U.N. says west of Central African Republic ‘cleansed’ of Muslims
UNITED NATIONS (Reuters) – Most Muslims have been driven out of the western half of conflict-torn Central African Republic, where thousands of civilians risk of being killed “right before our eyes,” the U.N. High Commissioner for Refugees said on Thurs…
French, Mali troops kill 10 suspected Islamist militants
PARIS (Reuters) – French and Malian forces have killed about 10 suspected Islamist fighters during an operation in northern Mali’s mountainous Adrar des Ifoghas region, French army spokesman Gilles Jaron said on Thursday.
Caribbean nations consider push for slavery reparations
KINGSTON (Reuters) – More than 150 years after European colonial powers abolished slavery, a coalition of Caribbean nations is considering legal action to seek a formal apology and monetary compensation.
Western countries alarmed as Libya slides towards chaos
ROME (Reuters) – Western countries voiced concern on Thursday that tensions in Libya could slip out of control in the absence of a functioning political system, and they urged the government and rival factions to start talking.
Niger extradites Gaddafi’s son Saadi to Libya
TRIPOLI (Reuters) – Muammar Gaddafi’s son Saadi, his special forces commander who fled abroad during Libya’s 2011 revolution, was imprisoned in Tripoli on Thursday after Niger agreed to send him back from house arrest there.
Cuba agrees to open talks with EU on new political accord
HAVANA (Reuters) – Cuba accepted a proposal by the European Union to open negotiations on a new political accord, saying on Thursday it was willing to discuss human rights as part of discussions that would end what it considers a one-sided relationship…
U.S. envoy still hopeful for missionary’s release from North Korea
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The United States is still hopeful of securing the release of an American missionary being held in North Korea, the U.S. human rights envoy for the country said on Thursday, even though two trips he has had scheduled for the purp…
Bombs kill 26 people in Iraq
BAGHDAD (Reuters) – At least 26 people were killed in Iraq on Thursday as insurgents set off roadside bombs and detonated explosives-packed cars in Baghdad and elsewhere, police said.
Caymans-bound cruise ship plucks Cuban migrants from wooden boat
GEORGE TOWN, Cayman Islands (Reuters) – Twenty-four Cubans were rescued from a rickety wooden boat by a passing cruise liner which took them to the Cayman Islands, ship owner Carnival Corp said, as growing numbers of migrants try to sail to Central Ame…
Afghan president’s brother withdraws from election, backs ex-minister
KABUL (Reuters) – The Afghan president’s older brother, Qayum Karzai, announced on Wednesday he was withdrawing from next month’s presidential election and would back former foreign minister Zalmai Rassoul, widely believed to be the president’s favored…
