Nigeria’s Latest Bloodbath: The Challenge of Boko Haram (Time.com)
Time.com - A series of attacks in the predominately Muslim north escalate the sense of sectarian crisis in Africa's most populous country
U.S. aircraft carrier enters Gulf without incident (Reuters)
Reuters - A U.S. aircraft carrier sailed through the Strait of Hormuz and into the Gulf without incident on Sunday, a day after Iran backed away from an earlier threat to take action if an American carrier returned to the strategic waterway.
Croatia says ‘yes’ to EU membership (AP)
AP - Croatians voted Sunday in favor of joining the European Union despite a poor turnout for the referendum — a sign of how much the debt-stricken 27-nation bloc has lost its appeal within countries aspiring to join.
Yemen’s Saleh leaves for U.S., opponents protest (Reuters)
Reuters - Outgoing president Ali Abdullah Saleh apologized for "any shortcoming" in his 33-year rule before leaving Yemen for the United States Sunday, paving the way for a transfer of power after a year of unrest.
Saudi urges pressure on Syria, withdraws monitors (Reuters)
Reuters - Saudi Arabia said on Sunday it was withdrawing its observers from Syria after an Arab monitoring mission failed to end 10 months of bloodshed, and called on the international community to exert "all possible pressure" on Damascus.
Deputy head of Libya’s NTC quits after protests (Reuters)
Reuters - The deputy head of Libya's ruling National Transitional Council (NTC) said on Sunday he was resigning after a series of protests against the new government which the country's leader warned could drag Libya into a "bottomless pit."
Doomed liner’s captain trades blame with shipowners (Reuters)
Reuters - The operators of the Costa Concordia faced questions over their share of the blame for the shipwreck, as divers recovered another body from the stricken liner Sunday, bringing the known death toll to 13.
Islamist insurgents kill over 178 in Nigeria’s Kano (Reuters)
Reuters - Gun and bomb attacks by Islamist insurgents in the northern Nigerian city of Kano last week killed at least 178 people, a hospital doctor said on Sunday, underscoring the challenge President Goodluck Jonathan faces to prevent his country sliding further into chaos.
Taliban say Marine tape won’t hurt Afghanistan talks (Reuters)
Reuters - A video showing what appears to be American forces urinating on dead Taliban fighters prompted anger in Afghanistan and promises of a U.S. investigation on Thursday but the insurgent group said it would not harm nascent efforts to broker peace talks.
The Crisis in Syria: No Immunity for Bystanders (Time.com)
Time.com - Journalists and official peace monitors are swept up in the violence plaguing the country
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