Nigerian newspapers accuse army of seizing print-runs
YENAGOA Nigeria (Reuters) – Three Nigerian newspapers said the army seized parts of their Friday print-runs and stopped distribution vans across the country, with one accusing the military of a rare crackdown on the media.
WHO experts find hospital breaches worsened MERS outbreak in UAE
LONDON (Reuters) – Lapses in hospital infection control measures exacerbated an outbreak of a deadly new viral disease which has infected more than 60 people and killed at least 10 in the United Arab Emirates, health investigators said on Friday.
Serbia indicts four for Milosevic-era journalist murder
BELGRADE (Reuters) – Serbia’s top state prosecutor charged four former state security officers on Friday over the 1999 killing of opposition newspaper publisher and journalist Slavko Curuvija during the rule of late strongman president Slobodan Milosev…
Libyan jails marked by torture, lack of due process: U.N.
GENEVA (Reuters) – About 14,000 Libyans and refugees languish in overcrowded prisons in Libya, marked by torture, deplorable conditions and a lack of due process, the United Nations said on Friday.
Polls show cliffhanger presidential election in Colombia
BOGOTA (Reuters) – Three polls showed on Friday that Colombia’s presidential race is too close to call as opposition challenger Ivan Oscar Zuluaga seeks to unseat President Juan Manuel Santos in a June 15 runoff focused on how to end the country’s half…
Afghan election front-runner escapes assassination attempt
KABUL (Reuters) – Abdullah Abdullah, front-runner in Afghanistan’s presidential election, escaped assassination on Friday when two bombs blew up outside a hotel where he had just staged a rally, killing six people.
Spanish draft law allows dual nationality for Sephardic Jews
MADRID (Reuters) – The Spanish government approved a draft law on Friday allowing descendants of Sephardic Jews expelled from the country in 1492 to seek Spanish nationality without giving up their current citizenship.
Sudanese police clear protest calling for opposition leader’s release
KHARTOUM (Reuters) – Police used batons to clear around 80 protesters who were blocking a major road in Khartoum on Friday to demand the release of Sudanese opposition leader Sadiq al-Mahdi, arrested last month.
Strike tangles Sao Paulo again in run-up to World Cup
SAO PAULO (Reuters) – Brazil’s biggest city confronted a second straight day of commuting chaos on Friday, as striking subway workers and a protest over housing conditions tangled the streets of Sao Paulo less than a week before it hosts the opening ma…
Mauritius finance minister quits in row with coalition partner
PORT LOUIS (Reuters) – Mauritius Finance Minister Xavier Duval resigned on Friday due to a political row with the ruling coalition party which wants to amend the constitution to grant more powers to the president.
