Exclusive: U.S. weighs sanctions on Libyan factions to halt proxy war
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The United States is considering imposing sanctions on Libya’s combative factions to prevent a proxy conflict fueled by regional powers from erupting into full-blown civil war and to force militant leaders to negotiate, U.S. offi…
Libyan rebels threaten to declare independence over rival parliament
BENGHAZI Libya (Reuters) – Libyan rebels who have seized oil ports in the past to press their demand for regional autonomy said on Friday they would declare independence in the east if the world recognized a rival parliament, heightening tensions in th…
Supporters of slain Myanmarese journalist demand investigation
YANGON (Reuters) – A funeral was held Friday for a Myanmar journalist, two days after his body was exhumed from a shallow grave where soldiers buried him when he died in military custody a month earlier.
Four killed in clashes and attacks across Egypt: sources
CAIRO (Reuters) – At least four Egyptians were killed and eight wounded on Friday in separate incidents involving Islamist protesters and militants across the country, security and medical sources said.
U.N. says Gambia blocks investigators probing torture and killings
GENEVA (Reuters) – Gambia has blocked United Nations human rights investigators from completing an investigation into torture and killings during the first ever visit to the West African country by U.N. experts, the world body said on Friday.
U.N. women’s rights panel accuses China of harassing activists
GENEVA (Reuters) – A United Nations women’s rights watchdog has accused China of trying to silence activists and said some who had come to Geneva to testify about the country’s record “fear reprisals” upon return.
No U.S.-Iran military coordination against Islamic State: Rice
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – U.S. national security adviser Susan Rice said on Friday the United States is not engaged in military coordination with Iran in countering Islamic State forces in the Middle East.
Iraq’s top cleric says graft in army helped Islamic State
BAGHDAD (Reuters) – Iraq’s most influential Shi’ite cleric said on Friday corruption in the armed forces had enabled Islamic State to seize much of northern Iraq, criticism that will add to pressure for reforms in the face of an insurgency.
Russian charged in Afghan attack pleads not guilty in U.S. court
RICHMOND Va. (Reuters) – A former Russian army officer pleaded not guilty on Friday to terrorism charges for a 2009 attack on U.S. and Afghan forces, and a U.S. District Court judge set trial for April 2015.
Mauritius sets Dec. 10 date for parliamentary election
PORT LOUIS (Reuters) – Mauritius will hold a parliamentary election on Dec. 10, the presidency said on Friday, with two coalitions fighting to secure a majority of seats in the national assembly.
