Death toll from Islamist attack in northeast Nigeria doubles to 98
BAMA, Nigeria (Reuters) – Gunmen from Nigeria’s Islamist Boko Haram sect killed 98 people in the northeastern town of Bama on Wednesday, residents there said after burying their folk, more than double the figure given by police a day earlier.
Nigeria suspends anti-graft central bank governor
LAGOS (Reuters) – Nigerian President Goodluck Jonathan suspended Central Bank Governor Lamido Sanusi on Thursday, removing an increasingly outspoken critic of the government’s record on tackling rampant corruption in Africa’s leading energy producer.
Italy’s Renzi says on track to form government
ROME (Reuters) – Italy’s center-left leader and impending prime minister said on Thursday he expected to have his new cabinet in place by the weekend, dismissing speculation that wrangling with his likely coalition partners was holding up an agreement….
Union calls on Frankfurt airport security staff to strike Friday
FRANKFURT (Reuters) – German trade union Verdi has called on security workers at Frankfurt airport to go on strike on Friday in a bid to push for higher pay, a move likely to cause widespread disruption at Europe’s third largest hub.
Three suspected former Auschwitz guards arrested in Germany
BERLIN (Reuters) – Three suspected former guards of the Auschwitz death camp run by the Nazis during World War Two have been arrested in southwestern Germany, the public prosecutor’s office in Stuttgart said on Thursday.
Congo security forces scatter attempted rally by Kabila rival
KINSHASA (Reuters) – Police in Democratic Republic of Congo on Thursday broke up a rally by one of President Joseph Kabila’s main political rivals, a move that underscored rising tensions two years ahead of presidential elections.
Indian parliament approves creating new state despite MPs’ protests
NEW DELHI (Reuters) – Indian lawmakers passed a bill to create the country’s 29th state on Thursday despite mayhem in parliament, as opponents made a futile last attempt to stop the upper house carving landlocked Telangana from coastal Andhra Pradesh.
Egypt puts three Al Jazeera journalists on trial
CAIRO (Reuters) – Egypt put three Al Jazeera journalists on trial on Thursday on charges of aiding members of a “terrorist organization”, in a case that human rights groups say shows the authorities are trampling on freedom of expression.
Mortar attack on crowded market in Iraqi town kills 20
BAGHDAD (Reuters) – At least 20 people were killed in Iraq when three mortar rounds struck a crowded market in a mainly Shi’ite Muslim town of Mussayab on Thursday evening, police and medics said.
Turkey’s embattled Erdogan seeks wider powers for spy agency
ANKARA (Reuters) – Battling a corruption scandal, Turkish Prime Minister Tayyip Erdogan is seeking broader powers for his intelligence agency, including more scope for eavesdropping and legal immunity for its top agent, according to a draft law seen by…
