Russia, Germany up diplomatic battle over Ukraine sanctions
MOSCOW/BERLIN (Reuters) – As fighting intensified in Ukraine on Monday, a diplomatic battle also raged, with Berlin warning that new European sanctions would send a “strong signal” to Moscow, and Russia saying the measures could only boost its economic…
Female bombers target Nigeria trade show, petrol station, three dead
KANO Nigeria (Reuters) – Two female suicide bombers blew themselves up at a trade show and a petrol station in northern Nigeria’s biggest city of Kano on Monday, killing one other person and injuring at least six others, police and a military source sa…
Islamic State militants open office for potential wives: monitor
BEIRUT (Reuters) – Islamic State insurgents have opened an office in northern Syria where single women and widows can register to marry fighters from the radical al Qaeda offshoot, a monitoring group said on Monday.
Police find 15 corpses in Baghdad in bloody start to Muslim Eid holiday
BAGHDAD (Reuters) – Iraqi police on Monday found the corpses of 15 people, including three women shot in the head in militia-style killings, a bloody start to the holiday marking the end of the Muslim fasting month of Ramadan, security sources said.
Georgian prosecutors charge ex-president Saakashvili
TBILISI (Reuters) – The prosecutor’s office in Georgia has filed criminal charges against former President Mikhail Saakashvili in what the opposition says is a political witch-hunt by the ex-Soviet republic’s new leaders.
Nigeria isolates Lagos hospital where Ebola victim died
LAGOS (Reuters) – The Nigerian city of Lagos on Monday shut down and quarantined a hospital where a man died of Ebola in the first recorded case of the highly infectious disease in Africa’s most populous country.
Sweden resumes aid to Uganda after suspending it over anti-gay law
KAMPALA (Reuters) – Sweden has resumed financial aid to Uganda after suspending some assistance in March over a law widely condemned by donor nations that increases punishment for homosexuals.
Ukraine troops advance as experts renew attempt to reach crash site
KIEV/DONETSK Ukraine (Reuters) – At least three civilians were killed in overnight fighting in eastern Ukraine and government troops pressed ahead with their campaign against pro-Russian rebels, taking a strategic point close to where Malaysian flight …
Aqunio urges support as scandal threatens to hurt Philippine economy
MANILA (Reuters) – Philippine President Benigno Aquino called on the nation on Monday to support his reforms as he faced the biggest political crisis in his four years in power, a spending scandal that could damage his anti-graft image and undermine re…
Thai soldier among four killed in clash in Muslim south
BANGKOK (Reuters) – A Thai soldier and three suspected Muslim separatists were killed on Monday in a clash in southern Thailand, police said, as security forces in the region were on alert for attacks marking the end of the Muslim fasting month of Rama…
