Tiny Cape Verde picks big fight with drug gangs
PRAIA (Reuters) – When Cape Verde police dismantled a drugs network preparing to smuggle tens of millions of dollars of cocaine to Europe in 2011, the operation was hailed as a rare victory against international crime by one of Africa’s smallest states…
Remains of Russian pilot flown from Turkey to Russia on Monday: Turkish military
ANKARA (Reuters) – The remains of the Russian pilot killed last week when his jet was shot down by Turkey left Ankara bound for Moscow on Monday morning, the Turkish military said in a statement.
Italian doctor working for children’s charity killed in Kenya
NAIROBI (Thomson Reuters Foundation) – An Italian doctor working for a children’s charity in Kenya was killed and three other Italians, including her parents, were injured in an armed robbery on the house they were staying in, officials said on Monday….
Kenyan police say gunshots in Kenyan campus a mock exercise
NAIROBI (Reuters) – Police in Kenya conducted a mock security exercise at a campus in Kenya’s capital on Monday that sparked panic over a feared attack.
EU official says close to data deal with U.S.: paper
VIENNA (Reuters) – The European Union and United States should reach agreement next month on a new framework to replace the Safe Harbour pact enabling data transfers from Europe to the United States, European Justice Commissioner Vera Jourova told a ne…
Fighting in Congo between army and rebels kills at least 30
KINSHASA (Reuters) – At least 30 people including a U.N. peacekeeper were killed in clashes pitting the army and U.N. troops against Ugandan rebels in northeastern Democratic Republic of Congo, local sources said on Monday.
Burkina Faso to announce provisional election results
OUAGADOUGOU (Reuters) – Burkina Faso should announce provisional results on Monday from an election to choose the West African country’s first new leader in decades, the head of the electoral commission said.
Beloved Japanese artist who depicted horrors of war dies at 93
TOKYO (Reuters) – An award-winning Japanese manga artist, whose retellings of traditional ghost stories and depictions of the horrors of World War Two helped propel anime to global popularity, died on Monday at the age of 93.
Israel convicts two Jewish defendants in Palestinian teen’s murder
JERUSALEM (Reuters) – An Israeli court on Monday found two Jewish defendants guilty of the 2014 murder of a Palestinian teenager in Jerusalem, but held off on formally convicting a third man pending a psychological review, Israeli broadcasters said.
Myanmar military releases 53 underage recruits: U.N.
YANGON (Reuters) – Myanmar’s military released 53 children and young people from service on Monday as part of an effort to rid its ranks of underage soldiers, the United Nations said.
