Polls show Scots becoming more skeptical about independence
LONDON (Reuters) – Scots are becoming more skeptical about the idea of Scotland becoming independent of the United Kingdom, two polls showed on Sunday, delivering a setback to nationalists who want the small country to call off its 307-year-old union w…
Activists say Syrian security forces abduct prominent dissident
AMMAN (Reuters) – Akram al-Bunni, a prominent leftist writer and former political prisoner, was abducted by Syrian intelligence agents as he left a wedding reception at a Damascus hotel on Saturday, opposition activists said.
France risks long stay after misjudging Central African Republic
PARIS/DAKAR (Reuters) – When France sent troops to halt violence between Christians and Muslims in Central African Republic, commanders named the mission Sangaris after a local butterfly to reflect its short life. Three months later, it is clear they b…
Suspected Liberian gunmen attack Ivorian border town
ABIDJAN (Reuters) – At least four Ivorian soldiers and several attackers were killed when suspected gunmen from Liberia raided a border town in the west of the country, authorities said on Sunday.
At 90, Zimbabwe’s Mugabe says has energy of 9-year-old
MARONDERA, Zimbabwe (Reuters) – Robert Mugabe celebrated his 90th birthday on Sunday, having spent more than a third of his life as leader of Zimbabwe, lauded as a liberation hero by some and condemned as a human rights abuser by others.
U.S. condemns attacks by Boko Haram in Nigeria
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry on Sunday condemned last week’s attacks in Nigeria by the Islamist group Boko Haram and underscored a commitment to help Nigerian authorities crack down on the militants the United States deems …
The threat of Israel boycotts more bark than bite
JERUSALEM (Reuters) – Though voices are getting louder inside and outside Israel about the threat of economic boycotts for its continued occupation of Palestinian territories, there seems little prospect of it facing measures with real bite.
Afghan Taliban kill 21 soldiers, suspend prisoner swap attempt
ASADABAD, Afghanistan (Reuters) – The Afghan Taliban killed 21 soldiers in an assault on Sunday in a remote mountainous region, the Afghan government said, and six soldiers were missing after the militants’ most deadly assault on the security forces in…
Militants escape from Bangladesh prison van in bomb ambush
DHAKA (Reuters) – Gunmen opened fire and tossed bombs on Sunday at a prison van carrying militants of a banned Islamist movement to a court house, freeing three of their colleagues and killing a policeman in the ambush, police and witnesses said.
UK says to use Merkel visit to push curbs to ‘welfare shopping’
LONDON (Reuters) – Britain said on Sunday it planned to use a visit by German Chancellor Angela Merkel this week to try to persuade Berlin to support measures to discourage people from moving within the European Union to tap welfare benefits.
