Nigerian Islamists kill 12 in village attacks: witnesses
YOLA, Nigeria (Reuters) – Gunmen from Islamist sect Boko Haram shot dead at least 12 people during a four-hour siege on villages in northeast Nigeria overnight, two days after a deadly attack on a school, witnesses said on Wednesday.
Bin Laden son-in-law faces trial in U.S. on terror charges
NEW YORK (Reuters) – Suleiman Abu Ghaith, one of Osama bin Laden’s sons-in-law and a former spokesman for al Qaeda, heads to trial next week in New York on terror-related charges in a case that could feature testimony from several al Qaeda figures.
Egypt arrests seven pro-Mursi Facebook activists
CAIRO (Reuters) – Egyptian police detained seven men accused of using Facebook for inciting people against the security forces, the Interior Ministry said on Thursday, clamping down on internet activism by supporters of deposed President Mohamed Mursi….
Omani CEO jailed for 23 years in graft case: court
MUSCAT (Reuters) – A court sentenced the CEO of state-owned Oman Oil Company to a total of 23 years in jail on Thursday for accepting bribes, abuse of office and money laundering, the most severe punishment meted out in a series of corruption trials th…
Baluch protesters walk across Pakistan to spotlight army abuse
ISLAMABAD (Reuters) – Relatives of rebels, activists and ordinary people who have gone missing in a lawless Pakistani province appealed to the United Nations for help on Thursday after walking across Pakistan for months to draw attention to their pligh…
Protesters ransack government buildings in Guinea smelting town
CONAKRY (Reuters) – Protesters angered by the death of a young man in police custody ransacked a police station and government buildings in Guinea’s main aluminum smelting town on Wednesday, local residents said.
In a first, pope and staff to hold retreat outside Vatican
VATICAN CITY (Reuters) – Pope Francis, cardinals, bishops and other Holy See officials will hold their week-long Lenten spiritual retreat outside the Vatican for the first time in living memory, the Vatican said on Thursday.
Adopted children fight Irish state secrecy to find parents
OMAGH, Northern Ireland (Reuters) – Catherine Droogan turns 40 this year. That’s one of the few personal details she can be sure of.
Twelve dead in Qatar restaurant gas explosion: news agency
DOHA (Reuters) – Twelve people including two children were killed on Thursday when a gas tank exploded at a Turkish restaurant in the Qatari capital Doha, authorities in the Gulf Arab state reported.
Obama, Palestinians’ Abbas to meet at White House March 17
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – President Barack Obama will meet Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas at the White House on March 17 to talk about Israeli-Palestinian peace talks, the White House said on Thursday.
