Former Egyptian finance minister detained in France: report
CAIRO (Reuters) – Former Egyptian finance minister Youssef Boutros Ghali was detained in Paris on Monday on an international warrant over corruption charges relating to his time in former President Hosni Mubarak’s government, the state news agency repo…
Iran asks for U.N. committee meeting on U.S. ban on envoy
UNITED NATIONS (Reuters) – Iran requested on Monday a special meeting of a U.N. committee on the United States’ refusal to grant a visa to Tehran’s new U.N. ambassador appointee, but it has so far refrained from calling for any specific action, the com…
Israeli motorist killed in West Bank shooting: army
JERUSALEM (Reuters) – An Israeli man was killed in a shooting attack on a civilian car near the city of Hebron in the occupied West Bank on Monday, the eve of the Jewish holiday of Passover, military sources said.
As fires die down, Chileans return to ravaged Valparaiso
VALPARAISO/SANTIAGO (Reuters) – Devastated Chileans surveyed damage to their homes in Valparaiso on Monday as a massive fire that burned poor neighborhoods of the coastal city over the weekend began to die down.
Congo militia chief ‘Morgan’ killed in army firefight: government
KINSHASA (Reuters) – A militia leader accused of kidnap, rape and cannibalism in Democratic Republic of Congo was killed on Monday alongside four other people during a firefight as he sought to escape his army captors, the government said.
Three Lebanese journalists for al-Manar TV killed in Syria
BEIRUT (Reuters) – Three Lebanese journalists working for Hezbollah’s al-Manar television were killed on Monday after coming under attack in the historic Christian town of Maaloula, north of Damascus.
Observers give Guinea-Bissau vote clean bill of health
BISSAU (Reuters) – Observers from the West African regional bloc ECOWAS on Monday said Guinea-Bissau’s weekend election was free and fair, and called on international donors to restart cooperation suspended in the wake of a 2012 coup.
Sierra Leone charges 14 soldiers with mutiny
FREETOWN (Reuters) – A Sierra Leone military court has charged 13 soldiers and a captain with mutiny and denied them bail, a judge said on Monday, eight months after they were arrested for planning a protest against the president.
Canadian company charged with breaching Iran sanctions law
CALGARY, Alberta (Reuters) – A Canadian company will appear in court on Monday charged with violating international sanctions by trying to export components to Iran that could have nuclear applications.
India’s BJP opposition party heading for majority: opinion poll
NEW DELHI (Reuters) – India’s Hindu nationalist BJP opposition party and its allies are set to win a narrow majority in the world’s largest democratic election, the latest opinion poll showed on Monday.
