Marikana victims’ families sue South Africa’s deputy president
JOHANNESBURG (Reuters) – The families of South African striking miners shot dead by police at Lonmin’s Marikana mine in 2012 have issued a court summons for Deputy President Cyril Ramaphosa over complicity in their deaths, the presidency said on Thursd…
Venezuelan first lady’s nephews indicted in U.S. on drug case
NEW YORK (Reuters) – Two nephews of the wife of Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro have been indicted in the United States for conspiring to import cocaine, according to court papers made public on Thursday.
Azerbaijan frees rights campaigner’s husband from prison
BAKU (Reuters) – Azerbaijan on Thursday released Arif Yunus, husband of leading human rights activist Leyla Yunus, from prison on health grounds, and his lawyers said they would press ahead now to try to secure the release of his wife.
U.N., AU, EU raise alarm on Burundi crisis spreading
VALLETTA (Reuters) – The United Nations, African Union and European Union warned on Thursday that political division in Burundi threatened to create a deep and violent regional crisis and called on both sides to meet for mediated talks.
Rogue minister erodes Merkel’s authority in German refugee crisis
BERLIN (Reuters) – A unilateral decision by the interior minister to reverse course on a central plank of Germany’s asylum policy has forced Chancellor Angela Merkel to edge away from her open-door welcome to refugees and raised questions about her lea…
Maduro to address U.N. rights forum amid protest
GENEVA (Reuters) – Venezuelan opposition supporters and activists called on states to boycott a speech by President Nicolas Maduro to the U.N. Human Rights Council in Geneva on Thursday due to his country’s poor record and refusal to allow U.N. investi…
EU launches $2 billion emergency fund for Africa to combat migration
VALLETTA (Reuters) – The European Union launched a fund for Africa on Thursday with an initial $2 billion to combat the poverty and conflict driving migration to Europe, but African leaders said more fundamental economic change was needed.
UK Maoist cult leader raped followers, enslaved daughter, court hears
LONDON (Reuters) – A Maoist cult leader sexually abused his brainwashed female followers and imprisoned his own daughter in homes across south London for more than 30 years, British prosecutors said on Thursday.
Italian police say 15 arrested in European swoop on militants planning attacks
ROME (Reuters) – Police in six European countries arrested at least 15 suspected members of an Islamist militant group that was planning attacks in Norway and the Middle East, Italian authorities said on Thursday.
Rouhani says U.S.-Iran ties could be restored but U.S. must apologize
ROME (Reuters) – The nuclear deal reached between world powers and Iran could lead to better relations between Tehran and Washington if the United States apologized for past behavior, Iranian President Hassan Rouhani was quoted as saying on Thursday.
