Man admits to killing, pleads not guilty, in Canada dismemberment trial
MONTREAL (Reuters) – The trial of a Canadian man accused of murdering and dismembering a Chinese student in Montreal in 2012 began on Monday with the prosecutor alleging the crime was planned six months in advance.
Five in critical condition after Dutch stunt truck accident
AMSTERDAM (Reuters) – Five spectators remained in critical condition on Monday, a day after they were injured when a giant pick-up truck spun out of control during a stunt show in a Dutch town, killing three people, local officials said.
Ukrainians say Russian troops captured them in east Ukraine
DONETSK Ukraine (Reuters) – Two Ukrainian soldiers have offered new evidence of direct Russian military involvement in eastern Ukraine, saying they were captured by Russian troops in a battle that became a turning point in the conflict.
U.S. says strike aimed at Syria vehicles adjacent to grain storage
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The U.S. military said on Monday an American air strike overnight targeted Islamic State vehicles in a staging area adjacent to a grain storage facility near the northern Syrian town of Manbij, and added it had no evidence so far…
Jailed Azeri activist awarded human rights prize
STRASBOURG France (Reuters) – A pan-European rights watchdog awarded a prize on Monday to a democracy campaigner jailed in Azerbaijan, underlining its concern about human rights in the former Soviet republic.
Belgium launches its biggest Islamist extremist trial
ANTWERP Belgium (Reuters) – Belgian prosecutors accused 46 members of Islamist group Sharia4Belgium on Monday of belonging to a terrorist organization and brainwashing young men in Belgium into fighting a holy war in Syria.
South Sudan bus crash kills at least 32, mainly Ugandans
JUBA (Reuters) – At least 32 people were killed and 10 seriously injured when a bus collided with a cargo truck in southern South Sudan, hospital officials said on Monday.
Collision delays Suez Canal traffic: sources
CAIRO (Reuters) – Two container ships collided at the northern end of Egypt’s Suez Canal, delaying traffic through a vital global trade route, shipping sources said on Monday.
German government condemns pictures showing refugees abused
BERLIN (Reuters) – The German government on Monday condemned suspected cases of abuse against refugees in which asylum-seekers were maltreated by security guards and even forced to lie in a bed filled with vomit.
Afghanistan to sign U.S. security agreement on Tuesday
KABUL (Reuters) – Afghanistan will on Tuesday sign a crucial security agreement allowing the United States to leave a small contingent of troops in the country beyond this year, U.S. officials said.
