Taliban commanders refuse to meet former leader in Pakistan: sources
ISLAMABAD/PESHAWAR (Reuters) – Taliban commanders refused to meet their former chief in the Pakistani city of Peshawar on Thursday because he was accompanied by Pakistani security agents, dealing a blow to attempts to resume Afghan peace talks, securit…
Russia says embassy staff in Libya evacuated after attack
MOSCOW (Reuters) – Russia evacuated embassy staff and their families from Libya on Thursday after gunmen tried to storm its diplomatic mission in Tripoli.
Giant hornets kill 42 in China
BEIJING (Reuters) – Swarms of giant hornets have killed 42 people and injured 1,640 in China’s northwestern province of Shaanxi in recent weeks, the official Xinhua news agency said on Thursday.
Madagascar crowd burn alive two Europeans over ‘organ trafficking’
PARIS/ANTANANARIVO (Reuters) – A crowd burnt two Europeans alive on a tourist island in Madagascar because they suspected them of trafficking human organs after a dead child was found on a beach, police said.
Stretched forces leave Somali militants room to plot strikes
NAIROBI (Reuters) – Islamist rebels in Somalia can plot attacks like the Kenyan mall massacre because Somali government forces and allied African troops lack the soldiers and firepower needed to crush the insurgents for good, a senior Somali official s…
Nigerian jets bomb Islamist camps after college massacre
DAMATURU, Nigeria (Reuters) – Fighter jets have bombed camps belonging to suspected Islamist militants in northeast Nigeria in response to a massacre of students at an agricultural college, an army spokesman said on Thursday.
Turkey ‘highly likely’ to sign Chinese missile deal: official
ANKARA (Reuters) – Turkey is likely to sign a $3.4 billion missile defense deal with a Chinese firm under U.S. sanctions, a senior official said on Thursday, a move that could strain relations with Washington.
Madagascar crowd kills two Europeans over suspected organ trafficking
PARIS (Reuters) – An angry crowd lynched two Europeans on a tourist island in Madagascar on Thursday because they suspected them of trafficking human organs, a French interior ministry official said.
Ex-Taliban leader in Pakistan’s Peshawar ahead of talks: sources
ISLAMABAD (Reuters) – Mullah Abdul Ghani Baradar, a former Taliban second-in-command held in Pakistan, has been moved to the city of Peshawar near the Afghan border as part of preparations for talks with the Afghan Taliban, security sources said on Thu…
France military eyes 2014 cuts, far-right seeks to benefit
PARIS (Reuters) – France’s military will cut about 7,500 jobs next year, a defense ministry source said on Thursday, detailing government belt-tightening plans that the far-right hopes will deliver it votes at municipal elections in 2014.
