Battle for Benghazi could break up Libya
CAIRO (Reuters) – Pro-government Libyan forces, already reeling from the fall of the capital, are fighting to prevent Islamist militants from seizing the eastern city of Benghazi and splitting the North African country into three warring parts.
Killing and preaching, Nigerian militants carve out ‘caliphate’
GOMBE Nigeria (Reuters) – First comes the killing, then the preaching.
Rights group accuses Israel of forcing African migrants to leave
JERUSALEM (Reuters) – Human Rights Watch accused Israel on Tuesday of coercing thousands of Sudanese and Eritrean migrants to leave since last year in a report that documented alleged cases of abuse against some of those who returned home.
Turkey snubs possible energy deals with Israel after Gaza offensive
ISTANBUL (Reuters) – Turkey is unlikely to sign any energy deals with Israel for the construction of a gas pipeline to Turkey because of a deepening political rift over Israel’s Gaza offensive, Turkish Energy Minister Taner Yildiz said on Tuesday.
U.S., China security leaders trade barbs over jet maneuvers
BEIJING (Reuters) – Top U.S. and China security officials traded accusations this week over what the United States said was China’s intercept of a U.S. Navy patrol plane near the southern island province of Hainan.
Yemeni army, Shi’ite rebels trade gunfire in capital
SANAA (Reuters) – Yemeni troops and Shi’ite Muslim rebels shot at each other at the Western entrance to the capital Sanaa, residents and security sources said, hours after soldiers killed at least four protesters outside the cabinet building.
Rebel French lawmakers threaten abstention in confidence vote
PARIS (Reuters) – Rebel lawmakers in France’s ruling Socialist party could abstain in a Sept. 16 confidence vote on President Francois Hollande’s reshuffled government, one of their number said on Tuesday of a move that would threaten his parliamentary…
Erdogan battles ‘Assassins’ in power struggle over Turkish courts
ISTANBUL (Reuters) – Likening foes in the judiciary to medieval “Assassins” betraying Turkey, Tayyip Erdogan made one thing clear as he assumed the presidency last month: his battle to purge their influence over the courts is far from over.
Northern Irish government not fit for purpose: first minister
BELFAST (Reuters) – Northern Ireland’s devolved government is not fit for purpose in its current form and could collapse over a row between power-sharing partners on budget cuts, the British-controlled province’s most senior politician said on Tuesday….
Bulgaria’s center-right GERB extends lead ahead of October vote
SOFIA (Reuters) – Bulgaria’s center-right GERB party has extended its lead over main political rivals, the Socialists, just weeks before a snap election, independent pollster Alpha Research said on Tuesday in the first opinion poll since May’s European…
