Ukraine General Prosecutor fires senior reformist prosecutor
KIEV (Reuters) – Senior Ukrainian prosecutor and anti-corruption campaigner Davit Sakvarelidze has been fired by General Prosecutor Viktor Shokin, Shokin’s deputy Vladyslav Kutsenko said on Tuesday.
Gunfight in Lebanon Palestinian refugee camp kills two
BEIRUT (Reuters) – Two people were shot dead and others wounded on Monday in a Palestinian refugee camp in south Lebanon after a dispute between rival political groups erupted into gunfire, Reuters witnesses and a Palestinian Security Committee stateme…
Exclusive: EU takes aim where it hurts Burundi: peacekeeper funding
NAIROBI (Reuters) – The European Union plans to cut back its funding for Burundi’s lucrative peacekeeping contingent in Somalia to try to force President Pierre Nkurunziza into talks with opponents and away from the brink of ethnic conflict, diplomatic…
Week after attack, Belgium reopens wounds
BRUSSELS (Reuters) – Manneken Pis, the cherubic little statue insouciantly relieving himself in the heart of Brussels, has become a cheeky symbol of Belgian resistance to terror in the week since suicide bombers struck the capital.
China military commemorates key victory over Taiwan forces
BEIJING (Reuters) – As Taiwan prepares to usher in a new president in May, Chinese sailors this week threw flowers into the sea to mark a key but little-known victory against Nationalist forces, who fled to the island after a civil war defeat by the Co…
Brazil lawyers file new impeachment case against Rousseff
BRASILIA (Reuters) – The Brazilian Bar Association (OAB) filed a request on Monday to impeach President Dilma Rousseff for obstructing justice, fiscal accounting tricks and granting international soccer body FIFA tax-exempt status during the 2014 World…
Amid sea dispute, China calls for deeper defense ties with Vietnam
BEIJING (Reuters) – The militaries of China and Vietnam should deepen their exchanges, communication and friendship, China’s defense minister said during a visit to Hanoi, amid a festering territorial dispute in the South China Sea.
Obama, Park and Abe to discuss North Korea on Thursday
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – U.S. President Barack Obama will meet with South Korean President Park Geun-hye and Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe on Thursday to discuss North Korea’s nuclear program, the White House said on Monday.
Libya unity government blames rival faction for Tripoli airspace closure
TRIPOLI (Reuters) – Libya’s U.N.-backed unity government has accused authorities in Tripoli of closing down the capital’s airspace to prevent it from traveling from Tunisia to start work.
Pakistani property tycoon eyes media move to protect his name
ISLAMABAD (Reuters) – Pakistani property developer Malik Riaz Hussain, a flamboyant tycoon who boasts of connections with top military brass and senior politicians, plans to move into media to protect himself from those who accuse him of wrongdoing.
