Education is civil rights struggle of our age: U.N. envoy Gordon Brown
LONDON (Thomson Reuters Foundation) – Ensuring every child gets a good education is the “civil rights struggle of our generation”, United Nations education envoy Gordon Brown said on Friday ahead of launching a plan for the largest educational expansio…
Canada says it made no concessions to China for detainee’s return
MONTREAL/OTTAWA (Reuters) – Canada did not make concessions to China to secure the return of a Canadian citizen who spent two years in jail and was convicted of spying, Foreign Minister Stephane Dion insisted on Friday.
U.S. military says air strike killed Islamic State propaganda chief
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The Pentagon said on Friday that a U.S.-led coalition air strike on Sept. 7 killed an Islamic State leader who oversaw the militant group’s propaganda.
Venezuela opposition running out of options to force 2016 Maduro vote
CARACAS (Reuters) – Venezuela’s opposition failed to draw large numbers on Friday in its latest protests against President Nicolas Maduro, and the national election board delayed a decision on the next stage of a possible referendum on his socialist ru…
Brazil files terrorism charges against eight for IS support
BRASILIA (Reuters) – Eight Brazilians arrested before the Rio Olympics for belonging to a loosely organized group that supported Islamic State and discussed attacking the games were charged on Friday under Brazil’s anti-terrorism law.
Burkina Faso ex-PM detained on charges of killing protesters
OUAGADOUGOU (Reuters) – Burkina Faso authorities detained a former prime minister on Friday in connection with the violent attempts to put down a protest that ousted ex-President Blaise Compaore, the High Court prosecutor said.
Suicide bomber kills at least 25 in Pakistani mosque
MOHMAND AGENCY/PESHAWAR, Pakistan (Reuters) – A suicide bomber shouted “Allahu akbar” and blew himself up in a packed mosque in northwestern Pakistan, killing at least 25 people and wounding 30 during Friday prayers, a local official said.
Insurgency, migration create food emergency in Lake Chad basin: U.N.
LONDON (Reuters) – Nine million people urgently need aid in northeast Nigeria and nearby countries, as political violence and mass migration have caused a humanitarian emergency, a United Nations official said on Friday.
Autistic Briton can be extradited to U.S. on hacking charges, court rules
LONDON (Reuters) – A London court on Friday approved the extradition of an autistic British man to the United States to face trial for hacking high-security state computers, despite warnings he might kill himself if sent to a U.S. jail.
Exclusive: U.N. inquiry blames Syrian military for chlorine bomb attacks – source
THE HAGUE/UNITED NATIONS (Reuters) – An international inquiry has identified two Syrian Air Force helicopter squadrons and two other military units it holds responsible for chlorine gas attacks on civilians, a Western diplomat told Reuters.
