Peru’s ex-prosecutor to head anti-corruption group
NEW YORK (Thomson Reuters Foundation) – Global anti-corruption campaigners at Transparency International elected Peruvian lawyer José Ugaz as its new head on Sunday marking a shift from quiet diplomacy in combating fraud and bribery toward more grassroots activism.
Gunmen free hundreds of prisoners in east Congo
KINSHASA (Reuters) – Heavily armed gunmen freed some 300 inmates from a prison in eastern Congo on Saturday, the provincial minister of justice said, amid fears over deteriorating security in the mineral-rich region.
Hamas leader’s daughter received medical treatment in Israel: sources
JERUSALEM (Reuters) – A daughter of the leader of Hamas in Gaza was admitted to an Israeli hospital for emergency medical treatment this month after she suffered complications from a routine procedure, two sources familiar with the case said.
Trial of prominent Bahraini activist starts in Manama
MANAMA (Reuters) – Prominent Bahraini rights activist Nabeel Rajab went on trial on Sunday over remarks published on his Twitter account that were critical of state institutions, his lawyer said, in a case that has drawn criticism from international ci…
Serbian, Albanian PMs delay meeting after soccer row
BELGRADE (Reuters) – The prime ministers of Serbia and Albania said on Sunday they had agreed to postpone a meeting scheduled for this coming week following a diplomatic row over a soccer game between the two nations.
Death penalty fuels violence in Iraq, says U.N. report
GENEVA (Reuters) – Iraq should stop its widespread use of the death penalty, which is unjust, flawed and only fuels the violence it purports to deter, the United Nations said in a report on Sunday.
Croatian police arrest Zagreb mayor on corruption charges
ZAGREB (Reuters) – Croatian anti-graft police arrested the mayor of Zagreb, Milan Bandic, and several of his associates on Sunday on suspicion of corruption and abuse of office, Croatian media reported.
Bombings hit Baghdad Shi’te mosque, military convoy in northern Iraq
BAGHDAD (Reuters) – A suicide bomber killed 19 at a funeral in Baghdad on Sunday as an ambush halted Iraqi forces’ advance on a key northern city controlled by Islamic State fighters.
Yemen’s Houthis dismantle Sanaa airport road camp, gunmen remain
SANAA (Reuters) – Yemen’s Shi’ite Houthi group dismantled a protest camp blocking the country’s main airport in Sanaa on Sunday, authorities said, but was keeping its fighters on the streets of the recently seized capital.
Lufthansa pilots threaten eighth strike, train drivers stoppage strands millions
FRANKFURT/BERLIN (Reuters) – A German pilots’ union called for an eighth strike at Lufthansa on Monday and Tuesday adding to travelers’ misery after millions were left stranded by a weekend-long train drivers’ stoppage over pay and negotiation rights.
