Death toll rises to 52 after migrant boat capsizes off Egypt
CAIRO (Reuters) – Nine more bodies have been recovered from the Mediterranean a day after a boat carrying hundreds of migrants capsized off the coast of Egypt, officials said on Thursday, bringing the death toll to 52.
Pope says journalism based on fear-mongering, gossip is form of ‘terrorism’
VATICAN CITY (Reuters) – Journalism based on gossip or rumors is a form of “terrorism” and media that stereotype entire populations or foment fear of migrants are acting destructively, Pope Francis said on Thursday.
At least 12 killed by suicide bomber in southern Syrian town
AMMAN (Reuters) – A suicide bomber killed at least 12 people when he blew himself up on Thursday at the opening of a local police station in a rebel-held town in southern Syria, rebels and residents said.
Secret mediator helped guide Colombia to peace deal
CALI, Colombia (Reuters) – For more than a decade, Henry Acosta regularly headed into Colombia’s mountains and jungles on foot and mule, fording rivers and evading military intelligence on a secret mission to promote peace between the government and Ma…
Gabon braces for violence on eve of election ruling
LIBREVILLE (Reuters) – The scars from earlier violence in Gabon’s palm-lined capital warn of what may lie ahead: the parliament building gutted by fire; the opposition headquarters riddled with bullet holes; shops looted and their windows smashed.
Sweden plans wider police powers in clampdown on asylum seekers
STOCKHOLM (Reuters) – Swedish police will be able to raid companies to catch illegal migrant workers under new proposals announced on Thursday, part of the center-left government’s clampdown on asylum seekers whose applications have been rejected.
Russian election chiefs to investigate Reuters findings of irregularities
MOSCOW (Reuters) – Russia’s national election authority said it would look into evidence found by Reuters of inflated turnout figures and people voting more than once at three polling stations in two regions during a parliamentary election at the weeke…
Senate clears way for $1.15 billion arms sale to Saudi Arabia
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The U.S. Senate cleared the way for a $1.15 billion sale of tanks and other military equipment to Saudi Arabia on Wednesday, defending a frequent partner in the Middle East recently subject to harsh criticism in Congress.
Death toll from air strike in Yemen rises to 26, sources say
SANAA (Reuters) – The death toll from an Arab coalition air strike which hit a house in a residential area in western Yemen has risen to 26 people, medics and residents in the Houthi-held area said on Thursday, and the alliance said it was looking into…
EU reviews ex-commissioner Kroes’ offshore directorship
BRUSSELS (Reuters) – The European Commission said on Thursday it was looking into whether to take action against former EU commissioner Neelie Kroes for failing to declare a directorship of an offshore firm in the Bahamas.
