U.S. ‘concerned’ about Libyan-Americans on trial in UAE: official
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The U.S. State Department said on Friday it was “concerned” about the case of two Libyan-American businessmen charged by the United Arab Emirates with supporting Libyan militants amid allegations they were tortured into signing …
Brexit campaigner Boris Johnson could be next PM: UK’s Cameron
ISE-SHIMA, Japan (Reuters) – Former London mayor Boris Johnson could be Britain’s next prime minister despite heading the campaign to leave the European Union, Prime Minister David Cameron said.
U.N. urges Syrian government to stop blocking aid deliveries
UNITED NATIONS (Reuters) – The United Nations’ humanitarian chief on Friday demanded that the Syrian government and militant groups stop interfering with the delivery of food and medicine for civilians trapped in besieged and difficult-to-reach areas i…
No new signal from EgyptAir jet since day of crash, search intensifies
CAIRO/PARIS (Reuters) – No new radio signal has been received from an EgyptAir jet since the day it crashed in the Mediterranean last week, sources close to the investigation said on Friday.
Putin says Romania, Poland may now be in Russia’s cross-hairs
ATHENS (Reuters) – Russian President Vladimir Putin on Friday warned Romania and Poland they could find themselves in the sights of Russian rockets because they are hosting elements of a U.S. missile shield that Moscow considers a threat to its securit…
Rio de Janeiro police investigate alleged gang rape that has shocked Brazilians
RIO DE JANEIRO (Reuters) – Rio de Janeiro police are investigating allegations that more than 30 men and boys raped a 16-year-old girl, officials said on Friday, as outrage spread in the host city for the Olympics and reverberated across the country.
More than 2,000 boat migrants rescued off Italy, more deaths feared
ROME (Reuters) – More than 2,000 migrants were rescued from boats in the Mediterranean on Friday, Italy’s coastguard said, as numbers soared for the third year running in the build up to summer.
Islamic State advance near Turkish border, civilians trapped
BEIRUT (Reuters) – Islamic State fighters captured territory from Syrian rebels near the Turkish border on Friday and inched closer to a town on a supply route for foreign-backed insurgents fighting the jihadists, a monitoring group said.
Freed by Russia, Ukraine’s ‘Joan of Arc’ may be thorn in own leaders’ side
KIEV (Reuters) – Securing pilot Nadiya Savchenko’s release from Russian captivity was a PR coup for Ukrainian President Petro Poroshenko but the outspoken woman feted as the nation’s “Joan of Arc” may ultimately prove a thorn in his side.
U.N. chief ‘deeply disappointed’ by rejection of press watchdog
UNITED NATIONS (Reuters) – U.N. Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon is disappointed by a U.N. panel’s rejection of an application from the Committee to Protect Journalists for U.N. accreditation, Ban’s spokesman said on Friday.
