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.
Life and a death sentence in rebel-held Damascus
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Romanian PM, president at odds over forming new government
BUCHAREST (Reuters) – Prime Minister Victor Ponta urged Romania’s president on Monday not to block his attempts to form a new governing coalition as a new standoff loomed between the two bitter rivals, threatening to unnerve investors.
Pistorius trial witness: ‘bloodcurdling screams’ then shots
PRETORIA (Reuters) – The first witness at Oscar Pistorius’ murder trial told the court on Monday she heard “bloodcurdling screams” from a woman followed by shots, a dramatic opening to a case that could see one of global sport’s most admired role model…
