Amnesty says Nigerian military responsible for deaths of 8,000 prisoners
ABUJA (Reuters) – More than 8,000 people have died while being detained by Nigeria’s armed forces during the campaign against militant Islamist group Boko Haram, Amnesty International said on Wednesday, allegations that the military denied.
Islamic state sympathizer claims rocket fire at Israel
GAZA (Reuters) – A radical Islamist Salafist group posted a statement on Twitter on Thursday claiming responsibility for firing three rockets at Israel from the Gaza Strip.
Hong Kong ‘umbrella’ protest gives topical relevance to Tiananmen vigil
HONG KONG (Reuters) – Tens of thousands of people are due to attend an annual candlelight vigil in Hong Kong on Thursday to mark Beijing’s Tiananmen Square crackdown in 1989 as tension lingers in the financial hub from its pro-democracy protests last y…
Taiwan presidential hopeful seeks to ease U.S. concern on China ties
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The presidential hopeful for Taiwan’s pro-independence opposition party sought on Wednesday to ease concerns that if she won the January 2016 vote relations with China would not be strained.
U.N. aims for June 14 Yemen talks in Geneva, say diplomats
UNITED NATIONS (Reuters) – The United Nations is planning to convene peace talks between Yemen’s warring factions in Geneva on June 14, a date agreed to by the war-torn country’s exiled government but not yet supported by Houthi militia, diplomats said…
Haiti election council under fire for barring top presidential hopeful
PORT-AU-PRINCE (Reuters) – Haiti’s presidential campaign is barely under way and election officials are already under fire for barring the candidacy of former prime minister Laurent Lamothe, who hoped to succeed his former boss, President Michel Martel…
Al Qaeda’s Syria wing sees no peace with Islamic State soon: TV
BEIRUT (Reuters) – The head of al Qaeda’s Syria wing Nusra Front said he saw no solution soon to a conflict with the rival Islamic State group in Syria that has killed hundreds of fighters, according to an interview with Al Jazeera aired on Wednesday.
Rockets fired from Gaza at southern Israel
JERUSALEM (Reuters) – Three rockets were fired at Israel from Gaza, police said on Wednesday, after warning sirens were heard in Israeli towns near the border.
Group sues to compel U.S. to evacuate Americans from Yemen
DETROIT (Reuters) – Lawyers representing a group of Yemeni Americans on Wednesday sought to have a federal judge force the government to order emergency evacuations of 37 American citizens stranded in Yemen since a deadly conflict broke out in March.
Venezuelan opposition politicians continue partial hunger strike
CARACAS (Reuters) – Two Venezuelan opposition politicians on partial hunger-strike in jail are losing weight, but maintaining their demands including the release of fellow imprisoned anti-government activists, their supporters said on Wednesday.
