South Africa’s Malema escapes political ban, for now
PRETORIA (Reuters) – Left-wing South African politician Julius Malema narrowly escaped being barred from public office on Monday when a judge placed him under “provisional sequestration” due to outstanding debts of 16 million rand ($1.4 million) to the…
French taxi drivers jam roads protesting unlicensed cabs
PARIS (Reuters) – A one-day taxi strike snarled rush-hour traffic in France’s two largest cities on Monday with drivers protesting competition from unregulated cabs in a battle that underscores tension over efforts to liberalize protected French market…
Congo militia leader ordered rapes, massacres: prosecutor
THE HAGUE (Reuters) – A Congolese militia leader widely known as “the Terminator” ordered troops, including child soldiers, to massacre and rape civilians to spread terror and grab territory, prosecutors told the International Criminal Court on Monday….
Russian police kill four Islamist militants in North Caucasus
MOSCOW (Reuters) – Russian police killed four suspected militants, law enforcement officials said on Monday, in a shootout at a house in the North Caucasus, highlighting regional security concerns near the 2014 Winter Games in Sochi.
Top Indian court to rule on charges Italian marines should face
NEW DELHI (Reuters) – India’s Supreme Court will hold a hearing next week on whether two Italian marines accused of killing two Indian fishermen can be charged under a strict anti-piracy law, in a case that has damaged ties between the two countries.
China punishes graft-busters for beatings, drunk driving
BEIJING (Reuters) – China’s main anti-corruption watchdog has punished four of its own officials for incidents ranging from beatings to drunk driving, state media said on Monday, underscoring Beijing’s challenge to stamp out deep-rooted graft and illeg…
Al Qaeda splinter group withdraws from oil-rich Syrian province
BEIRUT (Reuters) – An al Qaeda splinter group has withdrawn its forces from Syria’s oil-rich eastern province of Deir al-Zor, activists and rebels said on Monday, after days of heavy fighting with its rivals.
Kuwait MP seeks Saudi-style law against fighting abroad
KUWAIT (Reuters) – Kuwaitis who fight in conflicts abroad such as Syria or encourage such actions should face up to 30 years in jail, a Kuwaiti lawmaker said in a proposed law modeled on penalties introduced in neighboring Saudi Arabia.
China angered by Japan’s U.N. bid for kamikaze pilot letters
BEIJING (Reuters) – China condemned on Monday plans by a Japanese city to ask the U.N. world heritage organization to register letters by World War Two kamikaze suicide pilots alongside documents that include the diaries of Anne Frank and the Magna Car…
Swiss immigration vote ‘worrying’: French foreign minister
PARIS (Reuters) – French Foreign Minister Laurent Fabius said on Monday Europe would review its relations with Switzerland after a “worrying” Swiss vote to reintroduce immigration quotas with the European Union.
