Drone strikes alone won’t stamp out al Qaeda in Yemen: analysts
SANAA/DUBAI (Reuters) – An intense two days of air strikes on al Qaeda in Yemen may have killed or wounded some of its commanders, but drones alone are unlikely to eradicate the threat the group poses to Yemenis and the West.
French troops in Central African Republic escort Muslims to safety
BAMBARI, Central African Republic (Reuters) – French peacekeepers in Central African Republic escorted a convoy of Muslims away from the threat of violence in the capital on Monday to a town effectively controlled by Muslim rebels.
Parents search for abducted Nigeria girls, say 234 missing
MAIDUGURI, Nigeria (Reuters) – Parents of girls abducted by Islamist militants were searching for their daughters in a remote forest, they told the state governor on Monday, adding that 234 were still missing, a much higher figure than authorities said…
Saudi Arabia sentences eight to death for 2003 attacks: SPA
RIYADH (Reuters) – A Saudi Arabian court on Monday sentenced three more men to death, raising the number of people condemned for their involvement in a suicide attack on expatriate residential compounds in Riyadh in 2003 to eight, the state news agency…
Iran admits nuclear agency reshuffle to pave way for 5+1 talks
DUBAI (Reuters) – President Hassan Rouhani’s government confirmed rumors on Monday it had reshuffled the leadership of Iran’s atomic agency to sideline nuclear experts opposed to talks on its atomic program with the West.
Iran admits nuclear agency reshuffle to pave way for 5+1 talks
DUBAI (Reuters) – President Hassan Rouhani’s government confirmed rumors on Monday it had reshuffled the leadership of Iran’s atomic agency to sideline nuclear experts opposed to talks on its atomic program with the West.
Militants kill three before voting in India’s Kashmir
SRINAGAR, India (Reuters) – Militants killed three men in India’s restive Kashmir region on Monday, police said, in attacks that appeared intended to intimidate locals who are due to vote in a general election this week.
Ukraine peace deal falters as rebels show no sign of surrender
KIEV/SLAVIANSK, Ukraine (Reuters) – An agreement to avert wider conflict in Ukraine was faltering on Monday, with pro-Moscow separatist gunmen showing no sign of surrendering government buildings they have seized.
Iran to cut gasoline subsidy this week, in test of Rouhani’s support
DUBAI (Reuters) – Iran will start cutting gasoline subsidies this week, an official said on Monday, a move that will test President Hassan Rouhani’s public support as higher petrol prices add to inflation in a country already squeezed by economic sanct…
Kidnapped UNICEF workers freed in Pakistan: U.N.
UNITED NATIONS (Reuters) – Two U.N. Children’s Fund (UNICEF) workers kidnapped in Pakistan’s southern city of Karachi have been freed, the United Nations said on Monday.
