ICC prosecutor mulls inquiry on crimes against migrants in Libya
UNITED NATIONS (Reuters) – The International Criminal Court (ICC) prosecutor expressed alarm on Monday at the inhumane detention of thousands of vulnerable migrants in Libya and said she was examining whether an investigation could be opened into crime…
Trial of Burkina Faso’s ex-leader, ministers begins after delays
OUAGADOUGOU (Reuters) – A trial of Burkina Faso’s former leader Blaise Compaore and his cabinet began on Monday after delays, with the court dismissing calls from the defense to cancel the proceedings.
Syrian peace talks to reconvene in Geneva on May 16: U.N.
GENEVA (Reuters) – United Nations mediator Staffan de Mistura said on Monday that he was reconvening peace talks between the Syrian government and opposition in Geneva on May 16.
South Korea president winner Moon vows to unify bruised country
SEOUL (Reuters) – Liberal politician Moon Jae-in decisively won South Korea’s presidential election on Tuesday, television networks declared, an expected victory ending nearly a decade of conservative rule and bringing a more conciliatory approach towa…
Czech president sets conditions for sacking finance minister in rift with PM
PRAGUE (Reuters) – Czech President Milos Zeman on Monday demanded his prime minister terminate the agreement that formed the coalition government if he is to agree to firing the finance minister, deepening a rift between the country’s two leaders.
Venezuela opposition boycotts meeting on Maduro assembly, clashes rage
CARACAS (Reuters) – Venezuela’s opposition boycotted a meeting on Monday to discuss President Nicolas Maduro’s plan for a new popular assembly, preferring to protest in the streets where they were again blocked by security forces firing tear gas.
Libya’s neighbors, U.N. voice support for its new move for talks
ALGIERS (Reuters) – Libya’s neighbors and the United Nations on Monday voiced their support for a meeting held last week between the North African country’s main rival figures, the head of the U.N.-backed government, Fayez Seraj, and eastern commander …
North Korea’s detention of U.S. citizen ‘concerning’: White House
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The latest detention of a U.S. citizen by North Korea, which raises the number of Americans in their custody to four, is “concerning,” a White House spokesman said, amid heightened tensions over Pyongyang’s nuclear and missile pr…
East Congo bandits kill park ranger, kidnap then release two others
KINSHASA (Reuters) – Armed bandits in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo killed a Congolese park ranger and briefly kidnapped two conservation workers, including a Frenchman, during an ambush last week, Congo’s park service and a conservation group s…
East Libyan forces launch assault in Benghazi, 12 killed
BENGHAZI, Libya (Reuters) – East Libyan forces pushed on Monday into two districts of Benghazi where they still face resistance, losing at least 12 men in clashes and mine blasts, according to a medical official.
