U.N. proposes Central African Republic peacekeeping force
UNITED NATIONS (Reuters) – The United Nations on Monday proposed a nearly 12,000-strong peacekeeping force for conflict-ravaged Central African Republic that would have a “robust mandate” and initially focus on protecting civilians.
Cuban dissidents say political arrests top 1,000 in February
HAVANA (Reuters) – Politically motivated arrests in Cuba topped 1,000 for a third straight month in February as the result of wider public demonstrations against the one-party state, a leading human rights organization said on Monday.
Islamist militants kill 31 more in northeast Nigeria
MAIDUGURI, Nigeria (Reuters) – Islamist insurgents have killed at least 31 people in a village in northeast Nigeria, a lawmaker said on Monday, taking the death toll from three days of attacks to 116 as soldiers struggle to contain raging violence.
UAE gives Qatari doctor seven years in jail for backing Islamist group
ABU DHABI (Reuters) – A Qatari physician received a seven-year jail sentence from a court in the United Arab Emirates on Monday for supporting an illegal Islamist group, the UAE state news agency WAM said.
Congo close to defeating Ugandan Islamist rebels: army
BENI, Democratic Republic of Congo (Reuters) – An U.N.-backed offensive by Democratic Republic of Congo troops has destroyed the bases of an Ugandan Islamist group in the country’s east and should crush the rebels in the next few days,
Mauritanians march over Koran desecration
NOUAKCHOTT (Reuters) – Hundreds of protesters threw stones and chanted anti-government slogans in Mauritania’s capital on Monday after local media reported Korans were desecrated in a mosque.
Algeria’s Bouteflika registers for April election
ALGIERS (Reuters) – Algerian President Abdelaziz Bouteflika, the ageing independence veteran who suffered a stroke last year, has registered his candidacy for April’s election, the state news agency APS said on Monday.
Egypt jails policemen for activist’s death that triggered Mubarak uprising
ALEXANDRIA (Reuters) – Two Egyptian policemen were sentenced to 10 years in prison on Monday for torturing an activist to death in 2010 in an incident that became one of the triggers for the uprising that toppled veteran autocrat Hosni Mubarak.
Ukraine financial fall-out exposes Russia’s economic weakness
MOSCOW (Reuters) – President Vladimir Putin’s decision to raise the stakes in Ukraine could cause lasting damage to Russia’s own economy.
Ugandan troops to form U.N. guard force in Somalia
MOGADISHU (Reuters) – Uganda will send about 400 extra troops to Somalia to protect U.N. personnel in the capital Mogadishu, officials said on Monday.
