Migrant trafficker jailed for 18 years for 2013 shipwreck off Italy
PALERMO, Italy (Reuters) – An Italian court on Wednesday found a Tunisian man guilty of trafficking migrants and sentenced him to 18 years in jail for contributing to a 2013 shipwreck that killed 366 people, a judicial source said.
Fleeing a crisis, Greek migrants flock back to Australia
MELBOURNE (Reuters) – Greek translator Nikos Fotakis considers himself one of the lucky ones.
Houthi shells kill 18 in Yemen, dengue fever spreading
ADEN (Reuters) – Shells fired by Yemen’s dominant Houthi group killed 18 people near the southern port city of Aden early on Wednesday, local officials and witnesses said, while the United Nations warned that a dengue fever outbreak in Aden was rapidly…
Mexico supreme court judge urges states to legalize gay marriage
MEXICO CITY (Reuters) – Now that Mexico’s top court has given the green light to gay marriage, a host of states should bring their laws into line, a Supreme Court justice said.
Tunisia identifies all 38 hotel attack victims, 30 of them British
TUNIS (Reuters) – Thirty Britons and eight other foreigners were killed last Friday when a gunman opened fire on holiday-makers at a Tunisian hotel, Tunisia’s health ministry said on Wednesday, completing the last formal identification.
Exclusive: U.S., Venezuela launch quiet diplomacy to ease acrimony
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The United States and Venezuela have embarked on their most extensive dialogue in years in an attempt to improve their acrimonious relations, according to a senior U.S. administration official.
Six killed in clashes in Burundi capital ahead of poll results
BUJUMBURA (Reuters) – At least six people, including one policeman, were killed in Burundi’s capital on Wednesday, witnesses and a police spokesman said, in the latest violent clash between police and residents since Monday’s parliamentary election.
Germany appoints senior judge to inspect list of NSA targets
(Reuters) – Germany on Wednesday named a former senior judge as special investigator to inspect a list of targets that German intelligence tracked on behalf of the U.S. National Security Agency (NSA), causing a political uproar.
Libyan PM hopes for agreement with rivals on Thursday
VALLETTA (Reuters) – The internationally recognized prime minister of Libya said he hoped to reach a power-sharing peace agreement on Thursday with his rivals during U.N.-backed talks that seek to end a conflict that threatens to break up the country.
Egypt army says at least 100 militants killed in North Sinai
CAIRO (Reuters) – Egypt’s general command for the armed forces said on Wednesday the army had killed at least 100 militants in North Sinai, after the militants attacked military checkpoints in the region.
