Libyan unity government starts work from ‘secured’ Tripoli naval base
TRIPOLI (Reuters) – Libya’s U.N.-backed unity government held meetings at a heavily guarded naval base in Tripoli on Thursday and a senior military official said it was working to secure state institutions in the capital.
Belgium to extradite Paris suspect Abdeslam to France
BRUSSELS (Reuters) – A Belgian court decided on Thursday that Paris attacks suspect Salah Abdeslam could be extradited to France, Belgium’s federal prosecutors said.
Nigeria’s Buhari asks U.S. for help in returning stolen assets
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Nigerian President Muhammadu Buhari has asked the United States for help in returning stolen Nigerian assets stashed in U.S. banks as part of his efforts to crack down on corruption, according to a statement from his office on Th…
Brazil’s Temer eyes pro-business plan but has scant room for major reforms
BRASILIA (Reuters) – Vice President Michel Temer is quietly assembling a team of respected economists to revive confidence in Brazil’s battered economy with cautious spending cuts and privatizations should leftist President Dilma Rousseff be impeached,…
Latest U.N. Central Africa sex abuse allegations elicit disgust
UNITED NATIONS (Reuters) – The latest allegations of sexual abuse and exploitation leveled against international peacekeepers in Central African Republic elicited expressions of disgust on Thursday from top United Nations officials and senior U.S. and …
U.S. and Saudi Arabia sanction alleged Lashkar-e-Taiba supporters
RIYADH (Reuters) – Saudi Arabia and the United States imposed joint sanctions targeting the Pakistan-based militant group Lashkar-e-Taiba, the two countries announced on Thursday.
EU expands sanctions against North Korea to match U.N. move
BRUSSELS (Reuters) – The European Union on Thursday expanded trade and financial sanctions on North Korea, following up on harsh new measures imposed by the U.N. Security Council earlier this month.
FBI teams helping Belgium investigate recent attacks: White House
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The United States has sent FBI teams to help Belgian authorities investigate the March 22 attacks that killed 35 people, including several Americans, and U.S. and Belgian officials will discuss the cooperation this week, the Whit…
South Africa’s top court orders Zuma to reimburse state
JOHANNESBURG (Reuters) – South Africa’s top court ordered President Jacob Zuma on Thursday to pay back some of the $16 million of state money spent upgrading his private home, in a stinging rebuke that hits the scandal-plagued leader financially and po…
Canada to take in 10,000 more Syrian refugees
TORONTO (Reuters) – Canada will take in an additional 10,000 Syrian refugees, adding to the more than 25,000 already received in the last few months, Immigration Minister John McCallum said on Thursday in Germany, where an influx of refugees has sparke…
