Venezuela’s hardline opposition party to boycott ‘fraudulent’ election
CARACAS (Reuters) – Venezuela’s hardline opposition party Popular Will, whose leader Leopoldo Lopez would be a leading presidential contender if he were not under house arrest, announced on Friday it would boycott April’s presidential vote, calling it …
Turkish army hit village in Syria’s Afrin with suspected gas: Kurdish YPG, Observatory
BEIRUT (Reuters) – Syrian Kurdish forces and a monitoring group said the Turkish military carried out a suspected gas attack that wounded six people in Syria’s Afrin region on Friday.
U.S. charges Russians with 2016 U.S. election tampering to boost Trump
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – A Russian propaganda arm oversaw a criminal and espionage conspiracy to tamper in the 2016 U.S. presidential campaign to support Donald Trump and disparage Hillary Clinton, said an indictment released on Friday that revealed more…
Exclusive: Haiti president says many aid organizations hid misconduct
PORT-AU-PRINCE (Reuters) – Haiti’s president said on Friday that sexual misconduct by staff of British charity Oxfam was only the tip of an “iceberg” and called for investigations into Doctors Without Borders and other aid organizations which came to t…
Turkey frees German-Turkish journalist, who flies to Berlin
BERLIN (Reuters) – A Turkish court freed German-Turkish journalist Deniz Yucel on Friday pending trial after indicting him for alleged security offences, in a move welcomed by Berlin and which could lead to an easing of tensions between the two NATO al…
Ethiopia declares state of emergency after PM’s resignation
ADDIS ABABA (Reuters) – Ethiopia announced a state of emergency on Friday, the day after the prime minister’s resignation, as pressure mounted on the country’s ruling coalition.
Salary + 144 eggs: Venezuelan firm offers unusual monthly compensation
CARACAS (Reuters) – A Venezuelan security firm is looking to attract personnel with a “motivational” bonus of 144 eggs for good presentation and time-keeping – alongside a $10 per month salary.
U.S. urges Malaysia to protect minority Muslims sought by China
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The United States urged Malaysia on Friday to offer temporary protection to 11 Uighur Muslims whose extradition is being sought by China.The U.S. State Department said it had called on Malaysia to allow the U.N. refugee agency ac…
South Africa’s Ramaphosa hails ‘new dawn’, warns of tough decisions
CAPE TOWN (Reuters) – South Africa will face “tough decisions” as it works to repair its economy after years of stagnation, new President Cyril Ramaphosa said in a sober address on Friday that sought to draw a line under the turbulent rule of his prede…
Russians charged with 2016 U.S. election tampering to boost Trump
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – A Russian Internet agency and more than a dozen Russians interfered in the 2016 U.S. election campaign in a multi-pronged effort to support Donald Trump and disparage rival Hillary Clinton, the U.S. Special Counsel said in an ind…
