescued seven people after the sinking of a boat carrying migrants including children, the Turkish Coastguard Command said.
Heavy fighting near seaport of Libyan city Benghazi, navy ship hit
BENGHAZI Libya (Reuters) – A Libyan navy ship was hit and 13 people killed during heavy fighting with aircraft and tanks on Monday between the army and Islamist militants near the port of Benghazi, residents of the Mediterranean city said.
Zambia’s interim leader moves against presidential contender
LUSAKA (Reuters) – Acting Zambian leader Guy Scott dismissed a presidential front-runner as secretary-general of the ruling party on Monday, pointing to a fiercely contested election in the next three months to succeed the late leader Michael Sata.
With eyes on EU, Albania hopes to draw line under Serbia drone row
LONDON (Reuters) – Albania hopes next week’s meeting with Serbia can draw a line under an on-pitch brawl between their national soccer teams and put efforts to heal fragile Balkan relations back on the right track, its foreign minister said on Monday.
