Nigeria Boko Haram attack causes over 15,000 to flee
MAIDUGURI Nigeria (Reuters) – More than 15,000 people have fled an area around the northeast Nigerian town of Damboa after a spate of lethal assaults by Islamist Boko Haram fighters during the weekend, the emergency services said on Monday.
Ten killed in air strike north of Baghdad
BAGHDAD (Reuters) – Ten people were killed, including a mother and three children, in a government air strike on a militant-controlled town north of Baghdad on Monday, hospital sources and witnesses said.
Ebola outbreak not hurting investment in Sierra Leone: foreign minister
LONDON (Reuters) – The Ebola outbreak has not hurt foreign investment in Sierra Leone but will inevitably require more spending to fight it, the country’s foreign minister said on Monday.
Central African leader appeals for ceasefire as talks open in Congo
BRAZZAVILLE (Reuters) – Central African Republic’s interim president appealed on Monday to Muslim Seleka rebels and ‘anti-balaka’ Christian militia to agree on a ceasefire at the start of talks in the neighbouring Congo Republic.
Obama: focus in Gaza conflict must be on ceasefire
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – President Barack Obama repeated on Monday that Israel had the right to defend itself against rocket attacks from Hamas militants but said he had serious concerns about the growing number of civilian casualties resulting from the …
South Korea police say a body may be ferry-disaster fugitive’s
SEOUL (Reuters) – South Korean police are trying to confirm the identity of a body they believe may have been the fugitive head of the family that owned the operator of a ferry that capsized in April, killing more than 300 people, a police official tol…
Cuba hopes for more investment as Chinese president arrives
HAVANA (Reuters) – Chinese President Xi Jinping begins a two day visit to Cuba on Monday evening, stirring hopes on the island that China will finally invest in the country after a number of important deals never materialized.
Modi’s BJP puts political twist on local Indian sex abuse case
BANGALORE India (Reuters) – A local sexual abuse case took on national political overtones on Monday as students from Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s party accused a state government run by the country’s main opposition of inaction.
Arab rifts may complicate search for Gaza truce
DOHA/CAIRO (Reuters) – The push for a Gaza ceasefire risks becoming mired in a regional tussle for influence between conservative Arab states and Islamist-friendly governments, with rival powers competing to take credit for a truce, analysts and some o…
Emaciated children in South Sudan point to looming famine
LEER South Sudan (Reuters) – A surge in the number of emaciated children arriving at a feeding center in Leer, a muddy rebel-held town in South Sudan’s oil-rich Unity State, is fuelling fears that the world’s newest nation is on the brink of famine.
