Toronto Mayor Ford takes leave to deal with alcohol problem
TORONTO (Reuters) – Toronto Mayor Rob Ford flew to the United States in a private plane on Thursday, a TV network said, a day after he said he would take a leave of absence from his job and his re-election campaign to seek treatment for an alcohol prob…
Moscow May Day parade lauds Putin as rebels seize more Ukraine buildings
MOSCOW/DONETSK, Ukraine (Reuters) – Russia staged a huge May Day parade on Moscow’s Red Square for the first time since the Soviet era on Thursday, with workers holding banners proclaiming support for President Vladimir Putin after the seizure of terri…
China blames religious extremists for station bombing
URUMQI, China (Reuters) – An attack at a train station in China’s western city of Urumqi was carried out by two religious extremists who both died in the blast, the government said on Thursday.
Cuba calls terrorism designation by U.S. absurd, manipulative
HAVANA (Reuters) – Cuba labeled as absurd and manipulative an annual U.S. State Department report that once again designated Cuba as a state sponsor of terrorism, a setback for advocates hoping for a change in Washington’s Cuba policy this year.
Tunisian assembly approves new electoral law
TUNIS (Reuters) – Tunisia’s national assembly on Thursday approved a new electoral law, to take one of the last steps in the country’s move to full democracy after the 2011 uprising that inspired the “Arab Spring” revolts.
Kerry raises detained Ethiopian bloggers with PM
ADDIS ABABA (Reuters) – U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry said he had raised concerns about Ethiopia’s detention of six bloggers and three journalists during a meeting with the country’s prime minister on Thursday.
Yemeni army kills 13 al Qaeda fighters, including one Uzbek
ADEN, Yemen (Reuters) – Yemeni armed forces killed an al Qaeda commander from Uzbekistan and at least 12 other militants in fighting in south Yemen on Thursday, the third day of an offensive against the Islamist group, local military and security sourc…
France deports Algerian suspected of recruiting for Syria jihad
PARIS (Reuters) – France said it had deported on Thursday an Algerian national suspected of recruiting young French Muslims to join the Syrian civil war, the first such case since Paris unveiled a raft of policies to stop its citizens from becoming rad…
West urges North Korea to close political prison camps, end caste system
GENEVA (Reuters) – Western powers called on North Korea on Thursday to dismantle its political prison camps and a caste system that ranks citizens based on family loyalty to the ruling dynasty.
Tunisian assembly approves new electoral law
TUNIS (Reuters) – Tunisia’s national assembly on Thursday approved a new electoral law, taking one of the last steps in its move to full democracy after the 2011 uprising that inspired the “Arab Spring” revolts across the region.
