KADUNA, Nigeria - A gang disguised in police uniforms opened fire on worshippers at a mosque in northern Nigeria, killing at least 21 people. The pre-dawn raid in the village of Dogon Dawa in Kaduna state was carried out by armed robbers engaged in a running feud with a local vigilante group. Having been repelled last week, the gang yesterday, storming the mosque. AFP
BRUSSELS - Belgian local elections yesterday took on unusual importance as a potential make-or-break vote on the country's future, with Flemish nationalist leader Bart De Wever seeking a big breakthrough. If he wins there, it could destabilise the fragile political consensus which allowed the Socialist Party of Prime Minister Elio Di Rupo to finally form a government in December 2011 after some 500 days of bitter haggling. AFP
US knew stolen body was cartel leader's