Chad closes border with Central African Republic
N’DJAMENA (Reuters) – Chad’s President Idriss Deby said its border with Central African Republic had been closed pending an end to intercommunal violence there that has killed thousands and forced nearly one million people to flee their homes.
South Sudan’s president says 2015 election to be delayed
JUBA (Reuters) – South Sudan will postpone the 2015 presidential election to give warring factions time to reconcile, President Salva Kiir said on Monday, but his rival in a conflict that is threatening to tear apart the world’s newest nation said the …
Air strike kills five al Qaeda militants in Yemen
SANAA (Reuters) – An air strike killed five al Qaeda militants in Yemen on Monday, state media said, and army reinforcements were sent to two regions in an expanding offensive against Islamist insurgents posing a threat to oil-producing Saudi Arabia an…
European court orders Turkey to compensate Cyprus for 1974 invasion
STRASBOURG (Reuters) – The European Court of Human Rights (ECHR) ordered the Turkish government on Monday to pay 90 million euros ($124 million) in compensation to Cyprus over human rights abuses committed during and after Turkey’s invasion of the isla…
Leaders call for unity as independence debate divides Scotland
LONDON (Reuters) – Political leaders locked in a bitter fight over Scottish independence have urged all Scots to reunite whatever the outcome of a referendum in September as the national church voiced concerns over rifts in society.
Kuwaiti minister accused by U.S. over terrorism funding quits
KUWAIT (Reuters) – Kuwait’s Justice and Islamic Affairs Minister has resigned, state news agency KUNA said on Monday, after a senior U.S. official said he had called for jihad in Syria and promoted the funding of terrorism.
Putin names general, new minister to insurgency-ridden Caucasus
SOCHI, Russia (Reuters) – Russian President Vladimir Putin on Monday replaced a former businessman with a military general as his envoy to the North Caucasus region, signaling a more hawkish approach to battling an Islamist insurgency there.
Afghan fighting worsens as foreign troops withdraw: report
KABUL (Reuters) – Taliban militants launched a declared summer offensive across Afghanistan on Monday and a prominent think-tank forecast a bloody future as foreign combat forces prepare to leave.
Ukraine separatists appeal to Moscow for absorption into Russia
DONETSK, Ukraine (Reuters) – The Ukrainian separatist region of Donetsk appealed to Moscow on Monday to consider its absorption into the Russian Federation to “restore historic justice”.
Ukrainian separatist leader says looking to union with Russia
DONETSK, Ukraine (Reuters) – One of the leaders of eastern Ukraine’s separatist rebellion said on Monday that joining the Russian Federation would probably be an “appropriate step” following a weekend referendum on self-rule.
