Latvia PM to fire minister over plan to join SS march
RIGA (Reuters) – Latvia’s prime minister said on Friday she would fire a cabinet colleague planning to march with veterans of the country’s wartime Waffen SS divisions after being warned the event could incite tensions with Russia.
Turkish parliament to reconvene next Weds amid graft scandal
ANKARA (Reuters) – Turkey’s parliament will reconvene for an extraordinary session on March 19, its speaker said on Friday, after the main opposition party demanded the recall to hear corruption allegations against four former government ministers.
Nigerian security forces committing rights abuses: U.N.
ABUJA (Reuters) – Nigerian security forces have committed human rights abuses as they fight a near five year Islamist insurgency by the Boko Haram sect, a U.N. official said on Friday.
French air strikes kill wanted Islamist militant ‘Red Beard’ in Mali
BAMAKO (Reuters) – French air strikes in the mountains of northern Mali have killed Islamist militant Oumar Ould Hamaha, a jihadist with a $3 million U.S. government bounty on his head, a Malian military source said on Friday.
From his Pakistan hideout, Uighur leader vows revenge on China
DERA ISMAIL KHAN/ISLAMABAD (Reuters) – Entrenched in secret mountain bases on Pakistan’s border with Afghanistan, Uighur fighters are gearing up for retribution against China to avenge the deaths of comrades in Beijing’s crackdown on a separatist movem…
Pakistan rape victim dies after setting self ablaze in protest
MULTAN, Pakistan (Reuters) – The 17-year-old Pakistani victim of a gang rape died on Friday after setting herself on fire in protest against a police report that led to the release of a key suspect, a doctor and her brother said.
Cyprus swears in new cabinet members in mini reshuffle
NICOSIA (Reuters) – Cyprus swore in new members of cabinet in a mini reshuffle on Friday, expedited by the departure of a junior partner from the center-right coalition last month.
Six dead in central China knife incident
BEIJING (Reuters) – At least six people died after a knifing incident in central China’s Changsha city, state media reported on Friday, in what appeared to be a dispute involving market vendors from the restive far western region of Xinjiang.
Damascus ceasefires bring respite but no end to conflict
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Leaked documents purport to reveal Turkish graft allegations
ISTANBUL (Reuters) – A Twitter account behind a string of leaks in a Turkish corruption scandal posted late on Thursday what it presented as police files detailing graft allegations against four former ministers, dealing a further blow to Prime Ministe…
