Briton kidnapped in Nigeria’s Lagos this week
ABUJA (Reuters) – A British national was kidnapped in Nigeria this week shortly after arriving at Lagos airport, the British High Commission said on Friday.
Suicide bomber kills 20 in Iraqi Sunni mosque
BAQUBA, Iraq (Reuters) – A suicide bomber blew himself up inside a Sunni mosque in central Iraq, killing at least 20 people in the middle of a sermon on Friday.
Syria cracks down on Assad’s non-violent opponents
BEIRUT (Reuters) – Syrian government forces have detained a dissident left-wing painter in a new wave of arrests of non-violent critics of President Bashar al-Assad, opposition groups said on Friday.
Britain revokes five export licenses to Egypt after unrest
LONDON (Reuters) – Britain withdrew five export licenses to Egypt on Friday, saying it wanted to prevent British goods being used in unrest, which has led to civilian deaths there.
Pope brings in lay experts to help reform Vatican
VATICAN CITY (Reuters) – Pope Francis has brought in international experts to help him overhaul the Holy See and move on from a series of scandals under his predecessor Benedict XVI.
Australia slams door on refugees with tough new measures
CANBERRA (Reuters) – Australia announced tough new measures to stem a dramatic increase in refugee boats from Indonesia on Friday, with a deal to send all boat arrivals to Papua New Guinea (PNG) for assessment and eventual settlement.
Italy government survives vote on Kazakh case
ROME (Reuters) – Italian Interior Minister Angelino Alfano survived a no-confidence vote on Friday, averting a political crisis that could have brought down the fragile coalition government of Prime Minister Enrico Letta.
Ethnic clashes erupt in northern Mali town before vote
BAMAKO (Reuters) – Malian troops deployed in the northern town of Kidal on Friday after attacks by light-skinned Tuareg separatists on black residents killed at least one, a week before elections meant to unify the fractured nation.
Israel indicts Palestinian seized after vanishing in Egypt
JERUSALEM/GAZA (Reuters) – A Palestinian secretly held by Israel after he vanished during a visit to Egypt last month was indicted on terrorism charges on Friday, though Israeli authorities kept a lid on how and where he was detained.
Kurd militants give Turkey ‘final warning’ on peace deal
ISTANBUL (Reuters) – Kurdish militants issued what they said was a final warning to Turkey on Friday to take concrete steps to advance a peace process aimed at ending a three-decade insurgency, or be responsible for it grinding to a halt.
