Chad’s Habre crimes against humanity trial adjourned until September 7
DAKAR (Reuters) – The trial of Chad’s former ruler Hissene Habre on war crimes charges has been adjourned until September 7 after the presiding judge appointed three new lawyers on Tuesday for the defense.
Saudi-backed fighters battle to extend gains in Yemen’s Aden
ADEN, Yemen (Reuters) – Yemeni fighters backed by Saudi-led air strikes battled to take back northern suburbs of Aden from Houthi opponents on Tuesday, residents said, a day after completing their capture of the center of the strategic port city.
Ceasefire brings limited respite for east Ukrainians
DONETSK, Ukraine(Reuters) – Natalya Brazhnikova goes to sell bread each day at a badly charred market on the outskirts of Donetsk in east Ukraine despite the risk of shelling and gunfire.
Cambodia jails 11 opposition party members for insurrection
PHNOM PENH (Reuters) – A court in Cambodia jailed 11 opposition party members on Tuesday for insurrection after an anti-government protest turned violent a year ago, a verdict that could rock a fragile truce between the country’s rival political forces…
Italy failing same-sex couples says European court
STRASBOURG (Reuters) – The European Court of Human Rights condemned Italy on Tuesday for failing to provide legal recognition to same-sex couples and said the country should introduce some form of civil union for homosexual couples.
South Africa’s Tutu discharged from hospital after treatment
CAPE TOWN (Reuters) – Veteran South African anti-apartheid campaigner Desmond Tutu was discharged from hospital on Tuesday after a week fighting a persistent infection that is not related to his prostate cancer, his daughter said.
Suspect identified in Turkish border town bombing: Davutoglu
SURUC, Turkey (Reuters) – Turkish authorities have identified a suspect in the suicide bombing which killed 32 people in the town of Suruc near the Syrian border and the suspect’s links are being investigated, Prime Minister Ahmet Davutoglu said on Tue…
Graft allegations stall India’s parliament, and economic reforms
NEW DELHI (Reuters) – India’s parliament was adjourned on the first day of a new session after opposition lawmakers demanded the resignation of leaders tainted by corruption allegations, deepening an impasse that has stalled the government’s reform age…
Nigeria’s Buhari says will name cabinet in September
LAGOS (Reuters) – Nigeria’s new President Muhammadu Buhari said on Monday that he will not appoint cabinet ministers until September, having taken office on May 29.
Israel ramps up punishments for stone-throwers, Palestinians protest
JERUSALEM (Reuters) – Israel’s parliament imposed tougher penalties of up to 20 years prison for people throwing stones at vehicles and roads, a move one Palestinian official branded racist and excessive.
