Chad’s former leader Habre appeals conviction for atrocities
DAKAR (Reuters) – Chad’s former ruler Hissene Habre has appealed against his conviction for crimes against humanity and war crimes, a spokesman for the Special African Chamber that conducted his trial in Senegal said on Saturday.
New Algerian energy and finance ministers named in reshuffle
ALGIERS (Reuters) – Algerian President Abdelaziz Bouteflika named new energy and finance ministers on Saturday in a cabinet reshuffle, as the OPEC member tries to cope with a sharp fall in oil and gas earnings that have placed increasing pressure on it…
After threats, security concerns for German MPs with Turkish roots
BERLIN (Reuters) – German lawmakers of Turkish origin who have been threatened after parliament declared the 1915 massacre of Armenians a genocide have been warned not to travel to Turkey and will get increased police protection, media reported on Satu…
Islamic State claims bombings near Shi’ite shrine in Damascus
AMMAN (Reuters) – Islamic State claimed responsibility for suicide and car bomb blasts that struck a Damascus suburb on Saturday near Syria’s holiest Shi’ite Muslim shrine, and a monitoring group said at least 20 people were killed.
Sterling hit after survey puts Brexit camp 10 points ahead
LONDON (Reuters) – Betting odds on a British vote to exit the European Union shortened on Saturday after an opinion poll put the “Leave” camp 10 points ahead of “Remain”, hitting the value of the pound.
Italian newspaper draws criticism with ‘Mein Kampf’ giveaway
MILAN (Reuters) – An Italian newspaper has been criticized for distributing free copies of an annotated version of Hitler’s “Mein Kampf” with a paid supplement to Saturday’s edition.
Iraqi cleric Sadr asks followers to stop attacks on rivals’ offices
BAGHDAD/BASRA, Iraq (Reuters) – Iraq’s powerful Shi’ite cleric Moqtada al-Sadr asked his followers to stop attacking offices of Iranian-backed Shi’ite political parties that he accuses of corruption, after authorities said they could resort to force to…
Turkish jets kill 13 Kurdish PKK militants: military sources
DIYARBAKIR, Turkey (Reuters) – Turkish warplanes killed 13 suspected Kurdistan Workers Party (PKK) militants on Saturday in the southeast province of Diyarbakir, military sources said.
Libyan forces claim port in Islamic State stronghold of Sirte
TRIPOLI (Reuters) – Forces aligned with Libya’s unity government said on Friday they had taken control of the port of Sirte, making further gains in Islamic State’s North African stronghold.
U.S.-backed forces push deeper into Islamic State territory in northern Syria: monitor
AMMAN (Reuters) – U.S.-backed Syrian forces made new territorial gains against Islamic State on Saturday, moving closer to another of its major strongholds in northern Syria, according to the Syrian Observatory for Human Rights.
