Militants kill 70 in northeast Nigeria attacks: officials
MAIDUGURI, Nigeria (Reuters) – Suspected Boko Haram militants have killed 70 people in three attacks in northeastern Nigeria in recent days, officials said on Monday, a sign that a military crackdown is failing to subdue the Islamist insurgency.
Mexican armed forces take over security in key Pacific port
MEXICO CITY (Reuters) – Mexican armed forces have taken charge of security in the Pacific port of Lazaro Cardenas, a major cargo hub in a part of the country struggling to contain violent drug gangs.
French and Malian forces hunt journalists’ killers
PARIS/BAMAKO (Reuters) – The coffins of two French journalists killed in Mali last week were loaded onto a Paris-bound aircraft in the capital Bamako on Monday as French and Malian troops hunted for their killers.
In court, defiant Mursi says he is still Egypt’s president
CAIRO (Reuters) – Ousted Egyptian leader Mohamed Mursi, given his first public forum since his overthrow in a trial where he could face execution, declared on Monday he was still Egypt’s legitimate president and shouted: “Down with military rule!”
In court, defiant Mursi says he is still Egypt’s president
CAIRO (Reuters) – Ousted Egyptian leader Mohamed Mursi, given his first public forum since his overthrow in a trial where he could face execution, declared on Monday he was still Egypt’s legitimate president and shouted: “Down with military rule!”
Kerry tries to soothe relations with Saudi Arabia but tensions evident
RIYADH (Reuters) – Secretary of State John Kerry met King Abdullah on Monday and praised the U.S. alliance with Saudi Arabia as strategic and enduring, but strains in the nearly 70-year-old relationship were apparent over Syria and other issues.
About 40 percent of Syrians need humanitarian aid: U.N.
UNITED NATIONS (Reuters) – The United Nations estimates that around 9.3 million people in Syria or about 40 percent of the population need humanitarian assistance due to the country’s 2-1/2-year civil war, the U.N. humanitarian office said on Monday.
About 40 percent of Syrians need humanitarian aid: U.N.
UNITED NATIONS (Reuters) – The United Nations estimates that around 9.3 million people in Syria or about 40 percent of the population need humanitarian assistance due to the country’s 2-1/2-year civil war, the U.N. humanitarian office said on Monday.
Shi’ite, Sunni ceasefire in north Yemen appears crumbling
SANAA (Reuters) – A ceasefire between Yemeni Shi’ite and Sunni Muslims fighters intended to end days of clashes that have killed at least 100 combatants and civilians appeared to be crumbling on Monday after Sunnis reported a resumption of fighting.
Nicaragua ruling party seek seeks to remove presidential term limits
MANAGUA (Reuters) – Nicaraguan President Daniel Ortega’s ruling Sandinista National Liberation Front party will seek to change the constitution by year-end to remove presidential term limits, lawmakers said on Monday.
