Fetus of Venezuelan woman who likely had Zika dies; had microcephaly: doctors
CARACAS (Reuters) – A fetus whose mother likely had the Zika virus suffered the rare congenital defect known as microcephaly and ultimately died, doctors said on Friday, in the first Venezuelan case linking the infection to damage in babies.
Turkish court jails two Syrians over drowning of toddler Aylan: media
ISTANBUL (Reuters) – A Turkish court on Friday sentenced two Syrians to four years in jail over the drowning of five people including toddler Aylan Kurdi, the image of whose dead body sparked global sympathy last September over the fate of migrants, Do…
Turkish authorities seize newspaper close to cleric Gulen: state media
ISTANBUL (Reuters) – Turkish authorities seized control of the country’s largest newspaper on Friday, state-run media said, in a widening crackdown against supporters of U.S.-based Muslim cleric Fethullah Gulen, an influential foe of President Tayyip E…
Powerful Iraqi Shi’ite cleric calls for ‘government of corruption’ to be toppled
BAGHDAD (Reuters) – Powerful Iraqi Shi’ite Muslim cleric Moqtada al-Sadr called for the “government of corruption” to be overthrown on Friday in the biggest show of opposition yet to Prime Minister Haider al-Abadi’s authority.
Zimbabwe court orders return of firm to diamond fields, defying Mugabe
HARARE (Reuters) – Zimbabwe’s High Court told the government on Friday to let the largest diamond-mining firm in its Marange fields return to its mines and take control of its assets there, defying President Robert Mugabe who said all operations had be…
Zambian opposition leader arrested for inciting violence: police
LUSAKA (Reuters) – A leader of the main opposition party in Zambia was arrested on Friday on suspicion of proposing violence against President Edgar Lungu, police said, the latest sign of tension ahead of August elections.
Cameron urges Scots to stick with the EU as well as the UK
EDINBURGH (Reuters) – British Prime Minister David Cameron urged Scots on Friday to vote to stay in the European Union, as they did to keep Scotland part of the United Kingdom in 2014.
Syria divisions aside, Turkish PM eyes closer ties with Iran
ANKARA (Reuters) – The first visit by a Turkish prime minister to Iran in two years is unlikely to narrow deep divisions over Syria’s war, but it could boost trade ties as the lifting of sanctions on Tehran and political gains by reformists clear the w…
Moldovan top court rules for direct elections to choose president
CHISINAU (Reuters) – A leading court in Moldova on Friday ruled in favor of having direct national elections to choose a president rather than a vote in parliament – a concession to protesters who have been demonstrating for months against the politica…
Poland’s Kaczynski calls Council of Europe opinion ‘legally absurd’
WARSAW (Reuters) – The leader of Poland’s ruling conservatives said an opinion from a panel of the Council of Europe was “legally absurd” and called the panel “discredited”, after it said changes to the country’s top court had undermined the rule of la…
