Eight Russians convicted of attacking police at anti-Putin protest
MOSCOW (Reuters) – A Russian judge on Friday convicted eight defendants of rioting and assaulting police at a protest against Vladimir Putin, in what one of his leading critics called a “show trial” designed to make clear the president would tolerate n…
Merkel too timid, former German chancellor Schroeder says
BERLIN (Reuters) – Former German chancellor Gerhard Schroeder has indirectly criticized his successor Angela Merkel, suggesting she is overly cautious and does not show enough political leadership.
Uganda leader puts anti-gay law on hold to seek more scientific advice
KAMPALA (Reuters) – Ugandan President Yoweri Museveni has put a bill imposing strict penalties for homosexuality on hold to give scientists a chance to prove that homosexuality could be triggered by genes and is not a “lifestyle choice”.
Iran’s rising executions dim U.N. hopes for reforms
GENEVA (Reuters) – At least 80 people and perhaps as many as 95 have been executed in Iran already this year, a surge in the use of the death penalty that has dampened hopes for human rights reforms under President Hassan Rouhani, the United Nations sa…
Bulgaria to extradite terrorist suspect to Germany
SOFIA (Reuters) – Bulgaria is to extradite a 27-year-old Afghan man to Germany where he faces charges of being a member of a foreign terrorist group, a Bulgarian court said on Tuesday.
Germany to assist Israelis in states where they have no embassy
BERLIN (Reuters) – Germany is to offer Israeli citizens consular assistance in states such as Indonesia or Malaysia where Israel has no official diplomatic representation, under a new deal to be signed by Angela Merkel when she visits Jerusalem next we…
Iran’s most sensitive uranium stockpile falls after nuclear deal
VIENNA (Reuters) – The size of Iran’s most contested uranium stockpile has declined significantly for the first time in four years following a landmark nuclear deal with world powers in November, the U.N. atomic watchdog reported on Thursday.
Zimbabwe court orders deportation of former congressman
HARARE (Reuters) – A Zimbabwean court dismissed pornography charges against former congressman Mel Reynolds on Friday but ordered his deportation after he pleaded guilty to staying in the southern African country on an expired visa.
11 die in attack by militants on Somali president’s compound
MOGADISHU (Reuters) – At least 11 people were killed when Islamist militants attacked the Somali presidential compound on Friday, blasting through a gate with a car bomb and fighting a gunbattle with guards.
One killed in south Yemen pro-independence protests: sources
ADEN, Yemen (Reuters) – At least one person was killed and 20 wounded in overnight clashes between police and pro-independence demonstrators in southern Yemen, a local official and witnesses said on Friday.
