Burundi’s top court says president can run again, angering protesters
BUJUMBURA (Reuters) – Burundi’s constitutional court approved President Pierre Nkurunziza’s bid for a third term in office on Tuesday, a ruling promptly dismissed as biased by opponents who said they would continue protests until he backed down.
Local al Qaeda claims February murder of U.S. citizen in Bangladesh: SITE
DHAKA (Reuters) – The leader of al Qaeda in the Indian Subcontinent (AQIS) claimed responsibility for the murder of a U.S. citizen hacked to death in Bangladesh in February and the deaths of other “blasphemers” in the region, SITE Intelligence Group re…
Second suspected human trafficking camp found in Thai south
BANGKOK (Reuters) – A second suspected human trafficking camp has been discovered in Thailand near the Malaysian border, police said on Tuesday, following a search by authorities of a mountain where 26 bodies were found in shallow graves at the weekend…
Central African Republic militias agree to free child soldiers: U.N.
GENEVA (Reuters) – Armed factions in the Central African Republic have agreed to free all child soldiers and other children who may be used as cooks or messengers or for sexual purposes, the United Nations children’s agency UNICEF said on Tuesday.
France, Saudi seeking to seal billions of euros in deals ‘quickly’: Fabius
PARIS (Reuters) – France is in talks to agree billions of euros worth of contracts in Saudi Arabia that could be finalised “quickly”, ranging from the defense sector to civil aviation, transport and energy, Foreign Minister Laurent Fabius said on Tuesd…
China prosecutors investigate former investment boss for graft
BEIJING (Reuters) – Chinese prosecutors are investigating the former chairman of a top investment body in the southwestern province of Sichuan for corruption, state media reported on Tuesday, as the world’s second-largest economy deepens its probe into…
Somalia Islamists storm Puntland police station, kill three: police
BOSASSO, Somalia (Reuters) – Somalia’s al Shabaab militants stormed a police station in the country’s semi-autonomous region of Puntland and killed three policemen late on Monday, police said.
Execution of Pakistan death row convict stayed in dispute over age
ISLAMABAD (Reuters) – A Pakistani judge on Tuesday stayed the execution of a man whose lawyers say was 14 when he was charged with murder, a case that has angered rights groups and prompted mercy appeals from his family.
Suspected cattle rustlers kill 45 in northwest Kenya: administrator
ISIOLO, Kenya (Reuters) – Suspected cattle rustlers ambushed and killed at least 45 people in a village in northwest Kenya, then drove away hundreds of livestock, a regional administrator said.
Thai king leaves hospital to attend coronation anniversary event
BANGKOK (Reuters) – Thailand’s King Bhumibol Adulyadej, the world’s longest reigning monarch, left hospital on Tuesday to make a rare public appearance to commemorate the 65th anniversary of his coronation.
