Nigeria says militants plan petrol lorry attacks on capital
ABUJA (Reuters) – Islamist militants are planning to attack Nigeria’s capital with bombs loaded on petrol lorries, the Nigerian government said, stoking fears of a sustained push to the south from their northern heartland.
Would-be bomber who caused Stockholm lock-down gives up to police
STOCKHOLM (Reuters) – A man who had threatened to set off explosives in the heart of Stockholm on Thursday gave himself up and was taken away by police, a spokesman said.
Ecuador says talks with Britain over Julian Assange at an impasse
LONDON (Reuters) – Ecuador said on Thursday that talks with Britain on a standoff over WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange were at an impasse as the Australian prepared to spend a third year holed up at the country’s London embassy.
Italy’s Renzi agrees to meeting with 5-Star Movement on reforms
ROME (Reuters) – Italian Prime Minister Matteo Renzi on Thursday proposed a meeting with the anti-establishment 5-Star Movement to discuss political reforms, potentially changing the path followed so far towards changing the electoral law and the polit…
Number of Syrian refugees in Turkey exceeds 1 million: minister
ANKARA (Reuters) – The number of Syrians who are housed in refugee camps and cities in neighboring Turkey has reached 1.05 million, Turkish Deputy Prime Minister Besir Atalay told a news conference on Thursday.
Nigeria to recover $228 million of Abacha loot after 16-year fight
ABUJA (Reuters) – Nigeria will recover $228 million of funds looted by former military dictator Sani Abacha, the finance ministry said on Thursday, after a 16-year battle to retrieve the stolen money from Liechtenstein.
Turkish court orders release of army officers convicted of coup plot
ISTANBUL (Reuters) – A Turkish court ordered the release on Thursday of 230 military officers convicted of plotting to topple Prime Minister Tayyip Erdogan, a day after the country’s top court ruled their trial was flawed.
Egyptian court calls for death sentence for Brotherhood leader
CAIRO (Reuters) – An Egyptian court signalled on Thursday it wanted death sentences for the leader of the Muslim Brotherhood and 13 others charged with murder and firearms possession, when it referred the case to the country’s religious authorities.
Kenyan security forces kill five coast attack suspects
MOMBASA (Reuters) – Kenya’s security forces have shot dead five people suspected of involvement in attacks on the coast this week that killed about 65 people, the Interior Ministry said on Thursday.
New airport plan for Mexico City eyes six runways: sources
MEXICO CITY (Reuters) – Mexico is reviewing design plans for a new 120 billion peso ($9.23 billion) Mexico City airport which will eventually have six runways and should begin operating by 2018, according to sources familiar with the plan.
