Kosovo appoints fugitive from Serbia as constitutional court judge
Kosovo President Hashim Thaci has appointed a judge who fled from Serbia to Kosovo to avoid a prison sentence for corruption to serve on the constitutional court, the president’s office said.
German missing after flash flood in southern France
A 70-year-old German national was missing on Thursday following a flash flood that swept through a summer camp in southern France, local authorities said.
Israeli aircraft bomb building in Gaza City: residents
Israeli aircraft bombed a multi-storey building in Gaza City on Thursday, local residents said, a few hours after Palestinian militants fired a long-range rocket at Israel’s largest southern city.
Gaza rocket hits near southern Israeli city in show of defiance
A long-range rocket fired from Gaza struck an uninhabited area outside the largest city in southern Israel on Thursday, Israeli police said, hours after a Palestinian official said an end to a surge in cross-border fighting could be near.
Zimbabwe opposition leader Biti charged with role in post-election violence
Zimbabwe’s former finance minister and opposition leader Tendai Biti appeared in court on Thursday facing charges over his role in violence linked to post-election unrest.
Ukrainian hunger striker’s mother asks Kremlin to pardon her son
The Kremlin said on Thursday it had received a letter from the mother of jailed Ukrainian filmmaker Oleg Sentsov asking Russian President Vladimir Putin to pardon her son.
North Korea chides U.S. for pressing sanctions
North Korea accused the United States on Thursday of pushing for international sanctions despite goodwill moves by Pyongyang and said progress on denuclearization promises could not be expected if Washington continues to follow an “outdated acting scri…
Brother of British model’s kidnapper will face trial in Italy
The brother of a Polish man convicted of kidnapping a British model in Milan will also stand trial in connection with her abduction, an Italian judge ordered on Thursday.
Russia denounces new U.S. sanctions as illegal, mulls retaliation
Russia condemned a new round of U.S. sanctions as illegal on Thursday and said it had begun working on retaliatory measures after news of the curbs pushed the rouble to two-year lows over fears Moscow was locked in a spiral of never-ending sanctions.
U.S. commends Congo’s Kabila for not seeking another term: State Dept
The U.S. State Department on Thursday commended Congo’s President Joseph Kabila for not seeking a third term in the country’s December elections and called on Congolese leadership to guarantee a credible vote.
