Libyan capital rocked by gunfire, explosions; two killed
TRIPOLI (Reuters) – At least two people were killed when heavy fighting erupted near the Libyan capital of Tripoli on Wednesday, two days after gunmen stormed parliament in some of the city’s worst violence since the 2011 war.
Mali army launches offensive against separatist northern town
BAMAKO (Reuters) – Mali has launched a military offensive on Wednesday to retake control of a northern Tuareg separatist stronghold, the government said, and witnesses reported intense fighting with machine gun and heavy weapons fire.
Two killed in clashes with police in Tajikistan’s east
DUSHANBE (Reuters) – Two people in Tajikistan’s eastern city of Khorog were killed on Wednesday when police opened fire on a crowd that tried to storm a police station to free a local man held there and then went on to set fire to several government bu…
World Cup protests threaten Brazil’s economy and its image
RIO DE JANEIRO (Reuters) – When Adilson Ferreira hoped for big crowds during the World Cup, this wasn’t what he had in mind.
Palestinian court gives jail term to exiled Fatah official Dahlan
RAMALLAH, West Bank (Reuters) – A Palestinian court has sentenced an exiled rival of President Mahmoud Abbas to two years in jail for “insulting state institutions”, raising pressure on Mohammed Dahlan after months of mutual recriminations.
Bosnian prisoners escape as guards man flood defenses
SARAJEVO (Reuters) – Nineteen convicts escaped from prison in Bosnia late on Tuesday while their guards manned defenses against the worst floods to hit the Balkans in living memory.
Italy tells migrants ‘Welcome, you’re safe’, tells EU to help more
ABOARD THE SAN GIORGIO (Reuters) – As night approached one evening in early May, 40 miles off the Libyan coast, Captain Aldo Dolfini trained his binoculars on a tiny vessel packed with 300 desperate men as waves whipped up by a northerly wind crashed a…
Palestinian court gives jail term to exiled Fatah official Dahlan
RAMALLAH, West Bank (Reuters) – A Palestinian court has sentenced an exiled rival of President Mahmoud Abbas to two years in jail for “insulting state institutions”, raising pressure on Mohammed Dahlan after months of mutual recriminations.
Egyptian court sentences ousted leader Mubarak to three years jail
CAIRO (Reuters) – Deposed former Egyptian president Hosni Mubarak was sentenced on Wednesday to three years in prison on a conviction for stealing public funds.
Dutch send top diplomat to avert Saudi sanctions over anti-Islam stickers
AMSTERDAM (Reuters) – The Netherlands will send a top diplomat to Saudi Arabia to prevent the country from imposing trade sanctions in protest at anti-Islamic stickers printed in the colors of the Saudi flag by a Dutch far-right politician, the foreign…
