At least four killed in ethnic clashes in eastern Nigeria: police
MAIDUGURI Nigeria (Reuters) – At least four people were killed and houses torched in ethnic clashes between rival groups in Nigeria’s eastern Taraba state, police said on Monday, the latest violence to flare up in the country’s volatile “Middle Belt”.
India’s Modi secures support from Bhutan in neighborhood push
THIMPHU (Reuters) – Bhutan promised on Monday it will not allow its territory to be used against India, an early success for Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s region-wide drive to shore up diplomatic relations with neighbors in return for stronger …
Egyptian PM to launch new government after Sisi’s election
CAIRO (Reuters) – Egypt’s prime minister will meet members of his new government later on Monday, the cabinet spokesman said, finalizing an appointment process following the inauguration last week of President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi.
Cameron’s ‘Stop Juncker’ drive seen as lose-lose strategy
LONDON (Reuters) – Like a poker player, Prime Minister David Cameron prefers to hold his cards tight to his chest when it comes to clawing back powers from the European Union, lest he blow his bargaining position, aides are fond of saying.
U.S. Navy ship with 550 Marines on board entering Gulf: CNN
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The USS Mesa Verde with 550 Marines on board entered the Gulf on Monday to support possible U.S. action to help Iraq’s Shi’ite-led government combat a Sunni Islamist insurgency that has overtaken large areas of the country’s nort…
China deports Australian artist after Tiananmen remarks
BEIJING (Reuters) – China deported a well-known Chinese-born Australian artist on Monday after he was detained following his comments on the 25th anniversary of the bloody crackdown on pro-democracy protesters in Beijing’s Tiananmen Square.
Five Pakistani soldiers killed in bomb attack on army convoy
MIRANSHAH Pakistan (Reuters) – At least five Pakistani soldiers were killed when a roadside bomb hit an army convoy in North Waziristan, intelligence sources said, in the first insurgent attack against state troops since the start of an army offensive …
Three killed, 75 injured, houses set ablaze in Sri Lanka ethnic clashes
ALUTHGAMA Sri Lanka (Reuters) – At least three Muslims were killed and 75 people seriously injured in violence between Buddhists and Muslims in southern Sri Lankan coastal towns best known as tourist draws, with Muslim homes set ablaze, officials and r…
China sentences three to death for Tiananmen Square attack
BEIJING (Reuters) – China sentenced three people to death on Monday over a deadly attack at Beijing’s Tiananmen Square last October, state television reported, an incident blamed by the government on Islamist militants.
Russia’s Gazprom reduces gas to Ukraine after deadline passes
MOSCOW (Reuters) – Russian natural gas exporter Gazprom reduced supplies to Ukraine on Monday after Kiev failed to meet a deadline to pay off its gas debts in a dispute that could disrupt supplies to the rest of Europe.
