Bodies, black boxes handed over from Ukraine crash site
DONETSK Ukraine (Reuters) – The remains of some of the nearly 300 victims of the Malaysia Airlines plane downed over Ukraine were making their way to the Netherlands on Tuesday as a senior Ukrainian separatist leader handed over the plane’s black boxes…
Gaza death toll tops 500 as U.S. steps up ceasefire efforts
GAZA/JERUSALEM (Reuters) – The United States, alarmed by escalating civilian bloodshed in an Israeli offensive in the Gaza Strip, took a direct role in efforts to secure a ceasefire on Monday, as the Palestinian death toll jumped to more than 500.
South Sudanese rebels in Kampala to mend ties, seek troop withdrawal
KAMPALA (Reuters) – A South Sudanese rebel delegation was due to hold talks with Ugandan President Yoweri Museveni in Kampala on Tuesday and will ask him to withdraw troops from South Sudan, where they were deployed to help the Juba government, the reb…
EU meeting set to speed, not deepen, sanctions on Russia
BRUSSELS (Reuters) – For all the tough talk, Europe is unlikely to punish Russia over last week’s downing of an airliner over Ukraine beyond speeding up the imposition of already agreed individual sanctions when the bloc’s foreign ministers meet on Tue…
Seven killed in clashes between army and militants in Libya’s Benghazi
BENGHAZI Libya (Reuters) – Islamist militants attacked an army base in the eastern Libyan city of Benghazi on Monday, triggering fierce clashes involving helicopters and jets that killed at least seven people and wounded 40 others after days of escalat…
Indonesia to declare winner of hotly contested presidential election
JAKARTA (Reuters) – Indonesian election officials were expected on Tuesday to officially declare Jakarta Governor Joko “Jokowi” Widodo the winner of a hotly contested presidential election in which his rival has alleged mass cheating.
Nigeria Boko Haram attack causes over 15,000 to flee
MAIDUGURI Nigeria (Reuters) – More than 15,000 people have fled an area around the northeast Nigerian town of Damboa after a spate of lethal assaults by Islamist Boko Haram fighters during the weekend, the emergency services said on Monday.
Ten killed in air strike north of Baghdad
BAGHDAD (Reuters) – Ten people were killed, including a mother and three children, in a government air strike on a militant-controlled town north of Baghdad on Monday, hospital sources and witnesses said.
Ebola outbreak not hurting investment in Sierra Leone: foreign minister
LONDON (Reuters) – The Ebola outbreak has not hurt foreign investment in Sierra Leone but will inevitably require more spending to fight it, the country’s foreign minister said on Monday.
Central African leader appeals for ceasefire as talks open in Congo
BRAZZAVILLE (Reuters) – Central African Republic’s interim president appealed on Monday to Muslim Seleka rebels and ‘anti-balaka’ Christian militia to agree on a ceasefire at the start of talks in the neighbouring Congo Republic.
