U.N. threatens to cut Afghanistan aid if election staff harassed
KABUL (Reuters) – The United Nations threatened on Saturday to cut aid to Afghanistan if its staff are harassed, responding to tensions surrounding its participation in a drawn-out and bitter investigation into fraud in the still-unresolved presidentia…
Nigeria church building collapse kills three, more feared dead
LAGOS (Reuters) – At least three people were killed when a Lagos guest house being built by one of Nigeria’s biggest Christian churches collapsed, and the final toll was likely to be higher, rescue officials said on Saturday.
Pope says world’s many conflicts amount to piecemeal World War Three
REDIPUGLIA Italy (Reuters) – Pope Francis said on Saturday the spate of conflicts around the globe today were effectively a “piecemeal” Third World War, condemning the arms trade and “plotters of terrorism” sowing death and destruction.
Polls show narrow opposition win in Sweden vote
STOCKHOLM (Reuters) – Sweden’s center-left opposition leads the field ahead of Sunday’s general election, but a poll on Saturday pointed to a narrow victory and a complex task in building a stable government after the vote.
Prominent Muslim Brotherhood figures to leave Qatar
CAIRO (Reuters) – Some senior figures in Egypt’s outlawed Muslim Brotherhood have agreed to leave Qatar, a prominent member of the group said on Saturday, following months of pressure on the Gulf Arab state from its neighbors to stop backing the Islami…
Putin trying to destroy Ukraine, says its PM
KIEV (Reuters) – Ukraine’s prime minister said on Saturday Russian President Vladimir Putin aimed to destroy Ukraine as an independent country and said only NATO could defend the ex-Soviet republic from external aggression.
Philippines starts inquiry into Filipino militants in Syria
MANILA (Reuters) – The Philippines is investigating the involvement of Filipino Islamists in the three-year civil war in Syria after two locals were reported killed fighting for Islamic State militant group, an intelligence official said on Saturday.
China’s military secrecy justifies surveillance flights: U.S. official
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The United States is justified in carrying out surveillance flights in East Asia, in spite of Chinese objections, given a lack of transparency in China’s military buildup, a senior U.S. official said on Friday.
U.S. intensifies sanctions on Russia over Ukraine
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The United States hit Russia’s largest bank, a major arms maker and arctic, deepwater and shale exploration by its biggest oil companies with new sanctions on Friday to punish Moscow for its intervention in Ukraine.
China urges central Asian neighbors to step up extremism fight
BEIJING (Reuters) – China’s President Xi Jinping urged Central Asian states to step up the fight against religious extremism and cyber terrorism, state media said, as Beijing reaches for help across its borders in addressing security concerns in its re…
