UK has become hub for illegal khat trade to U.S. and Europe: U.N. report
LONDON (Reuters) – Hundreds of tonnes of khat, a leafy plant chewed as a stimulant in the Horn of Africa and the Arabian Peninsula, are being smuggled through Britain into Europe and North America, a UN report said on Tuesday.
Europe’s centre right make gains on election eve: poll
BRUSSELS (Reuters) – The center right has extended its lead over the center left in the race for dominance in the European Parliament elections this week, a poll showed on Tuesday, but both sides are expected to fiercely contest the presidency of the E…
South Africa platinum firms, striking union to return to mediated talks
JOHANNESBURG (Reuters) – The world’s top platinum producers and the AMCU union agreed on Tuesday to court-mediated wage talks aimed at ending the longest and costliest mining strike in South African history.
Vaz wins Guinea-Bissau presidential run-off: elections commission
BISSAU (Reuters) – Jose Mario Vaz won Sunday’s high-stakes presidential run-off election in Guinea-Bissau, the West African nation’s elections commission said on Tuesday.
Al Jazeera warns life of its journalist jailed in Egypt is at risk
LONDON (Reuters) – Qatar-based satellite network Al Jazeera has written to world powers asking them to secure the release of one of its journalists jailed in Egypt, accusing the authorities in Cairo of endangering his life.
Saudi king on holiday, crown prince in charge: royal court
DUBAI (Reuters) – Saudi Arabia’s King Abdullah left for a private visit to Morocco on Tuesday and appointed his younger brother, Crown Prince Salman, to run the affairs of the world’s top oil exporter in his absence, the royal court said.
Time to embrace the Internet, Iran president says
DUBAI (Reuters) – Iran should embrace the Internet rather than see it as a threat, President Hassan Rouhani has said, in remarks that challenge hardliners who have stepped up measures to censor the Web.
Nuns, backed by pope, warn of human trafficking at World Cup
VATICAN CITY (Reuters) – Roman Catholic nuns backed by Pope Francis on Tuesday raised the alarm over increased risks of human trafficking, exploitation of workers, forced prostitution and sexual tourism at the soccer World Cup in Brazil next month.
Vaz wins Guinea-Bissau presidential run-off: elections commission
BISSAU (Reuters) – Jose Mario Vaz won Sunday’s presidential run-off election in Guinea-Bissau with 61.9 pct of votes, the West African nation’s elections commission said on Tuesday.
Inmarsat to publish lost plane’s final flight data
LONDON (Reuters) – British satellite company Inmarsat said it will release all the data it used to determine the final path of missing Malaysia Airlines flight MH370 to help reassure relatives that authorities are searching in the right location.
