Gunmen kill 15 in raid on Central African Republic border town
BANGUI (Reuters) – Gunmen killed about 15 people, including children, in an attack on a town in Central African Republic near the border with Chad, a local official and aid workers said on Friday.
Egypt warns against travel to Saudi Arabia due to MERS virus
CAIRO (Reuters) – Egypt’s Health Ministry issued a warning on Friday against children, elderly people and anyone suffering from chronic heart and chest diseases travelling to Saudi Arabia due to an outbreak there of a deadly new virus.
Yemeni forces kill five al Qaeda fighters in southern offensive: ministry
ADEN (Reuters) – Yemeni government forces killed five al Qaeda militants and wounded dozens of others in south Yemen, the defense ministry said on Friday, in the fourth day of an offensive against Islamist insurgents.
Subway trains crash in South Korean capital, 200 people hurt
SEOUL (Reuters) – South Korea suffered its second serious transport accident in just over two weeks on Friday when a subway train in the capital, Seoul, crashed into a train at a station, injuring 200 people although no one was killed.
World Bank approves $12 billion, five-year loan for Pakistan: finance minister
ISLAMABAD (Reuters) – The World Bank has approved a $12 billion loan for cash-strapped Pakistan that will be disbursed over five years, the country’s finance ministry and the global lender said on Friday.
Eleven Muslims killed in sectarian attacks in India’s Assam
GUWAHATI, India (Reuters) – Suspected tribal rebels in India shot dead 11 Muslims, including two women, in attacks in the northeastern tea-growing state of Assam where tension has run high during an election, officials said on Friday.
South Sudan’s president commits to steps to end fighting: Kerry
JUBA (Reuters) – South Sudan’s president is committed to taking measures to end more than four months of conflict in Africa’s newest country, U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry said in Juba after meeting Salva Kiir.
Egypt warns against travel to Saudi Arabia due to MERS virus
CAIRO (Reuters) – Egypt’s Health Ministry issued a warning on Friday against children, elderly people and anyone suffering from chronic heart and chest diseases travelling to Saudi Arabia due to an outbreak there of a deadly new virus.
Car bombs in central Syria kill 18: state TV
BEIRUT (Reuters) – Two car bombs in Syria’s central province of Hama killed 18 people, including 11 children, and wounded 50 others on Friday, state television said.
Al Qaeda in Yemen denies government claim 70 percent of fighters are foreign
SANAA (Reuters) – Al Qaeda in the Arabian Peninsula (AQAP) has denied a claim by Yemen’s president that 70 percent of its fighters in Yemen are foreigners, according to SITE Intelligence Group which monitors radical websites.
