Man kills judge, two others on rampage through Milan courthouse
MILAN (Reuters) – A trial defendant shot dead a judge and two others on Thursday on a rampage through a Milan courthouse, casting a harsh spotlight on public security measures that Italy tightened earlier this year.
Algerian army kills four militants east of Algiers: ministry
ALGIERS (Reuters) – The Algerian army has killed four suspected Islamist militants east of the capital Algiers, the defense ministry said on Thursday, in an operation that seized weapons and explosives including a suicide bomb belt.
Freed Dutch Al Qaeda captive describes three-year desert ordeal
AMSTERDAM (Reuters) – A Dutchman freed from captivity in Mali by French soldiers this week described his struggle to remain mentally and physically well during the three and a half years he spent sleeping outside in the desert as an Al Qaeda hostage.
Donors’ broken aid pledges made most nations miss education goals: U.N.
NEW DELHI (Thomson Reuters Foundation) – Donors’ failure to provide promised funds has led to two-thirds of countries missing some targets in a drive to improve education, with 58 million children still out of school and 781 million adults still illite…
Taliban attack on Afghan court kills police chief, 7 others
MAZAR-I-SHARIF, Afghanistan (Reuters) – Militants armed with rocket-propelled grenades and other weapons stormed a court in Afghanistan’s northern city of Mazar-i-Sharif on Thursday and killed eight people including the district police chief, authoriti…
U.S., European police break up network of 12,000 computers taken over by criminals
AMSTERDAM (Reuters) – Law enforcement agencies in Europe and the United States have dismantled a network comprising at least 12,000 in computers that had been taken over by criminals, Europol said on Thursday.
Exclusive: Shipping lines pull back from Yemen as conflict escalates
LONDON (Reuters) – International shipping lines are being forced to scale back or suspend port calls to Yemen as the conflict gets worse, putting pressure on supplies of food as prices rise in local markets.
India freezes foreign funding to Greenpeace, cites violations
NEW DELHI (Reuters) – India has blocked foreign funding to the local branch of Greenpeace and restricted some activities, a government statement said on Thursday, with New Delhi accusing the environmental group of misusing funds.
U.S. troubled by reported attacks on protesters in Panama
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The United States said on Wednesday it was troubled by reported attacks on civil society protesters in Panama for the Summit of the Americas after two Republican lawmakers blamed the violence on Castro supporters.
Afghan defense minister nominee drops out after two days
KABUL (Reuters) – The Afghan cabinet’s latest choice for defense minister dropped out on Wednesday, just two days after being nominated for the job, underlining tensions between the president and rival parties within the national unity government.
