Angola denies Congo incursion, says lost troops entered its territory
LUANDA (Reuters) – Angola’s Foreign Minister Georges Chikoti said on Monday that Congo Republic soldiers had got lost and stumbled across the border, contradicting Congolese accusations that Angolan forces had invaded its territory and seized its soldi…
Mali’s Keita calls for more local autonomy, rejects secession
BAMAKO (Reuters) – Mali’s president asked a national congress on Monday to draw up plans for increased regional autonomy, a year after northern separatists and their Islamist allies seized two-thirds of the country, prompting France to send in troops.
Qatar offers $150 million debt relief to Palestinian Authority: Kerry
PARIS (Reuters) – Qatar has agreed to provide $150 million in debt relief to the Palestinian Authority, U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry said in Paris after talks with Qatari Foreign Minister Khaled al-Attiyah.
Egyptian Christians fear chaos after wedding bloodshed
CAIRO (Reuters) – Egyptian Coptic Christians joyfully waited outside the Virgin Church in Cairo for the bride to arrive to join the groom for their wedding.
Sierra Leone editor arrested for comparing president to rat
FREETOWN (Reuters) – Sierra Leone police have arrested a newspaper editor and another journalist for publishing an article comparing President Ernest Bai Koroma to a rat, officials said on Monday, stirring concern over press freedom in the West African…
Myanmar must change constitution to stay on reform path: Suu Kyi
LUXEMBOURG (Reuters) – Nobel peace prize winner Aung San Suu Kyi urged Europe and the United States on Monday to press Myanmar to reform what she said was an undemocratic constitution, partly because it effectively bars women from running for president…
Ukrainian racist murdered Muslim, planted mosque bombs in Britain
LONDON (Reuters) – A self-confessed racist Ukrainian student studying in Britain pleaded guilty on Monday to murdering an elderly Muslim man and planting explosive devices outside mosques in central England as part of a one-man hate campaign.
Migrant disaster survivors protest at exclusion from funeral ceremony
ROME (Reuters) – More than 100 survivors of a shipwreck in which hundreds of African immigrants died burst through the gates of a holding center on the Italian island of Lampedusa on Monday in a protest against the refusal of authorities to allow them …
Merkel backs away from debt goal before coalition talks
BERLIN (Reuters) – Angela Merkel’s conservatives have backed away from a campaign pledge to use future budget surpluses to pay down German debt, as they search for new sources of revenue to fund billions of euros in investments sought by their likely c…
Japan eyes review of arms export ban
TOKYO (Reuters) – Japan plans to review its self-imposed ban on weapons exports as it seeks to play a more active role in maintaining global peace, according to a draft of the country’s new security strategy, a proposal that could unnerve China and Sou…
