Suspected Islamists kill 20 in market bomb in northeast Nigeria
MAIDUGURI, Nigeria (Reuters) – Suspected Islamist militants detonated a bomb in a crowded marketplace in northeastern Nigeria killing at least 20 people, witnesses said on Sunday.
Foreign policy rifts beset Arabs ahead of summit
DUBAI/KUWAIT (Reuters) – Rifts over foreign policy will likely make it harder for Arab leaders meeting at a summit this week to forge a common stand on regional challenges, including what many of them see as a threat from Iranian-U.S. rapprochement.
Disquiet in Baltics over sympathies of Russian speakers
DAUGAVPILS, Latvia/TALLINN (Reuters) – In the former Soviet republics of Latvia and Estonia, there is unease over events in Crimea, which was formally annexed by Moscow last week on the pretext of safeguarding its Russian minorities.
After popular protests, Oman starts to pursue graft
MUSCAT (Reuters) – Young Omanis who took to the streets in 2011 to demand jobs and better economic prospects failed to trigger the mass protests that transformed other parts of the Arab world in their own Gulf state.
Malaysia Airlines flight to Nepal hit by birds, passengers safe
KATHMANDU (Reuters) – A flock of birds shattered the windshields of a Malaysia Airlines jet as it landed in the Nepali capital, Kathmandu, but all 180 passengers and crew were safe, an airport official said on Sunday.
Italy says its citizen kidnapped in Libya, needs medical help
ROME (Reuters) – An Italian man has been kidnapped near the eastern city of Tobruk and there has been no communication from his kidnappers as yet, said the Italian Foreign Ministry on Sunday, adding he was a diabetic who did not have his insulin suppli…
Dutch Wilders Loses Top Poll Position After Anti-Moroccan Chant
AMSTERDAM (Reuters) – Dutch right-wing populist Geert Wilders has lost his top position in opinion polls after making anti-Moroccan comments that unleashed a public backlash and prompted several high-profile resignations from his party.
NATO says Russia has big force at Ukraine’s border, worries over Transdniestria
BRUSSELS (Reuters) – NATO’s top military commander said on Sunday that Russia had a large force on Ukraine’s eastern border and said he was worried it could pose a threat to Moldova’s mainly Russian-speaking separatist Transdniestria region.
Russian troops seize Crimea airbase as Moscow consolidates control
BELBEK AIRBASE, Crimea (Reuters) – Russian troops used armored vehicles, automatic gunfire and stun grenades on Saturday to seize a Ukrainian airbase in Crimea a day after President Vladimir Putin signed laws completing Russia’s annexation of the Black…
Qatar says no differences with Saudi Arabia over Syria
DOHA (Reuters) – Qatar dismissed reports of rivalry with neighboring Saudi Arabia over efforts to end Syria’s war, saying the two countries – the main Arab backers of rebel forces – had “the highest level of coordination”.
