ICC should prosecute Islamic State for Iraq genocide, war crimes: U.N.
GENEVA (Reuters) – The United Nations said on Thursday Islamic State forces may have committed genocide in trying to wipe out the Yazidi minority in Iraq as well as war crimes against civilians including children.
Taliban suicide bomber kills Afghan regional police chief in Kabul
KABUL (Reuters) – A suicide bomber killed an Afghan provincial police chief in Kabul, a regional official said on Thursday, the latest killing to be claimed by Taliban insurgents in a wave of attacks coinciding with the sharp drawdown of foreign troops…
PM dismisses ‘French Patriot Act’ fears as spies get more powers
PARIS (Reuters) – French spy agencies will have more powers to bug and track would-be Islamist attackers and authorities will be able to force Internet providers to monitor suspicious behavior under a draft law unveiled on Thursday.
Mexico sees fall in violence, despite drug war: index
LONDON (Thomson Reuters Foundation) – Falling homicide rates and dwindling levels of violent and organized crime across Mexico have seen the country become increasingly peaceful over the past four years and boosted its economy, a thinktank said on Thur…
‘Made in France’ rebel ex-minister joins Habitat
PARIS (Reuters) – Arnaud Montebourg, the leftist former economy minister who led a “made in France” campaign to promote French-made goods, was named on Thursday vice-president for innovation of Habitat furniture group outside Britain.
What can $300 billion buy in Egypt? A new capital or a pipedream
CAIRO (Reuters) – It is a project as ambitious as Egypt’s ancient pyramids.
Pressure mounts on Merkel over Greek war reparations calls
BERLIN (Reuters) – Greek demands for billions of euros in reparations for the brutal Nazi occupation in World War Two may be falling on deaf ears in the German government, but some legal experts say Athens has grounds for a case.
U.S. drone strike kills Taliban commander on Afghan-Pakistan border
DERA ISMAIL KHAN, Pakistan (Reuters) – A U.S. drone strike killed a Pakistani Taliban leader and two others on the Afghanistan-Pakistan border, the Taliban said on Thursday, in the latest attack by an unmanned aircraft targeting the Afghan bases of Pak…
EU won’t lift sanctions on Russia until Minsk conditions met: Merkel
BERLIN (Reuters) – Europe will not lift sanctions on Russia imposed over the Ukraine crisis until the conditions of the Minsk ceasefire deal have been met, German Chancellor Angela Merkel said on Thursday before EU leaders discuss the issue at a summit…
Libya’s official government conducts air strike on Tripoli airport
TRIPOLI (Reuters) – Warplanes from Libya’s internationally recognized government on Thursday attacked the only functioning commercial airport in Tripoli, the capital controlled by a rival administration, officials said.
