Turkish government hires UK law firm to probe cleric’s global network
ISTANBUL (Reuters) – The Turkish government has hired an international law firm to investigate the worldwide activities of U.S.-based Islamic cleric Fethullah Gulen’s Hizmet (Service) Movement, President Tayyip Erdogan’s ally-turned-arch rival.
Bomb attack on Shi’ite pilgrims in Baghdad kills seven: sources
BAGHDAD (Reuters) – A suicide bomb claimed by Islamic State killed at least seven people, including two police, when it exploded on Monday near a Shi’ite Muslim procession in a northern Baghdad neighborhood, police and medical sources said.
Slovenia to use private security firms to help with migrant flows
LJUBLJANA/RIGONCE, Slovenia (Reuters) – Slovenia plans to call in private security firms to help manage the flow of thousands of migrants passing through the country toward northern Europe, a senior official said on Monday.
Russian food trade officials seek EU help on fraud
BRUSSELS (Reuters) – Senior Russian customs officials met counterparts from the European Commission on Monday in what they said were the highest-level talks for over a year on issues where relations are soured by trade sanctions.
Iran appears more willing to talk human rights: U.N. investigator
UNITED NATIONS (Reuters) – Iran could be on track to execute more than 1,000 people this year, even as it seems more willing to engage with the United Nations on human rights after a nuclear deal with world powers, a U.N. investigator said on Monday.
Airline industry seeks better information on conflict zones
DUBLIN (Reuters) – The aviation industry is still struggling to gain better access to information on conflict zones, more than a year after the downing of a passenger plane over eastern Ukraine last year.
Anti-corruption unit’s shadow looms over Guatemala’s next leader
GUATEMALA CITY (Reuters) – Until a U.N.-backed body began exposing corruption at the heart of Guatemala’s government, Jimmy Morales was nowhere in the race to become president.
Observers give Ivorian vote thumbs-up in boost to Ouattara
ABIDJAN (Reuters) – Observers gave Ivory Coast’s weekend presidential ballot a clean bill of health on Monday, despite complaints from opposition candidates, in a boost to President Alassane Ouattara who is widely expected to be re-elected.
Congo referendum should be annulled due to low turnout, opposition says
BRAZZAVILLE (Reuters) – A referendum held in Congo Republic to decide whether the president can legally stand for a third consecutive term should be canceled due to low turnout, a senior opposition leader said on Monday.
Five Britons killed in sinking of Canada whale-watching boat
TOFINO, British Columbia (Reuters) – Five Britons were killed when a Canadian whale-watching boat sank on Sunday and authorities were still searching on Monday for a sixth person feared drowned in the frigid waters of the Pacific Ocean off the coast of…
