Barrel bomb attacks in Syria’s Aleppo kill 25 – monitoring group
BEIRUT (Reuters) – At least 25 people were killed in barrel bomb attacks in Syria’s northern city of Aleppo on Monday, a monitoring group said.
Italy’s 5-Star Movement makes first overture to PM Renzi
ROME (Reuters) – Italy’s anti-establishment party, 5-Star Movement, said it was willing to drop its opposition to working with Prime Minister Matteo Renzi over electoral reforms if its own proposals are considered.
Suspected Islamists kill 22 in northeast Nigeria -police
MAIDUGURI Nigeria (Reuters) – Gunmen killed at least 22 people at a village market in remote northeast Nigeria, a security official said on Monday, in what was likely the latest attack by the militant Islamist group Boko Haram.
Pakistan jets strike insurgents in full-scale offensive
MIRANSHAH Pakistan (Reuters) – Pakistani fighter jets pounded North Waziristan on Monday, a day after the army announced the start of a full-scale drive to flush Islamist insurgents out of the volatile region bordering Afghanistan.
At least 22 killed in attack on northeast Nigerian village: police
MAIDUGURI (Reuters) – At least 22 people were killed when gunmen stormed a village in northeast Nigeria, a security official said on Monday, adding it was likely the work of militant Islamist group Boko Haram.
China executes 13 people for “terrorist” attacks in Xinjiang
BEIJING (Reuters) – China executed 13 people on Monday for “terrorist attacks” in the far western region of Xinjiang, state media said, while another three were sentenced to death for a lethal attack at Beijing’s Tiananmen Square.
Abdullah says fraud gave his rival a million vote lead in Afghan vote
KABUL (Reuters) – Afghan presidential candidate Abdullah Abdullah said on Monday his opponent’s apparent million-vote lead in the second round of national elections at the weekend was due to massive fraud.
Germany tries Iranians charged with smuggling drone engines as jet ski parts
BERLIN (Reuters) – Two Iranian men charged with smuggling dozens of German-made engines capable of powering drones into Iran by declaring them as jet ski engines went on trial at a Frankfurt court on Monday.
Venezuela bus crash kills 20, wounds 10
CARACAS (Reuters) – At least 20 people were killed and 10 were wounded early on Monday when a bus driving toward the Venezuelan capital of Caracas crashed after the driver lost control, a state official said.
Colombia’s Santos re-elected, tells rebels it’s time for peace
BOGOTA (Reuters) – President Juan Manuel Santos vowed to bring peace to Colombia after winning re-election on Sunday, telling Marxist rebels his victory shows that voters demand an end to five decades of war.
