UK’s Labour says will look at border posts with independent Scotland
EDINBURGH (Reuters) – A Scottish vote for independence may result in border checks on the boundary with England under a British Labour government, the opposition leader said on Friday, joining the ruling Conservatives in casting doubt on separatists’ h…
Nigeria police bust suspected kidnapping ring, arresting 37
ONITSHA Nigeria (Reuters) – Nigerian police have arrested 37 people in southern Nigeria’s Abia state on suspicion of being part of a major kidnapping ring, a spokesman said on Friday.
EU moves to assuage Cameron after outvoting him on Juncker
BRUSSELS (Reuters) – European Union leaders nominated Jean-Claude Juncker for their bloc’s most powerful job on Friday over the fierce objections of British Prime Minister David Cameron, who said the decision would make it harder for him to keep Britai…
Nigeria in darkest phase of history-president at bomb site
ABUJA (Reuters) – – President Goodluck Jonathan said on Friday Nigeria had entered one of the darkest phases of its history, visiting the scene of a bomb blast that had killed 21 people in an upmarket district of the capital Abuja two days earlier.
Fourteen killed in India gas pipeline blast and fire
NEW DELHI (Reuters) – Fourteen people were killed and 20 injured on Friday in a blast and fire at a gas pipeline in the southern Indian state of Andhra Pradesh, again raising safety concerns over the country’s energy projects.
Central African Republic factions take step towards peace
BANGUI (Reuters) – The two main factions in the Central African Republic’s intercommunal conflict have taken a tentative step towards ending violence that has killed thousands and forced more than a million people to flee their homes.
Israeli air strike kills two militants in Gaza
GAZA (Reuters) – An Israeli air strike killed two Palestinian militants and critically wounded a third in the Gaza Strip on Friday, the military and Palestinian medical officials said.
Exclusive: In virus hunt, Saudi Arabia suspects African camel imports
LONDON(Reuters) – Saudi Arabia suspects a virus that has killed hundreds of people there may have arrived in camels from the Horn of Africa, and could ban such imports until it knows more, the kingdom’s chief scientist told Reuters.
Flamboyant Pakistani cleric Qadri denies military backing
LAHORE Pakistan (Reuters) – A flamboyant Pakistani cleric vowing to bring down the country’s government has denied widespread speculation he is backed by the powerful military.
U.N. agrees to launch human rights inquiry into Eritrea
GENEVA (Reuters) – The U.N. Human Rights Council agreed on Friday to set up a year-long inquiry into human rights in Eritrea, similar to previous high-level investigations into Syria, North Korea and Sri Lanka.
