Peru’s Fujimori, already jailed, slapped with another prison term
LIMA (Reuters) – Former Peruvian President Alberto Fujimori, in jail for human rights abuses, was handed a new eight-year prison sentence on Thursday for siphoning public funds to help finance his re-election in 2000.
Britain’s MI5 chief warns al Qaeda in Syria planning mass attacks on West
LONDON (Reuters) – Al Qaeda militants in Syria are plotting attacks to inflict mass casualties in the West, possibly against transport systems or “iconic targets”, the head of Britain’s MI5 Security Service said on Thursday.
No such thing as a child prostitute, anti-trafficking groups say
WASHINGTON (Thomson Reuters Foundation) – Children sold for sex are crime victims and should not be branded as prostitutes, anti-slavery advocates said on Thursday in launching a U.S. campaign to raise awareness of child sex trafficking and to change h…
Boko Haram kills dozens in fresh raids in Nigerian town
BAUCHI, Nigeria (Reuters) – Boko Haram militants have killed dozens of people and burned down homes in the northeast Nigerian town of Baga in the past two days, in a second killing spree since seizing control there at the weekend, witnesses said on Thu…
U.N. Security Council backs plan to defeat Rwandan rebels in Congo
UNITED NATIONS (Reuters) – The United Nations Security Council on Thursday backed plans by the Democratic Republic of Congo and U.N. peacekeepers to begin a military campaign to “neutralize” a Rwandan rebel group in the country’s rugged eastern provinc…
Mali’s prime minister and government resign: PM’s spokesman
BAMAKO (Reuters) – Mali’s Prime Minister Moussa Mara resigned on Thursday, more than a year after his party lost parliamentary elections in a country recovering from a coup and conflicts with Islamists and separatists.
AirAsia crash makes case for ejectable black boxes
TORONTO/MONTREAL (Reuters) – A long-delayed proposal to outfit commercial airliners with ejectable black box recorders may have a better chance of being adopted following the AirAsia crash in the Java Sea, according to three sources at the U.N. global …
Fate unclear for LRA commander held for crimes against humanity
KAMPALA/ABIDJAN (Reuters) – The capture of Lord’s Resistance Army commander Dominic Ongwen is a major success against the notorious rebel group, but it remains uncertain whether and how the former child soldier might face trial.
U.S. asks Saudis to cancel 1,000-lash sentence for liberal activist
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The United States asked Saudi Arabian authorities on Thursday to cancel a sentence of 1,000 lashes given to a liberal activist.
Merkel’s conservatives call for broader immigration debate
BERLIN (Reuters) – Chancellor Angela Merkel’s conservatives are calling for a broader debate and changes to immigration law after criticism that her government has not done enough to explain to Germans the need for immigrants and let too many unskilled…
