South Africa cabinet says to review its ICC membership
CAPE TOWN (Reuters) – South Africa’s government will review its membership of the International Criminal Court over a dispute about Pretoria’s failure to arrest Sudanese President Omar al-Bashir, a cabinet minister said on Thursday.
Bomb squad investigates Turkish Airlines in Copenhagen: local agency
COPENHAGEN (Reuters) – A bomb squad is investigating a Turkish Airlines plane that landed in Copenhagen on Thursday afternoon local time, Danish news agency Ritzau reported, citing a duty police officer at Copenhagen Police.
Dutch court: Facebook must turn over user data in sex video case
AMSTERDAM (Reuters) – Facebook must turn over any information it possesses that could help a young woman find out who published a sex video of her without her consent, a Dutch court ruled on Thursday.
South African court says Mandela, Zuma relatives must pay for mine “pipe dream”
JOHANNESBURG (Reuters) – Relatives of the Nelson Mandela and South African President Jacob Zuma acted in a reckless and fraudulent manner when they stripped the assets of two mines operated by their company, a court ruled on Thursday.
Floods hit Russia’s Olympic city of Sochi
SOCHI, Russia (Reuters) – Flash floods brought the Black Sea resort of Sochi to a standstill on Thursday, halting trains and leaving cars half-submerged in the city where Russia staged the Winter Olympics.
Myanmar military retains veto after constitution change vote fails
NAYPYITAW (Reuters) – A move to amend Myanmar’s constitution to remove the military’s legislative veto on key decisions fell short of the required 75 percent support in parliament on Thursday, preserving the armed forces’ powerful political role in the…
U.S.-led air strikes hit Islamic State in al Hasaka, other cities
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The United States and its allies hit Islamic State with an air strike in the Syrian city of al Hasaka on Wednesday, among other targets in Syria and Iraq, the U.S. military said.
EU summit ‘significant milestone’ for Britain: Cameron
BRUSSELS (Reuters) – British Prime Minister David Cameron called Thursday’s summit a “significant milestone” in the process of determining whether his country would remain in the European Union.
Vietnam gets go-ahead for huge airport as capacity woes mount
HANOI (Reuters) – Vietnam plans to build an ambitious new $16-billion airport as an eventual competitor to sprawling airline hubs in Bangkok and Singapore, on a site that is bigger than both combined.
Jordanian killed by stray mortar from fighting in southern Syria
AMMAN (Reuters) – A Jordanian was killed on Thursday when a stray mortar bomb from fighting in southern Syria hit a bustling market place in the Jordanian town of Ramtha, a security source said on Thursday.
