Exclusive: Brother says accused Tunisian was forced to captain migrant boat at gunpoint
TUNIS (Reuters) – The Tunisian man accused of piloting a migrant boat that sank off Libya, killing more than 700 people, is himself a migrant who was forced at gunpoint to captain the ship because of his experience as a fisherman, his brother said on S…
Dutch detain three in French-led horsemeat investigation
AMSTERDAM (Reuters) – The Netherlands’ national prosecutor’s office said on Saturday it had detained three suspects as part of a French-led investigation into illegal trading in horse meat.
Two Nigerian soldiers die in accidental explosion: spokesman
ABUJA (Reuters) – Two Nigerian soldiers were killed accidentally in an explosion in the central Plateau state on Saturday as they transported ammunition meant to be destroyed, a military spokesman said.
Burundi ruling party nominates president for third term, risking unrest
BUJUMBURA (Reuters) – Burundi’s ruling party chose President Pierre Nkurunziza to run for a third five-year term on Saturday, a move critics say is unconstitutional and may trigger unrest in the east African country.
Moscow to investigate amid struggle over Chechen authority
MOSCOW (Reuters) – Russia announced on Saturday it would investigate the shooting dead of a Chechen that has highlighted tensions between central police authorities and a hardline Chechen regional leader brought in by President Vladimir Putin to quell …
Australians get 72-hour notice of execution in Indonesia: source
JAKARTA (Reuters) – Two Australian drug convicts were notified on Saturday that they will be executed by firing squad in 72 hours at the Indonesian prison island of Nusakambangan, a source with direct knowledge of the matter said.
Tribunal tells Ghana to stop oil work in Ivory Coast dispute
HAMBURG (Reuters) – An international maritime tribunal on Saturday ruled that Ghana should suspend a multi-billion dollar offshore oil development program in sea areas involved in a boundary dispute with Ivory Coast.
UK’s Lib Dems rule out Scottish deal, potentially shunning Labour
LONDON (Reuters) – The leader of Britain’s Liberal Democrats ruled out joining a government that relied on support from Scotland’s nationalists, raising a potential obstacle to a coalition deal with the opposition Labour Party after a national election…
Three Islamic State car bombs hit Iraq-Jordan border crossing, four dead
BAGHDAD/AMMAN (Reuters) – Three suicide car bombs exploded at a border crossing between Iraq and Jordan on Saturday, killing four soldiers, a witness and an Iraqi border police source said, in an attack claimed shortly afterwards by Islamic State.
Syria’s former spy chief dies in unclear circumstances: source
BEIRUT/AMMAN (Reuters) – Rustom Ghazali, Syria’s last chief of intelligence in Lebanon who was a suspect in the killing of Lebanese Prime Minister Rafik Hariri, has died in Damascus, Lebanese media reported.
