Workers’ rights campaigners voice concerns over UAE ban of U.S. academic
ROME (Thomson Reuters Foundation) – Labor rights’ campaigners are concerned the Abu Dhabi government is cracking down on free expression after a U.S. professor researching migrant labor conditions was barred from the United Arab Emirates (UAE).
Mob kills and burns woman in heart of Afghan capital
KABUL (Reuters) – A mob in the Afghan capital killed a woman, set her body on fire and threw it into a muddy river in the heart of Kabul on Thursday, a police official said.
Boko Haram insurgents kill 10 in Nigerian border town
MAIDUGURI, Nigeria (Reuters) – Islamist militant group Boko Haram has killed at least 10 people in a town in northeast Nigeria, two security sources told Reuters on Thursday, demonstrating it can still attack civilians despite a regional offensive that…
Russia’s Putin to visit China in September: Interfax
MOSCOW (Reuters) – Russian President Vladimir Putin has a visit planned to China in September, Interfax reported on Thursday, citing the Kremlin’s chief of staff, Sergei Ivanov.
Congo frees musicians arrested at pro-democracy meeting
KINSHASA (Reuters) – Seven Congolese musicians detained during a raid on a pro-democracy meeting were released on Thursday, a day after four foreign activists accused of fomenting unrest were expelled, the Kinshasa government said.
Exclusive: Iran wants limits on nuclear work eased before any deal expires – officials
LAUSANNE, Switzerland (Reuters) – Iran is pressing major world powers to agree to start easing some restrictions on its atomic program earlier than Western countries are willing to accept, Western and Iranian officials told Reuters.
Russian suspected of role in Litvinenko murder may give evidence
LONDON (Reuters) – One of two Russians accused of poisoning former KGB spy Alexander Litvinenko with a radioactive isotope in London in 2006 is willing to give evidence to a public inquiry, a lawyer for the inquiry said on Thursday.
Ukraine stuck on an IMF dripfeed a year after Crimea seizure
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – In eight International Monetary Fund programs since independence in 1991, Ukraine has completed just one successfully. A year on from Russia’s seizure of Crimea, it looks unlikely it will live up to the terms of its latest deal w…
U.S. Senate panel heading toward Iran bill vote next Thursday
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The U.S. Senate Foreign Relations Committee will likely vote next Thursday on a bill requiring President Barack Obama to submit any nuclear agreement with Iran for Congress’ approval, the panel’s chairman, Republican Senator Bob …
Tunisia arrests family members of militant who attacked museum
TUNIS (Reuters) – Tunisian troops arrested two family members of an Islamist militant who attacked a museum killing 20 tourists, a security source told Reuters on Thursday.
