U.S. prisoner in Bahrain says he has been freed via royal pardon
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – A U.S. citizen who had been sentenced in Bahrain to 10 years in jail in 2013 has been granted a royal pardon and was freed on Thursday after paying a fine, he and his lawyer said.
South Sudan and rebels in weaponry wrangle over Machar’s return
JUBA (Reuters) – South Sudan’s government and rebels are wrangling over weaponry and therefore still at odds over the terms for allowing rebel leader Riek Machar to return to the capital, a government negotiator said on Thursday.
Mexico president proposes legalizing medical weed, raising legal dose
MEXICO CITY (Reuters) – Mexican President Enrique Pena Nieto on Thursday announced plans to legalize marijuana-based medicines, and proposed raising the amount of the drug that can be legally carried, in the wake of a national drug policy review.
Congo doctor Denis Mukwege named among TIME 100 most influential people
LONDON (Thomson Reuters Foundation) – Nobel-prize nominated Congolese gynecologist Denis Mukwege, who treats war rape victims, was named by TIME magazine on Thursday as one of the 100 most influential people in the world.
Vatican suspends PwC audit
VATICAN CITY (Reuters) – The Vatican suspended an audit of its finances by PricewaterhouseCoopers (PwC), it said on Thursday, a decision sources said was taken to determine if there were irregularities in the contract.
Permanent US armored force in Europe would better deter Russia: U.S. general
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – An armored U.S. military brigade permanently stationed in Europe would be more effective at deterring Russian aggression in the region than the current rotational presence, the Army general nominated to lead U.S. forces in Europe…
Brazil electoral court poses further legal challenge for Rousseff
SAO PAULO (Reuters) – A judge from Brazil’s top electoral authority has instructed police to start collecting evidence of irregularities in President Dilma Rousseff’s 2014 re-election campaign, adding to her legal woes since Sunday’s impeachment vote.
U.N.-Sponsored Yemen peace talks begin in Kuwait after delays: live TV
KUWAIT (Reuters) – United Nations-sponsored peace talks to end a year of war in Yemen began in Kuwait on Thursday, live television showed, after delays over alleged truce violations and the agenda of the negotiations.
Iran denounces U.S. ruling awarding Iran money to bomb victims: TV
ANKARA (Reuters) – Iran has denounced as “theft” a U.S. Supreme Court ruling that almost $2 billion in frozen Iranian assets must be paid to American families of those killed in attacks blamed on the Islamic Republic, state television reported.
Snowden to take Norway to court to secure free passage
OSLO (Reuters) – Edward Snowden will take the Norwegian state to court in a bid to secure free passage there, a Norwegian law firm representing the former U.S. spy contractor said on Thursday.
