Kenyan president proposes MPs group to end row over electoral body
NAIROBI (Reuters) – Kenya’s president on Wednesday called for a bipartisan committee of lawmakers to resolve a row over an electoral oversight body at the heart of more than a month of unrest, but the opposition swiftly dismissed the initiative.
Colombia’s FARC rebels face tough move into politics after peace
TORIBIO, Colombia (Reuters) – For decades, Marxist rebels have come down the mountains to recruit fighters, stock up on supplies, and move freely through farmlands around Toribio, a town where generations of some families have joined them in Colombia’s…
Turkish presidential spokesman dismisses claims of Turkey sending arms to Islamic State
ANKARA (Reuters) – Allegations that Turkey is sending arms to Islamic State-controlled regions of Syria are “false” and “Russian propaganda”, a spokesman for Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan said on Wednesday.
U.S. Navy boosts presence in Mediterranean ahead of NATO summit
ABOARD USS HARRY S. TRUMAN (Reuters) – The U.S. military will have two aircraft carriers in the Mediterranean Sea this month ahead of a NATO summit in Warsaw, as Washington seeks to balance Russia’s military activities and accelerate its fight against …
After outcry, Philippines’ Duterte says does not condone journalist killings
MANILA (Reuters) – Denounced by journalists’ groups for a comment that news people were “not exempted from assassination”, Philippine President-elect Rodrigo Duterte on Wednesday changed his stance, vowing to protect them and pursue their killers.
Denmark strips man of citizenship after terrorism conviction
COPENHAGEN (Reuters) – Denmark’s Supreme Court on Wednesday stripped the citizenship from a Danish-Moroccan bookseller jailed for inciting terrorism, upholding the verdict of a lower court and potentially paving the way for his deportation to Morocco.
Suspected human trafficking kingpin extradited from Sudan to Italy
PALERMO, Italy (Reuters) – An Eritrean man suspected of running a huge human trafficking network that sent thousands of migrants to Europe, leaving many to die on the way, was extradited from Sudan to Italy overnight, officials said.
Exclusive: North Korea restarts plutonium production for nuclear bombs – U.S. official
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – North Korea has restarted production of plutonium fuel, a senior U.S. State Department official said on Tuesday, showing that it plans to pursue its nuclear weapons program in defiance of international sanctions.
Eritrean leaders should be tried for crimes against humanity: U.N.
GENEVA (Reuters) – U.N. rights investigators accused Eritrean leaders of crimes against humanity including torture, rape and murder on Wednesday and called on the Security Council to impose sanctions and refer the case to the International Criminal Cou…
Islamic State withdraws from northwest Syria frontlines
BEIRUT (Reuters) – Islamic State fighters withdrew from frontlines with Syrian rebel forces north of Aleppo on Wednesday as they mounted a counter attack against the jihadist group near the Turkish border, an opposition source and monitoring group said…
