Tunisia parliament approves ‘anti-terror’ law after Islamic State attacks
TUNIS (Reuters) – Tunisia’s parliament on Saturday overwhelmingly approved legislation allowing the death penalty for those convicted on terrorism charges after Islamist militant attacks that killed dozens of foreign visitors in the past few months.
Ships cross Egypt’s New Suez Canal in first test-run
ISMAILIA, Egypt (Reuters) – The first cargo ships passed through Egypt’s New Suez Canal on Saturday in a test-run before it opens next month, state media reported, 11 months after the army began constructing the $8 billion canal alongside the existing …
Gas inhalation kills eight and 100 hospitalized in Nigeria’s Jos
JOS, Nigeria (Reuters) – Eight people were killed and around 100 needed hospital treatment after inhaling chlorine gas following an explosion at a water treatment plant in Jos, a city in central Nigeria, the state government said on Saturday.
Gambia frees more than 200 prisoners including past coup plotters
BANJUL (Reuters) – Gambia released more than 200 prisoners on Friday, including 31 jailed for treason during multiple plots to overthrow long-ruling President Yahya Jammeh, prison officials said.
U.N. asks South Sudan to allow aid flows on Nile
JUBA (Reuters) – South Sudan should lift restrictions on transporting aid supplies using the River Nile, a vital mode of movement in the war-torn country that has almost no proper roads, the United Nations’ humanitarian chief said on Saturday.
Syria’s Assad’s announces amnesty for army deserters: Syrian TV
BEIRUT (Reuters) – Syrian President Bashar al-Assad issued a decree announcing a general amnesty for military deserters who violated the country’s compulsory military conscription law, state television said on Saturday.
Illegal migration clearly linked with terror threat: Hungary PM
BUDAPEST (Reuters) – Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban said on Saturday there was a clear link between illegal migrants heading to Europe and a rising threat of terrorism, justifying his conservative government’s tough anti-immigration stance.
Syria’s Assad’s announces amnesty for army deserters – Syrian TV
BEIRUT (Reuters) – Syrian President Bashar al-Assad issued a decree announcing a general amnesty for military deserters who violated the country’s compulsory military conscription law, state television said on Saturday.
U.S. troops to train regular Ukrainian military troops: State Department
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – U.S. troops will begin training regular Ukrainian military forces later this year in an expansion of their current mission, which so far has been limited to instructing Interior Ministry national guard units, the State Department…
China jails five cult members in northeast province: Xinhua
SHANGHAI (Reuters) – A court in China’s northeast Liaoning province has sentenced five members of a banned religious cult to prison for trying to spread rumors and recruit believers, state media reported on Saturday.
