Nigeria’s ex-central bank governor takes throne as Muslim monarch
KANO Nigeria (Reuters) – Nigeria’s ousted central bank governor, Lamido Sanusi, was named Emir of Kano on Sunday, making an outspoken government critic one of the most influential leaders in the largely Muslim north.
U.S. deaths in Afghanistan may have only tenuous link to Bergdahl
WASHINGTON/KABUL (Reuters) – The frantic search for Bowe Bergdahl began the moment his comrades discovered he was no longer inside the fragile outpost in a rock-strewn valley in one of the most hostile corners of Afghanistan.
Egypt’s Sisi takes office to cool reception from West
CAIRO (Reuters) – Abdel Fattah al-Sisi promised to rule Egypt in an inclusive manner after he was sworn in as president on Sunday but gave no indication he would reconcile with the Muslim Brotherhood movement he removed from power nearly a year ago.
Pope says Israelis, Palestinians must seek peace ‘undaunted in dialogue’
VATICAN CITY (Reuters) – Pope Francis told Israeli and Palestinian leaders they “must respond” to their people’s yearning for peace “undaunted in dialogue” during an unprecedented prayer meeting among Jews, Christians and Muslims at the Vatican on Sund…
Netanyahu’s Palestine strategy rapped by Israeli coalition partners
JERUSALEM (Reuters) – Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s handling of the now-moribund Palestinian peace negotiations drew criticism from both sides of his own coalition on Sunday, and one partner said relations with the United States had plung…
Mexican president hints may be open to change in marijuana laws
MEXICO CITY (Reuters) – Mexico and the United States cannot pursue diverging policies on marijuana legalization, Mexican President Enrique Pena Nieto was quoted as saying on Sunday, hinting he may be open to following the lead taken by some U.S. states…
Sao Paulo metro strike to continue Monday despite court ruling
BRASILIA/SAO PAULO (Reuters) – Sao Paulo’s metro workers voted to stay off work for a fifth day on Monday even after a court declared the strike illegal, complicating preparations for the World Cup opening match.
Female suicide bomber hits Nigerian barracks: witnesses
ABUJA/MAIDUGURI Nigeria (Reuters) – A female suicide bomber killed herself and a soldier outside an army barracks in Nigeria’s northeastern city of Gombe on Sunday, the military said, as local leaders reported the death count from a string of earlier m…
Afghanistan says Pakistan-based group involved in Abdullah attack
KABUL (Reuters) – Afghanistan said on Sunday the intelligence unit of a foreign country and the Lashkar-e-Taiba (LeT) militant group based in Pakistan were involved in the failed assassination attempt on presidential candidate Abdullah Abdullah.
France’s Marine Le Pen rebukes father in new anti-Semitism row
PARIS (Reuters) – Marine Le Pen, leader of France’s far-right National Front (FN), rebuked her father and former party head on Sunday for remarks reviving long-standing allegations of anti-Semitism soon after a major poll victory.
