Amnesty: Russian bombing of Syria may be a war crime
MOSCOW (Reuters) – Russia’s bombing of Syria may amount to a war crime because of the number of civilians its strikes have killed, Amnesty International said on Wednesday, presenting what it said was evidence that the air raids had violated humanitaria…
French forces ‘neutralize’ 10 militants in Mali operation
ABIDJAN (Reuters) – French forces in Mali “neutralized” around 10 fighters in a weekend operation against the al Mourabitoun Islamist group, which claimed responsibility for an attack on a luxury hotel in the capital last month, France’s defense minist…
Identities revealed for all six U.S. troops killed in Afghanistan attack
NEW YORK (Reuters) – A female officer in the Air Force, who was one of the first openly gay service members to get married, was identified on Tuesday as being among six U.S. troops killed by a suicide bomber near Bagram air base in Afghanistan.
EU gets one million migrants in 2015, smugglers seen making $1 billion
GENEVA (Reuters) – More than 1 million refugees and migrants came to the European Union this year, while almost 3,700 died or went missing in perilous journeys which reaped huge profit for smugglers, the International Organization for Migration said on…
Turkish tanks pound Kurdish militants in week-long military campaign
DIYARBAKIR, Turkey (Reuters) – Turkish tanks on Tuesday pounded Kurdistan Workers’ Party (PKK) targets in Cizre, a southeastern town at the heart of a military operation that the army said has killed 127 Kurdish militants in a week.
Prominent China rights lawyer convicted but avoids jail
BEIJING (Reuters) – A court convicted one of China’s most prominent rights lawyers on Tuesday of “inciting ethnic hatred” with posts criticizing the government, handing down a suspended sentence that means he avoids jail but will not practise law again…
U.S. imposes Ukraine-related sanctions on 34 individuals, entities
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The United States on Tuesday imposed sanctions on 34 individuals and entities as part of its efforts to pressure Russia for its intervention in Ukraine, the U.S. Treasury Department said.
U.N. blames Saudi-led coalition for most attacks on Yemeni civilians
UNITED NATIONS (Reuters) – The United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights told the U.N. Security Council on Tuesday that a Saudi-led coalition’s military campaign in Yemen appeared to be responsible for a “disproportionate amount” of attacks on …
Saudi Arabia sentences writer to four years in jail, travel ban
DUBAI (Reuters) – A Saudi tribunal has sentenced a writer who called for political reform to four years in prison and barred him from appearing in the media for 15 years, his family and Saudi media reported.
Central African rebel leader drops opposition to polls
N’DJAMENA (Reuters) – A rebel leader in Central African Republic, who declared an autonomous state in territory under his control this month, said on Tuesday he has dropped his opposition to pivotal elections set for this weekend.
