American Islamic State fighter chose to surrender to Kurds: TV
(Reuters) – A 26-year-old American man who was captured by Kurdish forces in Iraq earlier this week, said he had traveled from Turkey to join Islamic State before deciding to escape, according to an interview with Kurdish television on Thursday.
Zimbabwe ramps up pressure on parents to stop child marriages
BULAWAYO, Zimbabwe (Thomson Reuters Foundation) – When Oriditsi Tlou got pregnant at age 15 last year, her grandmother Judith Mhlongo was quick to demand damages and a bride payment from Tlou’s older boyfriend.
Former ruler Musharraf leaves Pakistan after government lifts travel ban
ISLAMABAD (Reuters) – Former military ruler Pervez Musharraf left Pakistan on Friday for medical treatment in Dubai after the government lifted a travel ban imposed on him as he awaited trial on treason and other charges, his spokesman said.
Russia can make powerful Syria military comeback in hours: Putin
MOSCOW (Reuters) – President Vladimir Putin said on Thursday that Russia could scale up its military presence in Syria again within hours and would still bomb terrorist groups there despite a partial draw-down of forces ordered after military successes…
Peru’s electoral board rebukes Humala for criticizing elections
LIMA (Reuters) – Peru’s electoral board on Thursday reproached President Ollanta Humala for piggybacking on criticism of next month’s elections following the board’s controversial decision to bar two leading presidential candidates from the race.
Tunisia’s youth must shun Islamic extremism, set example: France
TUNIS (Reuters) – France on Thursday called on Tunisia’s youth to resist the path of Islamic extremism and set the example for the rest of the region, while Paris vowed to firm up security and economic ties with Tunis as it struggles with rising Islami…
Niger security forces attacked near border: defense ministry
NIAMEY (Reuters) – Three gendarmes were killed in one of two attacks against security and defense forces near Niger’s borders with Nigeria, Burkina Faso and Mali, the ministry of defense said in a statement on public television on Thursday.
Cameron declares Brussels victory to end ‘tampon tax’
BRUSSELS (Reuters) – Prime Minister David Cameron won backing at a European Union summit on Thursday to end the so-called “tampon tax” that has become a political soccer for Britons campaigning to leave the EU in a June referendum.
Libya’s U.N.-backed government to move to Tripoli within days: PM
TRIPOLI (Reuters) – Libya’s U.N.-backed unity government will move to Tripoli from Tunis “within a few days”, its prime minister said in a television interview broadcast on Thursday.
U.S. to declassify intelligence, military records on Argentina’s ‘Dirty War’
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The United States government will declassify documents from U.S. military and intelligence agencies related to Argentina’s 1976-1983 “Dirty War,” the seven-year period when Argentina cracked down on left-wing opponents, U.S. offi…
