South Sudan says recaptures oil-producing state from rebels
JUBA (Reuters) – South Sudan’s army said it regained a rebel-held northern town on Friday, giving the government control of a region where oil production had been halted by fighting that has left the world’s youngest nation close to civil war.
Russia detains six over deadly December bombing in southern city
MOSCOW (Reuters) – Russia’s federal Anti-Terrorist Committee said on Friday it had detained six men suspected in a bombing in the southern city of Pyatigorsk last month that killed three people and added to security fears in the run-up to the Winter Ol…
Tunisia’s new PM takes office after Islamists resign
TUNIS (Reuters) – Tunisia’s new premier Mehdi Jomaa took office on Friday to lead a caretaker government until elections this year after the ruling Islamist party’s premier resigned in a deal to complete the country’s transition to democracy.
Three killed in Egypt clashes ahead of referendum
CAIRO (Reuters) – Three people were killed in clashes in Egypt on Friday, security sources said, ahead of a referendum next week on a new constitution.
Pakistani schoolboy who died stopping bomber recommended for award
PESHAWAR, Pakistan (Reuters) – A Pakistani schoolboy who died stopping a suicide bomber from attacking his school has been recommended for a national award, the prime minister’s office said on Friday.
Turkish police seize buses carrying weapons near Syria border: media
ISTANBUL (Reuters) – Turkish police seized two buses packed with weapons and ammunition on Friday in the southern province of Adana near the Syrian border, local media reported.
Tunisia’s new PM takes office after Islamists resign: state news agency
TUNIS (Reuters) – Tunisia’s new premier Mehdi Jomaa took office on Friday to lead a caretaker government until elections this year, the state news agency said, after the ruling Islamist party resigned in a deal to complete a transition to democracy.
Iran’s Rouhani, Israel’s Netanyahu due at Davos meeting
GENEVA (Reuters) – Iranian President Hassan Rouhani and Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu will both attend the World Economic Forum in the Swiss resort of Davos this month, the organizers told Reuters on Friday.
Bewildered Falluja residents flee feared Iraq army assault
ARBIL, Iraq (Reuters) – Iraqis fleeing from Falluja question whether the masked gunmen who overran their city 10 days ago are really al Qaeda-linked militants as the government says, but fear their presence will draw a ferocious response from the army …
Taliban killings in Pakistani city may be part of pattern
KABUL/QUETTA (Reuters) – At least two Afghan Taliban commanders have been killed in recent weeks in the Pakistani city of Quetta, militants and police told Reuters, the latest in what officials across the border in Afghanistan have described as a serie…
