Lawyer for former Australian Guantanamo detainee says U.S. agrees he is innocent
SYDNEY (Reuters) – The United States has agreed that former Guantanamo Bay detainee, Australian David Hicks, is innocent, his lawyer said on Friday.
‘Trusted lieutenant’ of bin Laden on trial for U.S. embassy bombs
NEW YORK (Reuters) – A Saudi man charged in connection with the twin 1998 bombings of U.S. embassies in Africa was a “trusted lieutenant” of Osama bin Laden from the earliest days of al Qaeda, U.S. prosecutors said at the start of his trial in New York.
Egyptian court orders release of Mubarak’s sons
CAIRO (Reuters) – An Egyptian court ordered the release of the sons of ousted president Hosni Mubarak on Thursday pending a retrial, their lawyer said, as rare protests erupted days before the anniversary of the 2011 uprising that toppled the autocrat….
Hezbollah under pressure to act after Israeli strike
BEIRUT (Reuters) – With a confident smile, the leader of Lebanon’s Hezbollah movement warned in a recent interview that allies of Syrian President Bashar al-Assad would strike back if Israeli attacks inside Syria continued.
Congo delays vote on electoral law, West urges revisions
KINSHASA (Reuters) – Democratic Republic of Congo’s Senate has delayed until Friday a vote on changes to the electoral law after calls from Western powers to withdraw or alter the proposed bill, which has sparked days of violent protests.
France takes battle against radical Islam into schools
PARIS (Reuters) – France announced new measures on Thursday aimed at helping schools combat radical Islam, racism and anti-Semitism in reaction to deadly Islamist attacks two weeks ago.
North Korea seeks U.N. probe of ‘CIA torture crimes’
GENEVA (Reuters) – North Korea called on Thursday for the top United Nations human rights body to investigate allegations of Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) torture in the George W. Bush era, that were contained in a recent Senate report.
Islamic State momentum halted or reversed in Iraq: Kerry
LONDON (Reuters) – U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry said on Thursday that Islamic State’s momentum in Iraq had been halted or reversed and that U.S. weapons for government forces would be arriving very shortly.
Argentina’s Fernandez says prosecutor’s death was not suicide
BUENOS AIRES (Reuters) – The death of a prosecutor investigating the bombing of a Jewish community center was not a suicide, as was initially reported, Argentine President Cristina Fernandez said on Thursday.
Nigeria’s campaign against Boko Haram hampered by ‘cowards’: aide
LONDON (Reuters) – Nigeria’s campaign against Islamist Boko Haram insurgents is being hampered by “cowards” in its armed forces, its presidential security adviser said in a rare public sign of high-level unhappiness with the effort.
