Venezuelan protests economic crisis through currency art
CARACAS (Reuters) – With Venezuela’s highest denomination bill now worth less than a stick of gum, one local designer is protesting his country’s economic crisis through currency art.
Boko Haram militants kill seven police in attack in Niger: military
NIAMEY (Reuters) – Suspected Boko Haram militants attacked a village in Niger while a delegation of ministers were visiting, killing seven gendarmes and wounding 12 in a gun battle, the military said on Friday.
Ex-Auschwitz guard, ‘willing henchman’ in Holocaust, convicted in Germany
DETMOLD, Germany (Reuters) – A 94-year-old former Auschwitz guard was sentenced to jail in Germany on Friday by a judge who branded him a “willing and efficient henchman” in the Holocaust.
Turkish vote on stronger presidency may come late this year
ANKARA (Reuters) – Turkey will not hold a referendum on the powerful presidency sought by Tayyip Erdogan at least until the end of the year and could wait until 2019 if there is not enough support in parliament, the official overseeing the plans said.
Pope’s comments on modern marriage raise storm of criticism
VATICAN CITY (Reuters) – Pope Francis has said the “great majority” of Catholic marriages being celebrated today are invalid because couples do not fully realize it is a lifetime commitment, drawing sharp criticism from Church conservatives.
Second flight recorder retrieved from crashed EgyptAir flight
CAIRO (Reuters) – A second flight recorder has been retrieved from the crashed EgyptAir flight MS804, containing data from aircraft systems which could shed light on what brought the plane down last month, Egyptian investigators said on Friday.
Boko Haram shoot dead 18 women at funeral in northern Nigeria
YOLA, Nigeria (Reuters) – Boko Haram militants have shot dead 18 women at a funeral in Nigeria’s northeast, rampaging through a village, setting houses on fire and shooting at random, witnesses and local government officials said on Friday.
U.N. peacekeepers kill seven Congo rebels amid inter-ethnic tensions
KINSHASA (Reuters) – United Nations peacekeepers killed seven rebels in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo on Thursday as part of operations to tamp down rising inter-ethnic tensions in the area, the U.N. mission said on Friday.
Turkish plan to restructure courts stokes opposition alarm
ANKARA (Reuters) – Turkey’s government wants to remove hundreds of top judges and give President Tayyip Erdogan more say on appointments in a major overhaul it says will speed up courts, but opponents fear the move will undermine judicial independence….
Putin: Russia has no grudge against EU, ready to improve ties
ST PETERSBURG, Russia (Reuters) – President Vladimir Putin said on Friday Russia did not hold a grudge against the European Union and was ready to work to improve relations with the bloc, which he said was still a key trade partner.
