KADUNA, Nigeria (Reuters) – Gunmen have killed six people in a village in Nigeria’s northern Kaduna state, a government official said on Thursday, in a region with a history of inter-ethnic violence. The attack late on Wednesday was in a … Continue reading
MOSCOW (Reuters) – The Kremlin regretted on Thursday an increase in anti-Russian rhetoric in Germany before a visit by Chancellor Angela Merkel to Moscow but said strong economic ties should keep relations with Berlin on track. German lawmakers expressed alarm … Continue reading
MOSCOW (Reuters) – Russia is ready for talks with NATO on limiting conventional military forces in Europe as long as the Western alliance does not bring politics into the picture, Russia’s new envoy to NATO was quoted as saying on … Continue reading
LAGOS (Reuters) – Medical charity Doctors Without Borders (MSF) said Nigeria had failed to deliver on promises to tackle a deadly lead poisoning epidemic and called on president Goodluck Jonathan to intervene. Lead contamination from an artisanal gold mine in … Continue reading
LONDON (Reuters) – Commodity trader Glencore's $32 billion takeover of Swiss miner Xstrata looked set to go ahead after winning the backing of Qatar Holdings, the bid target's second-largest shareholder. Qatar, an unexpected kingmaker in Glencore's bid for Xstrata, said … Continue reading