Three kidnapped from boat off Nigerian coast, Bourbon says
PARIS (Reuters) – French oil services company Bourbon said on Monday that three Nigerian crew members had been kidnapped after one of its speedboats was boarded off the Nigerian coast in the night of April 8.
Puerto Rico’s mainland migration led by young, less educated: Fed
NEW YORK (Reuters) – Puerto Rico’s populations loss, primarily to the U.S. mainland, is being led by younger and less educated sections of the population and boosting the proportion of the college educated among those who remain, according to a blog po…
Russian man gets two and a half years in Czech jail for drunken brawl on plane: agency
PRAGUE (Reuters) – A Czech court sentenced a former Russian soccer player to two and a half years in jail on Monday for starting a drunken brawl on board a 2006 flight that was forced to land in Prague, the Czech news agency CTK said.
Hungarian far-right leader rejects anti-Semitism charge
BUDAPEST (Reuters) – Hungary’s Jobbik party on Monday denied it was racist or anti-Semitic, after softening its far-right rhetoric and seizing a parliamentary seat from the ruling party in a weekend by-election amid a surge in support.
Spain urges more cooperation to handle attacks, migration
BARCELONA (Reuters) – Europe, North Africa and the Middle East need to cooperate more to confront illegal immigration and “terrorist barbarism”, Spanish Prime Minister Mariano Rajoy said on Monday.
Bangladesh special forces arrest four suspected militants in south
DHAKA (Reuters) – Bangladesh special forces arrested four suspected Islamist militants in the southern port city of Chittagong on Monday and seized a stash of small arms believed to be destined for a nearby training camp, a senior commander said.
Former senior Chinese energy executive seeks leniency at graft trial
BEIJING (Reuters) – The former head of CNPC, China’s top energy group, on Monday admitted his guilt and asked for leniency at the opening of his trial on charges of bribery and abuse of power, the latest in a string of top officials caught in an anti-g…
Nigeria election raises hope of peaceful West African polls
DAKAR (Reuters) – Nigeria’s relatively peaceful elections have set the bar high for a string of votes this year across West Africa, though tensions in Guinea remain a concern, the United Nations’ top regional official said.
Turkey’s pro-Kurdish HDP bets on new voters to exceed threshold in June polls
ANKARA (Reuters) – Turkey’s Peoples’ Democratic Party (HDP) is betting on newfound appeal beyond its Kurdish base to propel it into parliament for the first time, threatening to deprive the ruling party of critical seats in June elections.
Taliban overrun Afghan forces in northeast, killing 18
KABUL (Reuters) – Dozens of Taliban fighters aided by foreign militants seized Afghan government checkpoints in a previously stable northeastern province, officials said on Monday as the annual spring fighting season began in the 13-year-old war.
