Turkish penal court says journalist should stay in detention
ISTANBUL (Reuters) – A Turkish penal court ordered on Thursday that a journalist should continue to be held in detention, after a top court earlier in the day asked that he be released, private news agency Dogan said on Thursday.
U.S. welcomes Libya’s destruction of chemical weapons stockpile: statement
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The White House on Thursday congratulated Libya for destroying its remaining chemical weapons stockpile, and also called on Syria to fully eliminate its chemical weapons program.
Facing U.S. extradition, bin Laden associate attacks French prison guards
PARIS (Reuters) – A German believed to have been an associate of Osama bin Laden and convicted for his part in an attack on a synagogue in Tunisia in 2002 attacked four prison guards on Thursday weeks before being eligible for extradition to the Unite…
Macron sings praises of Italian prime minister ahead of election
ROME (Reuters) – French President Emmanuel Macron heaped praise on Prime Minister Paolo Gentiloni in Rome on Thursday, less than two months before national elections in Italy that opinion polls say the ruling center-left government will lose.
Tunisia deploys army, makes 300 arrests as violent unrest persists
TUNIS (Reuters) – Tunisian protesters burned down a regional national security headquarters near the Algerian border, prompting authorities to send in troops after police retreated, witnesses said, as unrest over prices and taxes raged on nationwide.
Putin says Kremlin critic Navalny is U.S. pick for Russian presidency
MOSCOW (Reuters) – President Vladimir Putin said on Thursday that opposition leader Alexei Navalny was Washington’s pick for the Russian presidency, which was why the United States had complained about Navalny not being allowed to run for office.
Putin says it’s up to Washington, not Moscow, to improve ties
MOSCOW (Reuters) – Russian President Vladimir Putin said on Thursday it was up to Washington and not Moscow to improve ties between the two countries.
Argentine faithful flock to Chile as Pope avoids homecoming
BUENOS AIRES/SANTIAGO (Reuters) – Tens of thousands of Argentines will cross into Chile next week to see Buenos Aires-born Pope Francis, who has yet to return home despite visiting much of Latin America since his election nearly five years ago.
Protests held across Pakistan after 7-year-old girl’s rape and murder
LAHORE, Pakistan (Reuters) – Protests broke out across Pakistan on Thursday after the rape and murder of a 7-year-old girl in a district south of Lahore, due to public anger at what is seen as the authorities’ failure to investigate such cases.
Germany’s top court overturns acquittal of “Sharia Police”
BERLIN (Reuters) – Germany’s federal supreme court on Thursday overturned the 2016 acquittal of seven Muslim men who formed a Sharia street patrol in the western German city of Wuppertal, according to its website.
