Bomb attacks kill at least 24 in Iraq capital
BAGHDAD (Reuters) – At least 24 people were killed in bomb explosions in the Iraqi capital late on Monday, including blasts near two Shi’ite Muslim mosques and at a busy bus station, police and medics said.
Nigeria Islamists better armed, motivated than army: governor
ABUJA (Reuters) – Islamist militant group Boko Haram is better armed than the Nigerian military force fighting it, the governor of the region worst hit by the insurgency said on Friday after more than 100 people died in a village raid.
Pakistani couple stoned to death for adultery; six arrested
QUETTA, Pakistan (Reuters) – A couple were stoned to death for adultery in a remote area of Pakistan’s western Baluchistan province, an official said Monday, leading to six men being held on suspicion of murder.
South Sudan army denies using cluster bombs after fragments found
JUBA (Reuters) – South Sudan’s army on Monday denied using cluster bombs in its fight with rebels, shrugging off a U.N. report that fragments of the widely-banned explosives had been found.
EU’s Reding warns Brexit would isolate London’s City
BRUSSELS (Reuters) – London’s financial services center would lose access to the wider European Union should Britain quit the bloc, the EU’s justice chief said on Monday, warning that such a move would reduce its status to that of an offshore center
Kerry to meet Palestinians’ Abbas in Paris on Wednesday
ABU DHABI (Reuters) – U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry will meet Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas in Paris on Wednesday, the State Department said, as he seeks to nudge Israel and the Palestinians toward a peace deal by the end of April.
Ugandan military says senior LRA commander may have been killed
KAMPALA (Reuters) – Uganda’s military said on Monday a commander believed to be the deputy to Lord’s Resistance Army (LRA) leader Joseph Kony may have been killed last year in Central African Republic where an African Union force is hunting the insurge…
Renzi poised to form Italian government, promises rapid change
ROME (Reuters) – Italian centre-left leader Matteo Renzi received a mandate on Monday to form a new government, promising rapid tax, labor and institutional reforms to revive a deeply troubled economy.
Burundi army won’t intervene in political crisis: minister
BUJUMBURA (Reuters) – Burundi’s national army said on Monday it would not intervene in the worst political crisis to grip the east African country since a 12-year civil war ended nearly a decade ago.
Iran seen honoring nuclear deal but stockpile may grow: diplomats
VIENNA (Reuters) – A monthly update by the United Nations atomic watchdog is expected to show later this week that Iran is complying with last year’s landmark nuclear agreement with six world powers, diplomats said on Monday.
