Gunmen kill 15 in attack in Nigeria's Kano
Gunmen kill 15 in attack in Nigeria's Kano
KANO, Nigeria (Reuters) - Gunmen killed 15 people and wounded many more when they attacked a lecture theatre used by Christian worshippers in Nigeria's second largest city of Kano on Sunday, a university worker told Reuters. The man, who asked not to be named, said he saw 15 bodies being carried from the site and many more being treated for injuries. There was no immediate claim of responsibility for the attack but Islamist sect Boko Haram has killed hundreds in bomb and gun attacks this year, some of which have targeted churches. ...
Greeks old and young united in disdain for ruling parties
MARATHON, Greece (Reuters) - Georgios Pasayannis was a Greek civil servant for 40 years, and the 73-year-old pensioner voted faithfully for New Democracy throughout, confident his future was safe in the hands of the conservative party. Now he says he will never cast his ballot again for "those crooks" or their coalition partners, the centre-left PASOK party, since they cut his 1,500 euro per month pension by a third while pushing through tax increases. Their mismanagement of Greece has turned the twilight of his life into a grinding struggle. ...
Sudan defends use of air strikes in South Sudan conflict
KHARTOUM (Reuters) - Sudan's ambassador to the United Nations has defended his country's right to use air strikes against South Sudanese troops who Khartoum says are inside Sudanese territory. Dafallah ElHaj Ali Osman, however, stopped short of saying whether Sudan had carried out the air strikes over the past few weeks that Juba claims Khartoum had launched on its territories. Weeks of fighting along Sudan and South Sudan's 1,800 km (1,100 mile) contested border has brought the neighbors close to a full-blown war. ...
