Argentine prosecutor who accused Fernandez of Iran plot found dead
BUENOS AIRES (Reuters) – An Argentine prosecutor who accused President Cristina Fernandez of orchestrating a cover-up in the investigation of Iran over the 1994 bombing of a Jewish community center was found dead in his apartment, authorities said on M…
At least four dead in protests over possible Congo election delay
KINSHASA (Reuters) – At least four people were killed on Monday in clashes between security forces and protesters in Democratic Republic of Congo’s capital as opposition parties tried to block a change in the law that may delay elections due in 2016.
Haiti’s new ‘consensus’ government fails to satisfy opposition
PORT-AU-PRINCE (Reuters) – Haitian President Michel Martelly has named a new cabinet as he tries to end a wave of street protests against his rule of the impoverished Caribbean country, but opposition leaders said he broke his promise to create a conse…
Separatists renew attack on airport as Russia and Ukraine bicker
KIEV (Reuters) – Pro-Russian separatists renewed attacks on Ukrainian forces at an airport complex in the east on Monday after Kiev launched a mass operation to reclaim lost ground there that Russia called a “strategic mistake”.
France says Frenchwoman kidnapped in Central African Republic
PARIS (Reuters) – A French charity worker was abducted in Bangui, the capital of Central African Republic, on Monday, the French Foreign Ministry said in a statement.
Houthis, accused of coup, surround Yemeni PM’s residence
SANAA (Reuters) – Yemen’s powerful Houthi movement fought artillery battles with the army near the presidential palace in Sanaa on Monday, surrounded the prime minister’s residence and drew accusations they were mounting a coup.
New fighting near biggest Libyan oil port
BENGHAZI, Libya (Reuters) – Libyan armed factions accused each other on Monday of launching new attacks near the country’s largest oil port, Es Sider.
Iranian paper banned for showing Clooney wearing ‘Je suis Charlie’ pin
DUBAI (Reuters) – Iran’s hardline judiciary has banned a reformist newspaper for publishing a picture of Hollywood star George Clooney wearing a “Je suis Charlie” (“I am Charlie”) button, Iranian newspapers reported on Monday.
Peer pressure not propaganda crucial to IS recruitment: experts
LONDON (Reuters) – Peer pressure from radicalised fighters in Syria and Iraq is more influential in attracting new recruits from Europe than Islamic State (IS) propaganda, according to British experts.
U.N. saw drones over Syria before Israel strike in breach of truce
UNITED NATIONS (Reuters) – U.N. peacekeepers stationed in the Golan Heights along the Syrian-Israeli border observed drones coming from the Israeli side before and after an airstrike that killed top several Hezbollah figures, the United Nations said on…
