South Sudan says retakes oil state capital Malakal, rebels deny
JUBA (Reuters) – South Sudan’s president said his soldiers had seized the regional capital Malakal back from rebels on Monday, a report dismissed by insurgents battling in the world’s newest country.
Al Qaeda offshoot imposes strict Islamic rules in north Syria
BEIRUT (Reuters) – A group linked to al Qaeda, emboldened by its recent victory over rival rebels in Syria, has imposed sweeping restrictions on personal freedoms in the northern province of Raqqa as it seeks to consolidate control over the region.
Sixteen killed by twin bombs at Syria-Turkey border post
BEIRUT (Reuters) – Two car bombs hit a rebel-held post on the Syrian border with Turkey on Monday, killing at least 16 people and closing the frontier, opposition activists and fighters said.
Warnings of economic boycott rile Israeli minister
JERUSALEM (Reuters) – Economy Minister Naftali Bennett dismissed on Monday a growing chorus of alarm that Israeli business will face international isolation if peace talks with the Palestinians fail.
Nigerian Islamists kill 18, burn houses in northeast
MAIDUGURI, Nigeria (Reuters) – Islamist militants stormed a village in remote northeast Nigeria on Monday, torching houses and spraying them with bullets in an attack that killed 18 people, witnesses said.
Serbia to reconsider labor law in face of union opposition
BELGRADE (Reuters) – Serbia’s government, facing union opposition, said on Monday it would look again at draft legislation to liberalize the labor market, a move likely to further stoke concern among investors over the coalition’s commitment to reform….
Hunted Greek convict vowing revenge for crisis by video
ATHENS (Reuters) – A convicted member of a Greek guerrilla group that waged a 27 year campaign of killing appeared in a video on Monday promising to avenge the country’s debt crisis and calling for a revolution against the state.
Al Qaeda offshoot imposes strict Islamic rules in north Syria
BEIRUT (Reuters) – A group linked to al Qaeda, emboldened by its recent victory over rival rebels in Syria, has imposed sweeping restrictions on personal freedoms in the northern province of Raqqa as it seeks to consolidate control over the region.
EU to send military force to Central African Republic
BRUSSELS (Reuters) – The European Union will send up to 1,000 soldiers to help stabilize Central African Republic, deploying its first major army operation in six years, EU foreign ministers decided on Monday.
Exclusive: Syrian opposition sets deadline for Iran peace talks invite withdrawal
ISTANBUL (Reuters) – Syria’s main opposition body, the National Coalition, will not attend peace talks in Switzerland scheduled for this week unless the United Nations retracts its invitation to Iran by 2:00 PM EST on Monday, a senior coalition member …
