Putin tells security service to be on alert, warns on NGOs
MOSCOW (Reuters) – President Vladimir Putin told the FSB security service on Monday to be on the alert against militant attacks and said Russia must not let non-governmental organizations be used for “destructive” purposes “as in Ukraine”.
Nigeria clashes between Fulani herdsmen and vigilantes kill 72
KADUNA, Nigeria (Reuters) – Clashes in northwest Nigeria between suspected Fulani cattle rustlers mounted on motorbikes and local youth vigilantes from the rival Hausa ethnic group left at least 72 people dead, police said on Monday.
Egypt court upholds jailing of prominent pro-democracy activists
CAIRO (Reuters) – An Egyptian appeals court on Monday upheld the jailing of three leading figures of the 2011 pro-democracy uprising, tightening a crackdown on secular activists opposed to the army-backed government
Absentee Bouteflika dominates Algerian presidential poll
CHLEF, Algeria (Reuters) – At a packed sports hall in western Algeria, portraits of President Abdelaziz Bouteflika gaze down on supporters rallying for his re-election. But the leader himself, weakened by a stroke a year ago, is a no-show.
U.S. defense chief, in first, visits China’s aircraft carrier
QINGDAO, China (Reuters) – U.S. Defense Secretary Chuck Hagel visited China’s sole aircraft carrier on Monday in an unprecedented opening by normally secretive Beijing to a potent symbol of its military buildup.
Bulgaria says bomber in Burgas attack was Algerian: report
SOFIA (Reuters) – The man who blew up a bus in a Bulgarian Black Sea resort in 2012, killing five Israeli tourists, was of Algerian origin and trained in camps in South Lebanon, the Bulgarian daily Presa said, quoting sources familiar with the investig…
Slovenian PM to call confidence vote, scraps VAT hike
LJUBLJANA (Reuters) – The Slovenian Prime Minister Alenka Bratusek said she will call a confidence vote in parliament after being forced to scrap a planned increase in value-added tax.
Pope rules Vatican bank to stay operative, approves reforms
VATICAN CITY (Reuters) – Pope Francis has decided that the troubled Vatican bank, which he had in the past not excluded closing, will remain operative and he has approved recommendations for its future, the Vatican said on Monday.
Voter anger, parties’ disarray could bring change in Bissau
DAKAR/BISSAU (Reuters) – Disarray in Guinea-Bissau’s political parties and frustration among voters could open the way for a Harvard-educated political outsider to win a presidential election next week aimed at turning the page on years of coups and cr…
China warns U.S. not to meddle in Hong Kong over democratic reform
HONG KONG (Reuters) – China has cautioned the United States not to interfere in Hong Kong affairs after Vice President Joseph Biden met two prominent pro-democracy advocates who have warned of Beijing’s tightening control of the territory, state news a…
