Islamic State settles into Ramadi, but the lull unlikely to last
BAGHDAD (Reuters) – The blind man with just one hand arrived at the main mosque in the center of the Iraqi city of Ramadi at dusk on Wednesday, flanked by Islamic State fighters.
UK takes hard line on EU reform as Cameron starts European tour
LONDON/PARIS (Reuters) – Prime Minister David Cameron said Britain’s relationship with the European Union was “not good enough” after his foreign minister warned the bloc had to change its founding treaties and give London a meaty reform deal to keep i…
U.N. council has first-ever briefing on rights in Myanmar
UNITED NATIONS (Reuters) – The United Nations Security Council on Thursday held its first closed-door briefing on the human rights situation in Myanmar, focusing on the dire situation of the country’s Rohingya Muslim minority, council diplomats said.
U.S. think tank urges continued human rights pressure on Sri Lanka
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – There is little hope of post-war reconciliation in Sri Lanka unless the new government acts to end the oppression of minority Tamils and ensure reconciliation, a U.S. think tank said on Thursday, urging continued pressure on the …
UK’s Cameron tells France’s Hollande EU status quo ‘not good enough’
PARIS (Reuters) – France wants Britain to remain in the European Union, President Francois Hollande said on Thursday after talks with UK Prime Minister David Cameron, who insisted the status quo in Europe was “not good enough”.
Spain charges Boko Haram militant chief with crimes against humanity
MADRID (Reuters) – Spain’s state prosecutor charged the leader of Nigerian Islamist militant group Boko Haram, Abubakar Shekau, with terrorism and crimes against humanity over a 2013 attack on a Nigerian town in which a Spanish nun was assaulted, court…
Libya on verge of economic collapse, U.N. envoy warns
BRUSSELS (Reuters) – Libya is on the verge of economic collapse as rival factions haggle over a political settlement, the United Nations special envoy said on Thursday.
U.S., allies target Islamic State with 26 air strikes: statement
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The U.S.-led coalition has staged 26 air strikes since early Wednesday targeting Islamic State militants in Syria and Iraq against, according to the Combined Joint Task Force leading the air operations.
Egyptian court clears state security officer of killing detainee
CAIRO (Reuters) – An Egyptian court on Thursday acquitted a state security officer who had been convicted of torturing to death an Islamist detainee, state media said, in a case that has fueled anger over police brutality in the weeks before the 2011 u…
Angolan gets suspended sentence for ‘Blood Diamond’ book
LUANDA (Reuters) – An Angolan journalist was given a six-month suspended sentence on Thursday after he was convicted of slander for accusing generals of human rights abuses at diamond mines, concluding a high-profile trial in one of Africa’s most repre…
