U.S. judge denies request by Prince Andrew accuser to join lawsuit
(Reuters) – A woman who said in court papers she was forced as an underage girl to have sex with Britain’s Prince Andrew, prominent U.S. lawyer Alan Dershowitz and other men cannot join an ongoing lawsuit in Florida, a federal judge ruled on Tuesday.
Kenyan university students march to demand security after Garissa
NAIROBI (Reuters) – Kenyan university students marched in the capital on Tuesday to demand more security from the government after gunmen killed 148 people at a campus in the eastern town of Garissa last week.
Congo police arrest five pro-democracy activists: group
KINSHASA (Reuters) – Police arrested five members of a pro-democracy group in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo on Tuesday as they protested against the illegal detention of activists in the capital Kinshasa, group members said.
France’s Hollande to declassify Rwanda genocide documents: source
PARIS (Reuters) – French President Francois Hollande has decided to declassify documents related to the Rwanda genocide that killed over 800,000 people in 1994, a source close to the president’s office told Reuters on Tuesday.
Schulz warns Greece to stick to EU’s line on Russia sanctions: newspaper
BERLIN (Reuters) – European Parliament President Martin Schulz warned Greek Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras not to break with the European Union line on sanctions toward Russia during a visit to Moscow planned for Wednesday.
15 state police killed in ambush in western Mexico
MEXICO CITY (Reuters) – Fifteen state police officers were killed in an ambush by suspected gang members in western Mexico, authorities said on Tuesday, the second major attack on security forces in less than a month in one of the country’s most import…
Ugandan police arrest six suspects in prosecutor’s murder
KAMPALA (Reuters) – Uganda has arrested six people suspected of links to last week’s murder of a prominent prosecutor in the trial of people accused of carrying out twin fatal bombings in Kampala, police said on Tuesday.
Kenya seeks more Western help after university attack
NAIROBI (Reuters) – Kenya needs more help from its U.S. and European allies with intelligence and security measures to help prevent further massacres by Somali militants, Foreign Minister Amina Mohamed told Reuters on Tuesday.
Eight Iranian guards killed at Pakistani border
BEIRUT (Reuters) – Eight Iranian border guards were killed by militants in a cross-border raid on the frontier with Pakistan on Monday, according to reports in the Iranian media.
Maoists call off three-day Nepal strike after clashes, anger
KATHMANDU (Reuters) – Nepalese Maoists leading a nationwide shutdown amid violent protests and clashes with police called off the strike on Tuesday as anger rose at the disruption their drive for a new constitution was causing.
