Four arrested in the Vermont beating death of transgender man
(Reuters) – Four fugitives wanted in connection with the beating death of a transgender man at a Vermont homeless encampment have been arrested in San Diego, police said on Friday.
Tunisia’s powerful union rejects Essebsi call to join government
TUNIS (Reuters) – Tunisia’s powerful UGTT union, a joint winner of last year’s Nobel Peace Prize, on Friday rejected a call from the country’s president to work in a new national unity government to help push through economic reforms.
Peru presidential election tightens to tie two days before vote
LIMA (Reuters) – Peru’s presidential race tightened ahead of Sunday’s vote, with polls showing waning support for longtime front-runner Keiko Fujimori, daughter of a jailed former president.
Sri Lankan refugees in India intercepted trying to board boat to Australia
CHENNAI, India (Thomson Reuters Foundation) – Refugee activists have called on the southern Indian state of Tamil Nadu to ease restrictions on Sri Lankan refugees living in guarded camps after police intercepted a group who had escaped and were attempt…
Nigeria’s Buhari says fraudsters asked government for money to negotiate Chibok girls release
ABUJA (Reuters) – Nigeria’s President Muhammadu Buhari on Friday said fraudsters have asked the government for money to negotiate the release of more 200 girls abducted by Boko Haram militants over two years ago from their school in the northeastern to…
U.S. air strikes in Yemen kill 15 al Qaeda militants: Pentagon
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The U.S. military on Friday disclosed that it carried out an air strike in Yemen in May, killing four al Qaeda militants, and also revealed three other strikes that had not been previously reported.
Two deputies to Croatian PM reject his call to resign
ZAGREB (Reuters) – Croatian Prime Minister Tihomir Oreskovic urged his two deputies on Friday to resign over a political dispute in which they are both embroiled so that the government can press ahead with crucial economic reforms, but they rejected hi…
Canada complains to China after foreign minister blasts reporter
WINNIPEG (Reuters) – Canada has complained to China about the behavior of Foreign Minister Wang Yi, who publicly berated a Canadian journalist in Ottawa this week, Prime Minister Justin Trudeau said on Friday.
Israel ‘engaging’ with ICC over Gaza war crimes inquiry: prosecutor
GENEVA (Reuters) – Israel is holding discussions with the International Criminal Court over its inquiry into possible war crimes in the 2014 Gaza conflict, the ICC’s prosecutor said.
MH17 investigation at ‘advanced stage’
AMSTERDAM (Reuters) – Prosecutors conducting the criminal investigation into the downing of flight MH17 over eastern Ukraine two years ago said on Friday it was at “a very advanced stage” and that they would present their conclusions after the summer.
