Suspected U.S. drone strike kills al Qaeda men in Yemen
SANAA (Reuters) – A suspected U.S. drone strike on a car in eastern Yemen killed three men believed to be al Qaeda militants on Monday, officials said, suggesting U.S. security operations are continuing despite a political crisis in the volatile Arab c…
Orban acknowledges some Hungarians ‘chose evil over good’ in Holocaust
BUDAPEST (Reuters) – Prime Minister Viktor Orban overcame unease within his government to acknowledge Hungary’s role in the Holocaust on Monday, saying many people in the central European country acted “shamefully” in World War Two.
In first conviction, Egyptian doctor jailed for FGM death of teenage girl
CAIRO (Reuters) – A doctor in Egypt was jailed on Monday for two years after the death of a 13-year-old girl on whom he performed genital mutilation (FGM), the first conviction since the practice was outlawed in 2008, the prosecutor said.
Mubarak’s sons freed from Egyptian prison after anniversary of his fall
CAIRO (Reuters) – The sons of deposed Egyptian president Hosni Mubarak were released from prison on Monday, security officials said, a move that could fuel tension after the violent anniversary on Sunday of the 2011 uprising that toppled the autocrat.
Over 100 people, mainly militants, died in fight for Nigeria’s Maiduguri: reporter
BAUCHI, Nigeria (Reuters) – More than 100 people, mainly insurgents, died in fighting on Sunday in Nigeria’s Maiduguri, a local journalist counting bodies at the biggest morgue said on Monday.
United Nations says poverty reduction stalled in Latin America
SANTIAGO (Reuters) – Poverty reduction has stalled across Latin America, barely budging since 2012, as economic growth has slowed, the United Nations’ economic body for the region said on Monday.
Ugandan LRA defector makes first ICC appearance, thanks God
AMSTERDAM (Reuters) – A Ugandan Lord’s Resistance Army commander accused of war crimes made his first appearance before the International Criminal Court in The Hague on Monday, giving thanks to God as he took the stand after a decade on the run.
Prosecutor seeks 26-year jail sentence for Concordia captain
FLORENCE (Reuters) – An Italian prosecutor asked a court on Monday to sentence the captain of the Costa Concordia cruise liner to more than 26 years in jail for his role in the 2012 disaster that killed 32 people.
Obama, new Saudi king to discuss Yemen, Islamic State: White House
NEW DELHI (Reuters) – U.S. President Barack Obama and new Saudi Arabia King Salman are expected to discuss shared concerns about the turmoil in Yemen and the fight against Islamic State militants during their first formal meeting in Riyadh on Tuesday, …
Egypt doctor convicted over girl’s death in landmark FGM case
LONDON (Thomson Reuters Foundation) – An Egyptian doctor has been convicted of manslaughter after a 13-year-old girl died in a botched female genital mutilation procedure, campaigners said on Monday following the country’s first FGM trial.
