Slovak PM Fico says new government could be in place next week
BRATISLAVA (Reuters) – Slovakia’s ruling leftist party Smer has drafted a coalition agreement with three centrist and right-wing parties, and a new government could be in place by the middle of next week, Prime Minister Robert Fico said on Thursday.
Hallowed leader’s name behind U.S. student’s jailing in North Korea
SEOUL (Reuters) – The U.S. student sentenced to 15 years of hard labor by North Korea’s supreme court was convicted for trying to steal a banner invoking former North Korean leader Kim Jong Il, state media footage of the trial indicates.
Militant Kurds claim Ankara bomb, German missions shut in Turkey
ISTANBUL/BERLIN (Reuters) – Kurdish militants on Thursday claimed a suicide bombing in Ankara that killed 37 people this week and warned of further attacks, while Germany shut down its diplomatic missions and schools in Turkey.
Egyptian committee on crashed Russian plane refers case to attorney general
CAIRO (Reuters) – The Egyptian-led committee investigating the crash of a Russian passenger plane in the Sinai Peninsula last October said on Thursday it was referring the case to Egypt’s attorney general, the first indication that it suspects foul pla…
Germany’s top Nazi hunter to keep up chase for another decade
BERLIN (Reuters) – Undeterred by dwindling numbers of living suspects, Germany’s top Nazi hunter is determined to keep tracking down criminals involved in Hitler’s murder machine for another decade.
U.S., allies conduct 22 strikes in Syria, Iraq against Islamic State: statement
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The United States and its allies targeted Islamic State with 22 strikes in Iraq and Syria on Wednesday, the coalition leading the operations said.
Turkana’s semi-nomadic life amid livestock in Kenya
(Reuters) – On a hot day in January, tribesmen armed with Kalashnikov and G3 assault rifles bring their cattle to water in the dry Turkana region of northern Kenya. The men herd cattle, sheep and goats, protecting their livestock from rivals.
Iran tycoon’s death sentence feeds perceptions of high-level corruption
BEIRUT (Reuters) – Iran’s planned execution of billionaire Babak Zanjani for corruption will mask the identity of senior officials who supported him, say the president and two lawmakers independently assessing a case that has fueled public cynicism abo…
Chinese columnist traveling from Beijing goes missing: lawyer
BEIJING (Reuters) – A well-known Chinese columnist has gone missing after warning former colleagues of the danger of re-publishing an open letter calling for President Xi Jinping to resign, the journalist’s lawyer said on Thursday.
Cameroon soldiers kill 20 Boko Haram fighters in Nigeria
YAOUNDE (Reuters) – Cameroonian soldiers killed 20 Boko Haram fighters on Wednesday during a raid in northern Nigeria carried out by a multinational force tasked with stamping out the Islamist militants, military sources told Reuters on Thursday.
