Over 1,900 killed in ‘chilling’ Philippines war on drugs
MANILA (Reuters) – More than 1,900 people, or about 36 per day, have been killed in a violent campaign against drugs in the Philippines since President Rodrigo Duterte came to office seven weeks ago, the country’s national police chief said on Tuesday…
Kerry commits to more military aid to Nigeria, U.S. official says
ABUJA (Reuters) – U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry made “very strong commitments” on ways to ramp up military assistance to help Nigeria defeat the extremist group Boko Haram, a senior U.S. official said on Tuesday.
Ghana president orders men who threatened judges freed from jail
ACCRA (Reuters) – Ghana President John Mahama has decreed the early release of three men convicted over death threats against Supreme Court judges made during a panel discussion broadcast on a local radio station.
Turkey seeks U.S.-based cleric’s extradition but not for coup: State Dept.
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The U.S. State Department said on Friday that Turkey has formally requested the extradition of U.S.-based Turkish cleric Fethullah Gulen but not on issues related to the recent coup attempt, which Turkish leaders have accused him…
Sarkozy presidential bid seeks to tap mood shift after France attacks
PARIS (Reuters) – When Nicolas Sarkozy went fishing for votes in the electoral waters of France’s far right for a second presidential term in 2012 it ended in defeat, as voters alienated by his rhetoric and disappointed by a moribund economy deserted h…
Biden tells Baltic states: Don’t take Trump seriously
RIGA (Reuters) – U.S. Vice President Joe Biden told Baltic leaders on Tuesday not to take seriously comments by Republican presidential nominee Donald Trump that called into question the U.S. commitment to protect NATO allies in the face of Russian agg…
U.N. to report next month on reaction to South Sudan hotel attack
UNITED NATIONS (Reuters) – United Nations chief Ban Ki-moon appointed a former Dutch major general on Tuesday to lead a month long inquiry into the response by peacekeepers to some attacks on civilians, including at a hotel, during violence in South Su…
U.N. braces for refugee exodus from Iraq’s Mosul
GENEVA/BAGHDAD (Reuters) – Hundreds of thousands of Iraqis in and around Mosul could be uprooted by the military assault to retake the city from Islamic State, the U.N. refugee agency UNHCR said on Tuesday.
Iraq executions carried out without proper trial, fueled by vengeance: U.N.
BAGHDAD (Reuters) – Thirty-six men hanged in Iraq for a sectarian mass killing of soldiers were denied a proper legal defense at their trials and the executions appeared to have been “fueled by vengeance”, the United Nations said on Tuesday.
Germany to accept hundreds of migrants to boost EU program: Italy
ROME (Reuters) – Germany has agreed to take in hundreds of migrants who are blocked in Italy in a move that might revive the European Union’s failed relocation program, Italy’s Interior Minister Angelino Alfano said on Tuesday.
