Seven killed in funeral attack in Central African Republic
BANGUI (Reuters) – At least seven people died in the capital of Central African Republic after a grenade exploded among a crowd of mourners attending a funeral, the African Union peacekeeping mission known as MISCA said on Friday.
Obama ready to expand covert aid to Syrian opposition: report
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The United States is ready to step up covert aid to Syrian rebels under a plan being discussed with regional allies including Saudi Arabia, according to a Washington Post report.
France apologies to Morocco after minister searched at Paris airport
PARIS (Reuters) – France apologised to Morocco on Friday after the kingdom’s foreign minister was searched while transiting at a Paris airport, the latest incident that has strained ties between Rabat and its former colonial ruler.
Nigeria arrests 12 including two Britons for oil theft
YENAGOA, Nigeria (Reuters) – Nigeria has arrested two Britons and 10 of its own citizens on charges of trying to bribe a military officer to facilitate oil theft, the military said on Friday.
Turkey’s Erdogan cancels election rallies to rest voice
ANKARA (Reuters) – Embattled Turkish Prime Minister Tayyip Erdogan withdrew from election rallies on Friday to rest his voice, his office said, after weeks of campaigning marred by leaks and corruption allegations which he has cast as a plot to unseat …
Patriotic young Lebanese say the battle to stay is lost
BEIRUT (Reuters) – In both war and peace, Lebanon has always seen many of its ambitious youth leave for better opportunities. More Lebanese live outside Lebanon than in it.
NATO allies agree on Stoltenberg as next secretary-general: sources
BRUSSELS (Reuters) – NATO countries have agreed that former Norwegian Prime Minister Jens Stoltenberg will become NATO’s next leader at a time when the Western military alliance faces a new challenge in dealing with a resurgent Russia, diplomatic sourc…
Sri Lanka leader releases Indian fishermen after U.N. vote
COLOMBO (Reuters) – Sri Lanka’s president ordered the release on Friday of 98 Indian fishermen detained for poaching as a “goodwill gesture” after New Delhi abstained in a vote on a U.N. resolution that approved an international inquiry into alleged wa…
Brazil grows wary of Venezuela under Maduro, reduces support
SAO PAULO (Reuters) – Brazil, Latin America’s biggest economy and diplomatic power, has toned down its support for Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro because of disappointment over how he is handling mounting economic problems and opposition-led stree…
UK and Germany say EU reform must be fair to non-euro members
LONDON (Reuters) – Germany joined Britain on Thursday in calling for European Union reforms that are fair to (EU) countries outside the euro zone, bolstering British Prime Minister David Cameron’s attempts to placate eurosceptics at home.
