Head of Nigeria’s upper house goes on trial for false asset declaration
ABUJA (Reuters) – Nigeria’s third most powerful politician went on trial on Tuesday accused of falsely declaring assets when he was a state governor.
Warring sides declare ceasefire over Nagorno-Karabakh
BAKU/YEREVAN (Reuters) – Azerbaijan and its breakaway region of Nagorno-Karabakh said they had halted hostilities on Tuesday after four days of intense fighting that had prompted fears of all-out war.
Angola jails Christian sect members for up to 28 years over police murders
HUAMBO (Reuters) – An Angolan court on Tuesday sentenced the leader of a Christian sect and some of his followers to up to 28 years in jail for the killing of nine police officers last year during a police raid on the group.
U.S. welcomes ceasefire between Azerbaijan, breakaway Nagorno-Karabakh
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The United States applauded a ceasefire between Azerbaijan and its breakaway Nagorno-Karabakh region on Tuesday and said it was engaging with both sides to encourage them to strictly abide by the halt in fighting.
Syrian rebels advance against Islamic State near Turkish border
AMMAN (Reuters) – Syrian rebel forces closed in on a town near the Turkish border held by Islamic State militants on Tuesday after seizing numerous villages from the group in the area, rebels and the Syrian Observatory for Human Rights said.
North Korea can put nuclear warhead on mid-range missile: South
SEOUL (Reuters) – North Korea can mount a nuclear warhead on a medium-range missile, a South Korean official said on Tuesday in a new assessment of the capability of a country that conducted its fourth nuclear test this year.
Kerry: Syria talks to test if Assad can negotiate in good faith
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Upcoming peace talks on a political transition in Syria will test whether Syrian President Bashar al-Assad can negotiate in good faith, U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry said on Tuesday before a fresh round of negotiations in Ge…
Record-breaking levels of harvest-time hunger in South Sudan, says U.N
NAIROBI (Thomson Reuters Foundation) – A record 5.8 million people in South Sudan or half its population do not know where their next meal will come from as conflict and poor rains have increased cereal prices by nearly five-fold in a year, the United …
Six arrested after low-caste boys stripped, beaten in India
MUMBAI (Thomson Reuters Foundation) – Six men were arrested in the Indian state of Rajasthan after media reports and a video emerged of three lower-caste boys being stripped naked and beaten by villagers for allegedly stealing a motorbike.
Canada warns refugees, immigrants about phone extortion scams
TORONTO (Reuters) – Telephone scammers have begun to target refugees in Canada with extortion schemes by posing as government employees and threatening them with arrest or deportation unless they immediately wire money, Canadian authorities said.
