Haiti suspends Oxfam’s operating right amid misconduct probe
PORT-AU-PRINCE (Reuters) – Haiti has temporarily revoked Oxfam’s authorization to operate in the Caribbean country after allegations of sexual misconduct by some of the British charity’s staff there, Planning and External Cooperation Minister Aviol Fle…
U.N. says 40 sex abuse accusations received last quarter of 2017
UNITED NATIONS (Reuters) – Forty allegations of sexual exploitation and abuse were made during the last three months of 2017 against United Nations peacekeeping missions, agencies, funds and programs and implementing partners, the world body said on Th…
Qatar says Gaza aid spares Israel war, shows Doha does not back Hamas
JERUSALEM (Reuters) – Qatar is helping Israel avoid another Gaza war by funneling relief money to impoverished Palestinians with Washington’s blessing, a Qatari diplomat said on Thursday, describing the cooperation as evidence of Doha’s distance from I…
Iran hints at seaborne reactors while respecting nuclear deal
VIENNA (Reuters) – Iran has fired a diplomatic warning shot at Washington by raising the prospect of building nuclear reactors for ships while staying within the limits set by its atomic deal with major powers, a U.N. nuclear watchdog report showed on …
Nigerian official says abducted schoolgirls not rescued after all
DAPCHI, Nigeria (Reuters) – The governor of Nigeria’s Yobe state told locals in the village of Dapchi on Thursday that 76 of their schoolgirls who were reported to have been rescued from Islamist Boko Haram kidnappers were in fact still missing.
Santiago sex abuse victims ask Vatican to investigate another case
SANTIAGO (Reuters) – A group of people who say they were sexually abused by members of the Marist Brothers congregation in Santiago asked on Thursday that their cases be considered by Vatican representatives who are in Chile to investigate other abuse …
Air strikes hammer Syria’s Ghouta for fifth day, U.N. mulling ceasefire resolution
AMMAN (Reuters) – Warplanes pounded the last rebel enclave near Syria’s capital for a fifth day running on Thursday as the U.N. Security Council considered demanding a 30-day ceasefire across the country to allow emergency aid deliveries and medical evacuations.
Romanian justice minister calls for dismissal of anti-corruption prosecutor
BUCHAREST (Reuters) – Romanian Justice Minister Tudorel Toader called on Thursday for the dismissal of chief anti-corruption prosecutor Laura Codruta Kovesi for what he said were “acts and facts intolerable to the rule of law.”
Turkish opposition sounds alarm over proposed voting law changes
ISTANBUL (Reuters) – Turkey’s opposition said on Thursday new electoral regulations proposed by President Tayyip Erdogan’s ruling party and its nationalist allies could open the door to fraud and jeopardise the fairness of 2019 elections.
Yugoslav army veteran lobs grenade at U.S. embassy in Montenegro, then blows himself up
PODGORICA (Reuters) – A Yugoslav army veteran who manned anti-aircraft defenses during the NATO bombing in 1999 tossed a hand grenade into the U.S. embassy compound in Podgorica, capital of Montenegro, around midnight and then blew himself up, police s…
