Putin critic Navalny has no chance of running for president: Election chief
MOSCOW (Reuters) – Russian opposition leader Alexei Navalny has no chance of taking part in next year’s presidential election because of a previous conviction for embezzlement, the head of Russia’s election commission told TV Rain late on Wednesday.
Incoming Lesotho Prime Minister’s wife shot dead – police
MASERU (Reuters) – The wife of incoming Lesotho Prime Minister Tom Thabane was shot dead late on Wednesday, two days before her husband’s inauguration, raising fears of another wave of political violence in the southern African mountain kingdom.
Pakistan’s PM appears before panel investigating family wealth
ISLAMABAD (Reuters) – Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif appeared before a panel investigating his family’s wealth on Thursday, the first time a Pakistani prime minister has been grilled by an investigative agency.
On Boko Haram front line, Nigerian vigilantes amass victories and power
MAIDUGURI, Nigeria (Reuters) – His broken arm is in a bamboo splint, his torso pock-marked with shrapnel and his jaw wired together by a Nigerian army surgeon.
At least 19 killed in hotel attack in Somali capital
MOGADISHU (Reuters) – At least 19 people were killed when Islamist militants launched a car bomb and gun attack on a busy hotel and adjacent restaurant in the Somali capital, a police officer said on Thursday.
UK to hold inquiry into London apartment block fire as death toll rises to 17
LONDON (Reuters) – British Prime Minister Theresa May on Thursday promised a public inquiry into a fire that gutted a 24-floor apartment block killing at least 17 people, as the government faced questions about how such a devastating blaze could have o…
Taiwan says China ‘impertinently’ wants it to soften representation in 5 countries
TAIPEI (Reuters) – China has been pressuring the United Arab Emirates and four other countries to ask Taiwan to rename its representative offices in another sign of diplomatic pressure on the self-ruled island, Taiwan’s foreign ministry said on Thursda…
North Korea says American detainee Warmbier released on humanitarian grounds
SEOUL (Reuters) – North Korea said on Thursday it had released American citizen Otto Warmbier “on humanitarian grounds” after he had been held prisoner for 17 months.
German executive at Volkswagen Japan arrested for suspected drug use
TOKYO (Reuters) – Volkswagen Group Japan KK senior executive Thomas Siebert was arrested on suspicion of using an illegal stimulant, the company said.
Philippine politician says residents report scores of bodies in embattled city
MARAWI CITY, Philippines (Reuters) – A Philippines politician said on Thursday residents fleeing besieged Marawi City had seen scores of dead bodies in an area where intense fighting has taken place between security forces and Islamist militants in the…
