Donors pledge 1.8 billion euros for Somalia
BRUSSELS (Reuters) – International donors promised Somalia 1.8 billion euros ($2.4 billion) in reconstruction aid on Monday to back a three-year plan aimed at strengthening the country’s economy and building up its fragile security.
Suspected bomb-maker killed in Madagascar blast: police
ANTANANARIVO (Reuters) – A suspected bomb-maker was killed in Madagascar’s capital Antananarivo on Monday when an explosive device he is believed to have been building blew up prematurely, police said.
Mali reconciliation on track despite protests, minister says
BAMAKO (Reuters) – Protesters threw stones at officials from Mali’s newly elected government during a weekend visit to the main northern rebel stronghold, but the reconciliation minister said on Monday that efforts to heal the country’s deep social rif…
Impounded Chinese cruise liner released in South Korea
SEOUL/SHANGHAI (Reuters) – A Chinese cruise liner was allowed to leave a South Korean island on Monday, three days after it was impounded there over a commercial dispute that left hundreds of passengers stranded, state media said.
Jailed ex-governor hid assets in Nigeria’s Oando: British prosecutor
LONDON (Reuters) – Jailed former Nigerian oil state governor James Ibori hid some of his assets in the oil firm Oando and money passed from the company’s accounts to Ibori’s Swiss accounts, a British prosecutor told a court on Monday.
Egyptian security forces storm Islamist -controlled town
CAIRO (Reuters) – Egyptian security forces stormed a town controlled by supporters of ousted President Mohamed Mursi on Monday and arrested 56 residents as part of a crackdown on his Muslim Brotherhood, officials said.
Iran signals ‘desire’ to end nuclear dispute with West
VIENNA (Reuters) – Iran said on Monday it wanted to settle a decade-old nuclear dispute with the West that has raised fears of a new Middle East war, but the United States said it must back words with action.
Iran’s Rouhani tells Revolutionary Guards to stay out of politics
DUBAI (Reuters) – President Hassan Rouhani told Iran’s powerful Revolutionary Guards on Monday they should not get involved in politics, in a carefully worded speech that sought to avoid antagonizing the elite military force.
Earthquake felt in Greek capital, no damage reported
ATHENS (Reuters) – An earthquake shook buildings in the Greek capital on Monday but there were no immediate reports of casualties or damage.
Al Qaeda leader urges restraint in first ‘guidelines for jihad’
LONDON (Reuters) – Al Qaeda leader Ayman al-Zawahri has issued his first specific guidelines for jihad, urging restraint in attacking other Muslim sects and non-Muslims and in starting conflicts in countries where jihadis might find a safe base to prom…
