U.S. Air Force probed for scrapping costly planes bought for Afghans
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – A U.S. government watchdog agency is asking the Air Force to explain why it decided to destroy 16 aircraft initially bought for the Afgan air force and turn them into $32,000 of scrap metal instead of finding other ways to salvag…
Nine killed including U.N. peacekeeper in Central African Republic
BANGUI (Reuters) – A U.N peacekeeper from Pakistan was killed in an ambush in the capital of Central African Republic on Thursday bringing the death toll in 48 hours of fighting to at least nine, according to the United Nations and the country’s Red Cr…
Haiti’s former dictator ‘Baby Doc’ Duvalier denied state funeral
PORT-AU-PRINCE (Reuters) – The life of Haiti’s former dictator, Jean-Claude “Baby Doc” Duvalier, will be celebrated at a private Mass on Saturday, his lawyer said, ending speculation about government plans for an official state funeral.
Campaigners launch first anti-slavery organizations database
NEW YORK (Thomson Reuters Foundation) – A global database of organizations fighting modern slavery and human trafficking will help connect victims with the help they need, a group of charities said on Thursday.
Colombia says rebel chief has been to Cuba for peace talks
BOGOTA (Reuters) – Colombian guerrilla leader Rodrigo Londono has traveled secretly to Cuba several times in the last year to meet with his team of negotiators as part of peace talks to end 50 years of civil war, Colombian officials said on Thursday.
Colombia says rebel chief has been to Cuba for peace talks
BOGOTA (Reuters) – Colombian guerrilla leader Rodrigo Londono has traveled secretly to Cuba several times in the last year to meet with his team of negotiators as part of peace talks to end 50 years of civil war, Colombian officials said on Thursday.
Anti-EU party poised to win first British parliament seat
CLACTON-ON-SEA England (Reuters) – Britain’s anti-EU UK Independence Party was poised to win its first elected seat in parliament on Thursday, highlighting the threat it poses to Prime Minister David Cameron seven months before a national election.
Macedonia checking for Ebola after Briton dies, hotel sealed off
SKOPJE (Reuters) – Macedonia said it was checking for the Ebola virus in a British man who died within hours of being admitted to hospital in the capital Skopje on Thursday.
EU nominee bows to lawmakers’ snub as Juncker team near complete
BRUSSELS (Reuters) – The incoming head of the EU executive, Jean-Claude Juncker, was in urgent talks with Slovenia’s prime minister on Thursday to find a replacement for the Slovenian who quit his team after a humiliating rejection by the European Parl…
U.N. draft urges ICC referral for North Korea, but Pyongyang fights back
UNITED NATIONS (Reuters) – A draft resolution urges the U.N. General Assembly recommend the referral of North Korea to The Hague for crimes against humanity, prompting Pyongyang to take the unusual step of proposing its own text praising its human righ…
