Congo security forces killed dozens in anti-government protest: U.N.
KINSHASA (Reuters) – Congolese state security services shot, burned, beat and hacked to death at least 48 civilians and reportedly hired thugs to attack protests last month against the extension of President Joseph Kabila’s mandate, the United Nations …
Lions’ den or nest of doves? May’s first EU encounter was businesslike
BRUSSELS (Reuters) – A lions’ den or a nest of doves? For Theresa May, her first meeting with all the other European Union leaders since she became British prime minister ended up being described by most merely as businesslike.
Duterte didn’t really mean ‘separation’ from U.S., Philippine officials say
MANILA (Reuters) – Philippine officials sought on Friday to play down comments by President Rodrigo Duterte who announced his “separation” from the United States a day earlier, saying their country will maintain U.S. trade and economic ties.
Hungary PM sees stalemate in EU migrant quota dispute
BUDAPEST (Reuters) – There is a stalemate on the issue of mandatory migrant resettlement quotas in the European Union between proponents of the scheme and opponents such as Hungary, Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban told reporters on Friday.
Tunisian lawyers go on strike over new, austerity-driven taxes
TUNIS (Reuters) – Thousands of Tunisian lawyers went on strike on Friday to protest at new taxes and tighter fiscal controls on their profession, extending a series of demonstrations against austerity measures in the 2017 budget.
Maduro foes say they are barred from leaving Venezuela
CARACAS (Reuters) – Venezuelan opposition leaders said on Friday they were banned from leaving Venezuela, adding to outrage over the suspension of their drive for a recall referendum against unpopular socialist leader Nicolas Maduro.
Exclusive: Vatican and China in final push for elusive deal on bishops
ROME/HONG KONG/BEIJING (Reuters) – Representatives from the Vatican and China are expected to meet before the end of the month in Rome in an effort to finalize a deal on the ordination of bishops on the mainland, a move aimed at ending a longstanding d…
Pentagon chief to stress Iraq sovereignty in Turkey talks
ANKARA (Reuters) – U.S. Defense Secretary Ash Carter said he would stress the need to respect Iraq’s sovereignty during a visit on Friday to Turkey, which has been locked in a dispute with Baghdad over who should participate in the campaign to retake M…
Swedish asylum center burns down in suspected arson attack
STOCKHOLM (Reuters) – A Swedish asylum center burned down overnight in a suspected attack by arsonists, police said on Friday, the second incident of its kind in a week in the Stockholm region.
U.N. rights boss denounces air strikes on Aleppo as war crimes
GENEVA (Reuters) – The top United Nations human rights official said on Friday that the siege and bombing of eastern Aleppo in Syria constituted “crimes of historic proportions” that have caused heavy civilian casualties amounting to war crimes.
