Acting Irish PM fails to secure re-election for third time
DUBLIN (Reuters) – Acting Irish Prime Minister Enda Kenny failed for the third time to be re-elected in a parliamentary vote on Thursday but made some progress towards breaking the political deadlock created by an inconclusive Feb. 26 election.
Video of Chibok girls puts pressure on Nigeria’s Buhari
LAGOS/ABUJA (Reuters) – A video showing 15 of the 219 schoolgirls held by the jihadist group Boko Haram has added pressure on the Nigerian government to secure their release, after activists accused authorities of mishandling the case in the two years …
In Brazil’s corridors of power, mood swings against Rousseff
BRASILIA (Reuters) – President Dilma Rousseff’s fate in an impeachment vote in Brazil’s Congress on Sunday is being decided in deals struck at lunch tables and behind the mirrored windows of luxury hotels in Brasilia, where the tide has turned decisive…
British FGM survivor hopes her memoir will help end ‘this barbaric abuse’
LONDON (Thomson Reuters Foundation) – Hibo Wardere’s childhood ended abruptly at six years old when she was led to a hut outside her Mogadishu home, pinned to the floor and subjected to the most brutal form of female genital mutilation (FGM).
Macedonia prosecutor to pursue wiretap probe despite presidential pardons
SKOPJE (Reuters) – Macedonia’s special prosecutor said on Thursday she would continue investigating a wiretapping scandal, including alleged large-scale misappropriation of government funds, despite 56 officials being granted a presidential amnesty.
Refugee teachers go back to school to train for work in Germany
POTSDAM, Germany (Reuters) – Syrian asylum seeker Alaa Kassab can’t believe her luck. Four months after arriving in Germany, the 23-year-old English instructor has joined a program that gives refugee teachers German lessons and qualifies them to work i…
Iraqi parliament cancels vote on proposed cabinet amid protests
BAGHDAD (Reuters) – Iraq’s parliament canceled a vote on Thursday on a cabinet reshuffle proposed by Prime Minister Haider al-Abadi as part of an anti-corruption drive, fueling discontent among MPs who held a mock ballot ousting the assembly’s speaker….
Muslim nations agree to work closely to fight terrorism: Turkey’s Erdogan
ISTANBUL (Reuters) – Muslim countries have agreed to work together more closely to fight terrorism and other crimes and will establish an Istanbul-based center for greater police cooperation, President Tayyip Erdogan said on Thursday.
Syrian fighter jet apparently downed, pilot believed rescued: monitor
AMMAN (Reuters) – A Syrian jet plane was probably shot down on Thursday by Islamic State militants near a military airport in southern Syria but the pilot appears to have been rescued, a monitor said.
North Korea prepares one or two intermediate-range missiles: Yonhap
SEOUL (Reuters) – North Korea has deployed one or two intermediate-range ballistic missiles on its east coast, possibly preparing for launch on or around Friday, the anniversary of the birth of the country’s founder, South Korea’s Yonhap news agency re…
