Mali detains commander of Islamist group MUJWA: military source
BAMAKO (Reuters) – Malian authorities are holding one of the country’s most wanted Islamist fighters after he surrendered to French troops, a military source and French radio said on Sunday.
China plans investment and reform to ease urbanization drive
SHANGHAI (Reuters) – China is planning a major expansion of its transport networks and urban infrastructure as it seeks to increase migration from rural to urban areas, lifting incomes and demand to drive continued economic growth.
Herdsmen kill 100 in attacks on Nigerian villages
KADUNA, Nigeria (Reuters) – Gunmen shot, hacked and burned to death at least 100 people and razed homes in central Nigeria, a region riven by disputes over land, religion and ethnicity, local officials and witnesses said on Sunday.
Iran pursuing banned items for nuclear, missile work: U.S. official
DUBAI (Reuters) – Iran has pursued a longstanding effort to buy banned components for its nuclear and missile programs in recent months, a U.S. official said on Sunday, a period when it struck an interim deal with major powers to limit its disputed ato…
Long road to hold Kim, North Korea liable for crimes
GENEVA (Reuters) – Western and Asian powers will begin pressing this week for North Korea to be held liable for crimes against humanity documented in a United Nations report, but concede that their chances of influencing the isolated country are slim.
Iran’s Zarif expects ‘tougher’ round of nuclear talks with world powers
DUBAI (Reuters) – Iran’s foreign minister said on Sunday he expects a more difficult round of nuclear talks with six world powers as the two sides try to iron out details such as Iran’s Arak heavy water reactor and levels of uranium enrichment.
South Africa’s biggest union calls strike for March 19
JOHANNESBURG (Reuters) – South Africa’s biggest union has called a one-day strike for Wednesday to highlight youth unemployment in the country, where one in four people are jobless, the union said.
Swords of Damocles threaten French comeback for Sarkozy
PARIS (Reuters) – “‘Affaires’? They’re picking up again,” joked President Francois Hollande to reporters last week in a pun on the French word for both business activities and political scandals.
Soldier and civilian killed in clashes in Lebanon’s Tripoli
TRIPOLI (Reuters) – A soldier and a civilian were killed in fighting between Sunni Muslims and Alawites in the northern Lebanese city of Tripoli, bringing the death toll from four days of clashes to 12, security and medical sources said.
Seven killed in Nigeria stampede at recruitment drive
ABUJA (Reuters) – Seven people have been killed in a stampede at Nigeria’s national stadium during a recruitment drive for the immigration service, officials and witnesses said on Sunday.
