Bujumbura / AFP A dozen people were injured in at least 10 grenade blasts overnight in Bujumbura, police said on Tuesday, as UN Secretary General Ban Ki-moon visited Burundi. “Last night, ten grenades exploded in several districts of Bujumbura, leaving a dozen people wounded,” a senior police officer said. The officer said two soldiers were among the injured as well ...

Damascus / AFP Syria’s regime agreed on Tuesday to a ceasefire deal announced by the United States and Russia, but there were widespread doubts it could take effect by the weekend as hoped. The agreement, announced on Monday, does not apply to extremists like the IS group and Al-Nusra Front, putting up major hurdles to how it can be implemented ...

Moscow / AFP A ruthless and corrupt leader with his own private army who has carved out de facto independence for his restive region: Russia’s opposition on Tuesday lashed out at Chechen strongman leader Ramzan Kadyrov in a new report. The report—authored by prominent opposition figure Ilya Yashin and entitled “National security threat”—alleges that Kadyrov has been allowed by President ...