Taliban attack breaks months of quiet in Kabul
KABUL (Reuters) – The Taliban attacked a convoy of foreign vehicles in Kabul on Friday with gunfire and a suicide car bomb that was heard across the Afghan capital, the first major incident there since July.
Tunisian police kill six Islamist militants in gunfights
TUNIS (Reuters) – Tunisian police have killed six members of Ansar al-Sharia in two days battling the militant Islamist group after two policemen were killed in fighting near the Algerian border, security officials said on Friday.
Jets bomb Syrian city after intelligence general killed
BEIRUT (Reuters) – Syrian air force jets bombarded the eastern city of Deir al-Zor on Friday after heavy overnight clashes and the killing of one of President Bashar al-Assad’s top military intelligence officers, activists said.
Gunmen kill Libya’s military police force commander
BENGHAZI, Libya (Reuters) – Unidentified gunmen fatally wounded Libya’s military police force commander as he left his house in the eastern city of Benghazi to attend Friday prayers, a security source said.
Tunisia’s ruling Islamists see elections in six months
TUNIS (Reuters) – Tunisia’s ruling Islamists, who have agreed to make way for a caretaker government, see elections within six months to put the country’s political transition back on track after months of unrest, a senior party official said on Friday…
Greek police investigate identity of suspected Roma kidnap victim
ATHENS (Reuters) – Greek police are investigating the identity of a four-year-old girl found living with a Roma couple in central Greece, on suspicion that the child may have been abducted from her parents.
ICC says Kenyatta need not attend whole trial for crimes against humanity
NAIROBI/AMSTERDAM (Reuters) – Judges at the International Criminal Court on Friday excused Uhuru Kenyatta from “continuous presence” at his impending trial for crimes against humanity, a move analysts said would prolong the Kenyan president’s co-operat…
Mozambique army launches retaliatory attack on Renamo
MAPUTO (Reuters) – Mozambique’s army launched a retaliatory attack on the mountain headquarters of the opposition Renamo movement on Friday, a day after a rebel ambush in which seven soldiers were killed, senior Renamo and government officials said.
Ukraine’s jailed Tymoshenko offered ticket abroad but no pardon
KIEV (Reuters) – Jailed opposition leader Yulia Tymoshenko would have to return to Ukraine to complete her prison sentence after receiving any medical treatment abroad, according to the text of a draft law made public on Friday.
Saudis reject Security Council seat, angry over Mideast inaction
RIYADH (Reuters) – Saudi Arabia turned down a coveted seat on the United Nations Security Council on Friday in a rare display of anger at the failure of the international community to end the war in Syria and act on other Middle East issues.
