Nigeria court bars military from deploying around polling stations: lawyer
LAGOS/ABUJA (Reuters) – The Nigerian federal high court in Lagos has barred the military from deploying around polling stations during March 28 national elections, the lawyer for the parliamentarian who brought the case said on Tuesday.
U.S. to keep 9,800 troops in Afghanistan through end 2015: White House
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The United States will maintain its current 9,800 troops in Afghanistan through the end of 2015, the White House said in a statement on Tuesday after President Barack Obama met with Afghan President Ashraf Ghani.
French builder Vinci to sue over claims of forced labor in Qatar
PARIS (Reuters) – French construction giant Vinci vigorously denied allegations it had violated the rights of migrant workers helping to build stadiums for the 2022 World Cup in Qatar and said it would sue the human rights group Sherpa over its claims….
Child brides take Zimbabwe government to court over marriage laws
LONDON (Thomson Reuters Foundation) – Two former child brides have taken Zimbabwe’s government to court in a ground-breaking bid to get child marriages declared illegal and unconstitutional.
Congolese hospital sees rise in rape of girls as young as 18 months
LONDON (Thomson Reuters Foundation) – Girls as young as 18 months are being raped and left with horrific injuries in eastern Congo after being stolen from their homes at night, a charity said on Tuesday.
Keep up reforms for entry talks, EU tells Albania
TIRANA (Reuters) – Albania’s willingness to push ahead with reforms will determine its future steps to gain entry to the EU, the bloc’s Enlargement Commissioner said on Tuesday.
Venezuelan leader’s popularity inches up to 25 percent: poll
CARACAS (Reuters) – Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro’s popularity inched up to 25 percent in March, according to leading local pollster Datanalisis, after the United States declared Venezuela a security threat and ordered sanctions against seven off…
Lebanese army says captures militant accused of beheading soldier
BEIRUT (Reuters) – Lebanon’s army said on Tuesday that it had captured two militants, one of whom beheaded a Lebanese soldier who was held by hardline Islamist gunmen along with around two dozen servicemen still in captivity.
U.N. proposes ‘presidential council’ to Libyan rival factions
BENGHAZI/RABAT (Reuters) – The United Nations tried on Tuesday to persuade Libyan rival factions to form a unity government by appointing a “presidential council” to try to resolve conflict in the oil-producing country.
South Sudan parliament extends president’s term by 3 years
JUBA (Reuters) – South Sudan’s parliament voted on Tuesday to extend President Salva Kiir’s term in office by three years, after elections due to be held in June were called off and negotiations to end more than a year of internal conflict broke up wit…
