Ukraine protesters and police pull back in contest over president
KIEV (Reuters) – Ukrainian opposition protesters ended a two-month occupation of city hall in Kiev on Sunday and opened a road to limited traffic, meeting an amnesty offer aimed at easing a stand-off over President Viktor Yanukovich’s rule.
Suspected Islamists kill 90 in Nigeria village raid: witnesses
MAIDUGURI, Nigeria (Reuters) – Suspected Islamist fighters killed at least 90 people in an early morning attack on a village in remote northeast Nigeria on Sunday, witnesses said.
Hezbollah says will quit Syria if Arabs stop meddling
BEIRUT (Reuters) – Hezbollah leader Sayyed Hassan Nasrallah called on Sunday for Arab political forces to “stop the war on Syria,” promising that if they left the country alone, his Lebanese Shi’ite group would also withdraw.
Obama warns Uganda over anti-gay law
RANCHO MIRAGE, California (Reuters) – President Barack Obama warned Ugandan President Yoweri Museveni on Sunday that enacting an anti-gay law would complicate U.S. relations with Uganda and would be a “step backward for all Ugandans.”
Exclusive: Top Ecobank executives call for CEO to stand down: email
ACCRA (Reuters) – Top executives at pan-African lender Ecobank have asked CEO Thierry Tanoh to step down to resolve a crisis of leadership, according to an email sent by the bank’s deputy chief executive to its interim chairman.
Burundi police try to stop party meeting as crisis deepens: witnesses
BUJUMBURA (Reuters) – Riot police tried to stop a meeting of Burundi’s junior coalition party on Sunday, officials and witnesses said, firing teargas, clashing with members and exacerbating a political crisis in the tiny East African country.
Russia’s Putin basks in the glory of the Games
SOCHI, Russia (Reuters) – Vladimir Putin says sport and politics do not mix but his actions at the Winter Olympics suggest the opposite.
African nations form G5 to work on Sahel security, development
NOUAKCHOTT (Reuters) – The leaders of Mauritania, Mali, Niger, Chad and Burkina Faso agreed on Sunday to create a regional organization to strengthen cooperation on development and security in the Sahel region.
Top Obama adviser urges Ugandan president not to sign anti-gay law
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – President Barack Obama’s national security adviser urged Ugandan President Yoweri Museveni on Sunday not to sign an anti-gay law, saying it would be a “huge step backward” for Uganda and the world.
We don’t want to “flood” Israel with Palestinian refugees: Abbas
RAMALLAH, West Bank (Reuters) – Addressing a sticking point in U.S.-brokered peace talks, President Mahmoud Abbas on Sunday dismissed charges by Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu that he wanted to “flood” Israel with Palestinian refugees.
