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.
At least 28 killed in fighting in Central African Republic
BANGUI (Reuters) – At least 28 people have been killed in Central African Republic during several days of fighting between Muslim and Christian militias in a town in the center of the war-torn country, a priest and a former member of parliament told Re…
Turkish parliament commission to probe alleged corruption
ANKARA (Reuters) – Turkish lawmakers on Monday voted to set up a commission to investigate alleged corruption by former ministers, but critics warned the ruling party would use its parliamentary majority to dictate the outcome of the probe.
India deploys army in Assam after 31 Muslims killed
(This May 3 story was corrected to say children were found near border with Bhutan, not China, in paragraph 17)
Hamas frees six Fatah prisoners as part of unity pact
GAZA (Reuters) – The interior ministry in Hamas-ruled Gaza said it freed six prisoners from rival party Fatah on Monday as part of a Palestinian unity pact the Islamist Hamas signed with Fatah two weeks ago.
