South African court lifts 2009 ban on domestic rhino horn trade
JOHANNESBURG (Reuters) – South Africa’s High Court has lifted a ban on the local trade in rhino horn imposed by the government in 2009 after finding that the state had not followed the process of public participation before imposing the moratorium, med…
Bangladesh says kills military chief of banned Islamist group
DHAKA (Reuters) – Bangladesh police commandos killed the suspected military chief of a banned Islamist group in a shootout in the capital, a police commissioner said on Thursday, as security forces step up a hunt for militants behind a spate of attacks…
Pakistani Baluch rebels release video of leader they say is alive
ISLAMABAD (Reuters) – Baluch separatist rebels in Pakistan released a video on Thursday purporting to show that leader Allah Nazar, who the Pakistani government believed it had killed in a raid in August, was alive and leading the insurgency.
Russia to help Cambodia build capacity for nuclear power
YEKATERINBURG, Russia/PHNOM PENH (Reuters) – Russia will help Cambodia work towards building a nuclear power plant under an agreement the two countries signed this week, said Sergei Kirienko, the head of state nuclear firm Rosatom.
German lawmakers to discuss support for France in IS fight
BERLIN (Reuters) – Lawmakers from Germany’s ruling parties will meet on Thursday afternoon to discuss how Berlin can provide more support to France in the fight against Islamic State militants following the deadly attacks in Paris.
China military in talks for logistics ‘facilities’ in Djibouti
BEIJING (Reuters) – China’s military is in talks with the Horn of Africa country Djibouti to build logistics “facilities” to support Chinese peacekeeping and anti-piracy missions, the foreign and defense ministries said on Thursday.
French soldier dies from injuries suffered in Mali
PARIS (Reuters) – A French soldier has died after suffering injuries in Mali when his vehicle was attacked by “terrorist groups”, the French President’s office said in a statement on Thursday.
Britain’s Labour Party says considering ‘free vote’ for lawmakers on Syria airstrikes
LONDON (Reuters) – Britain’s opposition Labour Party is considering allowing its lawmakers to vote as they wish on whether to approve Prime Minister David Cameron’s plan to extend airstrikes to Syria, its finance spokesman said on Thursday.
German interior minister calls for European refugee cap: newspaper
VIENNA (Reuters) – Europe should set a limit on the number of refugees it takes in and seek out those most clearly entitled to protection, German Interior Minister Thomas de Maiziere said in an interview with Austrian newspaper Der Standard.
Fifteen people killed in helicopter crash in Siberia
MOSCOW (Reuters) – Fifteen people on board a Mi-8 helicopter died when their aircraft crashed in Russia’s Krasnoyarsk region in Siberia on Thursday, regional transport prosecutors said on their website www.zsproc.ru.
