U.S. recognizes Syria opposition offices as ‘foreign mission’
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The United States said on Monday it would recognize the main opposition Syrian National Coalition offices as a diplomatic foreign mission and announced plans for a $27 million increase in non-lethal assistance to rebels fighting …
Egypt’s Sisi says Muslim Brotherhood is finished
CAIRO (Reuters) – Egyptian presidential frontrunner Abdel Fattah al-Sisi on Monday appeared to rule out reconciliation with the Muslim Brotherhood movement, raising the specter of a prolonged conflict with a group he said was finished.
Venezuela violated rights of protesters: rights group
CARACAS (Reuters) – Venezuela has violated the rights of opposition protesters through beatings, illegal detentions and failure to follow due process, Human Rights Watch said in a report released on Monday.
Pakistan’s Hindus, other minorities face surge of violence
RAHIM YAR KHAN, Pakistan (Reuters) – The mob arrived at around midnight, brandishing clubs. They smashed statues, looted gold artifacts and then set the Hindu temple in Pakistan ablaze.
Exclusive: Global anti-money laundering group moves meeting from Moscow
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – An international organization that sets standards for how countries combat money laundering said it has decided not to hold a planned meeting in Moscow next month due to the continuing Ukraine crisis.
One dead and several missing after Congo boat capsizes
KINSHASA (Reuters) – At least one person died and a dozen others were missing after a boat capsized in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo, a spokesman for the United Nations mission in the country said on Monday.
President names Algerian government with Yousfi as oil minister
ALGIERS (Reuters) – Algerian President Abdelaziz Bouteflika on Monday named a new cabinet after his election to a fourth term, reappointing Youcef Yousfi as energy minister who will oversee the North African OPEC nation’s efforts to bolster energy prod…
Two soldiers jailed for life over Congo mass rape case
KINSHASA (Reuters) – A military court in the Democratic Republic of Congo has sentenced two soldiers to life in prison over a notorious incident of mass rape in 2012, a lawyer for the defense said on Monday.
Frenchman shot dead in Yemeni capital, two wounded
SANAA (Reuters) – Gunmen shot dead a Frenchman working as a security agent for the EU mission in the Yemeni capital Sanaa on Monday, France announced, as the army waged an offensive against al Qaeda in the south of the country.
Nigeria’s Boko Haram threatens to sell kidnapped schoolgirls
ABUJA (Reuters) – The leader of Boko Haram on Monday threatened to sell more than 200 schoolgirls his Islamist militant group kidnapped in northeastern Nigeria last month.
