South African union says member stabbed to death on way to work
JOHANNESBURG (Reuters) – A member of South Africa’s National Union of Mineworkers was stabbed to death on his way to work at an Anglo American Platinum mine, the union said on Thursday, the fifth such killing in the past two weeks.
EU concerned by jailing of Egyptian activist
CAIRO/ALEXANDRIA (Reuters) – The European Union said on Thursday it was concerned by a prison sentence handed to a leading woman activist in Egypt for breaching a law that severely restricts the right to protest.
Brazil’s Rousseff holds clear lead, rivals make gains: poll
BRASILIA (Reuters) – President Dilma Rousseff holds a clear lead ahead of Brazil’s election in October, but her main rivals are closing the gap as voters begin to decide who to back, according to a poll published on Thursday.
Russia, China veto U.N. bid to refer Syria to international court
UNITED NATIONS (Reuters) – Russia and China vetoed on Thursday a resolution to refer the situation in Syria to the International Criminal Court for possible prosecution of war crimes and crimes against humanity committed during the country’s three-year…
Assad’s forces break rebel siege of Aleppo prison
BEIRUT (Reuters) – President Bashar al-Assad’s troops broke a year-long rebel siege of Aleppo’s main prison on Thursday, cutting a main insurgent supply line and vowing to press on and recapture the whole of Syria’s biggest city.
32 people killed in three attacks on Shi’ite religious pilgrims
BAGHDAD (Reuters) – Thirty-two people were killed in three attacks on Shi’ite Muslim pilgrims walking in Baghdad on Thursday evening ahead of a major religious holiday, police and medical sources said.
Nigeria’s Boko Haram kills 29 in village attack: sources
MAIDUGURI (Reuters) – Suspected Boko Haram gunmen have shot dead 29 farm workers as they tilled their fields in a village in the remote northeast, a police source and witnesses said on Thursday.
U.N. report to show Iran complying with nuclear deal: diplomats
VIENNA (Reuters) – A U.N. atomic watchdog report due on Friday is likely to confirm that Iran is curbing its nuclear activities as agreed with world powers in a landmark accord last year, diplomatic sources said.
Turkish aid group opposes dropping legal action over Israeli raid
ISTANBUL (Reuters) – A Turkish relief agency said on Thursday it would oppose what it called an imminent Israeli offer to pay compensation for a commando raid on its Gaza-bound aid flotilla in exchange for dropping lawsuits over the attack.
Euro zone crisis propels German immigration to 20-year high
BERLIN (Reuters) – Net immigration to Germany leapt by over 18 percent to a 20-year high in 2013, fuelled largely by migrants from euro zone debt-crisis states Italy and Spain as well as a continued influx of Poles, data from the Statistics Office show…
