Mutharika’s opposition DPP wins Malawi elections: electoral commission
BLANTYRE (Reuters) – Malawi’s opposition Democratic Progressive Party, led by Peter Mutharika, has won the May 20 elections, the Malawi Electoral Commission said, following disputes about the validity of the vote by President Joyce Banda.
Chile court ends 10-year Pinochet embezzlement probe; others face trial
SANTIAGO (Reuters) – A Chilean court said on Friday it has completed a decade-long investigation into the origin of late dictator Augusto Pinochet’s fortune and the general’s suspected embezzlement of public funds.
Ukraine to push on with army offensive, row grows over Russian fighters reports
KIEV/DONETSK Ukraine (Reuters) – Ukraine’s government vowed on Friday to press ahead with a military offensive against separatists, despite a deadly attack on an army helicopter, amid increasing reports that fighters from Russia have been involved in r…
State Department says U.S. citizen was suicide bomber in Syria
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The U.S. State Department on Friday confirmed that an American citizen had carried out a suicide bombing in Syria.
Rwandan rebels begin to surrender, but demand talks with Kigali
BULEUSA Democratic Republic of Congo (Reuters) – Rwandan rebels in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo began what they claimed was the first step in disarming their fighters on Friday, but warned that continuing the process would depend on the governm…
Lithuania accuses Russia of harassing ships in Baltic Sea
VILNIUS (Reuters) – Lithuania accused Russian warships of harassing civilian vessels in Lithuanian waters in the Baltic Sea on Friday in a protest amid worries in the region about Moscow’s assertiveness in Ukraine.
Egypt’s Sabahi contests presidential elections results
CAIRO (Reuters) – The defeated candidate in Egypt’s presidential election, Hamdeen Sabahi, appealed on Friday against results that gave former army chief Abdel Fattah al-Sisi victory, saying election rules had been broken.
North Korea sentences South Korean to life of hard labor for spying
SEOUL (Reuters) – North Korea sentenced a South Korean missionary to life with hard labor on Friday after convicting him of espionage and setting up an underground church.
Two aid workers killed in roadside explosion in Mali
BAMAKO (Reuters) – Two Malian humanitarian workers employed by the Norwegian Refugee Council (NRC) were killed when their vehicle struck an improvised explosive device near the city of Timbuktu in northern Mali, the aid agency and the United Nations sa…
Suspected Boko Haram gunmen kill emir, policemen in Nigeria
MAIDUGURI Nigeria/ACCRA (Reuters) – Suspected members of the Boko Haram Islamist group, which kidnapped 276 schoolgirls last month, gunned down a traditional Muslim emir in an attack on a convoy in northeastern Nigeria on Friday, the Borno state govern…
