Iran sets presidential election for May 2017
DUBAI (Reuters) – Iran will hold its next presidential election in May 2017, state news agencies said on Wednesday, a vote in which moderate President Hassan Rouhani may seek a second term to push ahead with reforms resisted by powerful hardliners.
British-Bangladeshi survivor of cafe attack held at unknown location: lawyer
DHAKA/NEW DELHI (Reuters) – A man who was celebrating his daughter’s 13th birthday with his family in a Dhaka cafe when they were caught up in a bloody hostage-taking nearly four weeks ago is still being held as a suspect, the family’s lawyer said on W…
Morocco to retry 24 jailed over Western Sahara clashes in 2010
RABAT (Reuters) – Morocco will retry 24 civilians convicted of killing members of the security forces during clashes in Western Sahara in 2010, a victory for human rights campaigners who say allegations they were forced to confess were never addressed….
Investigation begins into allegations of civilians killed in Syria: U.S. military spokesman
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The United States military has found enough credible information to begin a formal investigation into allegations that U.S.-led coalition air strikes killed civilians on July 20 in Syria, a spokesman for the coalition fighting Is…
After mass shooting, German police focus on “dark net” crime
WIESBADEN, Germany (Reuters) – German police will do more to fight crime committed on the “dark net”, they said on Wednesday, days after a gunman killed nine people with a weapon bought on that hidden part of the internet.
False alarm triggered Geneva airport security alert: prosecutors
ZURICH (Reuters) – A security alert at Geneva’s Cointrin airport on Wednesday was triggered by a false alarm, prosecutors said.
Website urges Britons to embrace ‘Brexile’, seek fortune abroad
LONDON (Reuters) – In the early hours of June 24, before most Britons woke up to the fact their country had voted to leave the European Union, Peter Parkinson watched the results from his mother’s home in southeast England and decided that his future n…
Indonesia president puts ex-general, popular World Bank leader in cabinet
JAKARTA (Reuters) – Indonesian President Joko Widodo pleased market reform advocates on Wednesday by bringing home the World Bank’s managing director to be finance minister and upset human rights activists by naming a controversial ex-general as securi…
U.N. calls for humanitarian truce in Yemen’s Taiz province
DUBAI (Reuters) – The United Nations called for a humanitarian truce in the Yemeni province of Taiz after government forces captured a town from Iran-allied Houthi militia in heavy fighting that has spurred allegations of war crimes.
Morocco arrests 52 suspected militants, foils several attacks
RABAT (Reuters) – Morocco said on Wednesday that it had arrested 52 suspected militants inspired by Islamic State and that it had foiled several attacks in the North African kingdom by seizing weapons and bomb-making materials.
