U.N. Iran panel chair urges states to keep enforcing sanctions
UNITED NATIONS (Reuters) – The Australian chairman of the U.N. Security Council’s Iran sanctions committee on Thursday urged the United Nations’ 193 member states to continue enforcing U.N. sanctions against Tehran over its nuclear program.
Central African Republic humanitarian crisis mounts even as attacks ease
BANGUI (Reuters) – As the base for French forces in Central African Republic, Bangui airport is one of the safest places in town. It is now also home to around 30,000 civilians who have fled fighting between Christian and Muslim militia.
Guinea opposition says will sit in Assembly despite poll dispute
CONAKRY (Reuters) – Opposition parties in Guinea said on Thursday they would take their seats in the National Assembly, ending a period of uncertainty that began when the supreme court rejected their challenge to September’s election results.
U.N. confirms chemical arms were used repeatedly in Syria
UNITED NATIONS (Reuters) – Chemical weapons were likely used in five out of seven attacks investigated by U.N. experts in Syria, where a 2 1/2-year civil war has killed more than 100,000 people, according to the final report of a U.N. inquiry published…
With Brazil-U.S. links frosty, Hollande pushes jet deal
BRASILIA (Reuters) – French President François Hollande sought to take advantage of a chill in U.S.-Brazil relations to push a French bid for a multibillion-dollar fighter-jet contract during a visit to Brasilia on Thursday.
Tunisia’s Islamists and opposition reach deal on premier
TUNIS (Reuters) – Tunisia’s ruling Islamists and opposition parties reached a deal on Thursday to name a new prime minister to lead a caretaker administration until elections aimed at ending months of crisis.
North Korea says Jang Song Thaek, uncle of leader Kim Jong Un, executed
SEOUL (Reuters) – North Korea said on Friday Jang Song Thaek, the uncle of leader Kim Jong Un and previously considered the second most powerful man in the secretive state, has been executed after a special military tribunal found him guilty of treason…
Mafia death threat shows Italy still haunted by 1992 murders
MILAN/PALERMO (Reuters) – A death threat by a Sicilian mafia boss against the lead prosecutor in a historic mob trial has stirred grim memories of the murders of Italy’s top prosecutors two decades ago.
Italian kidnapped in Nigeria has been freed- Italy government
ROME (Reuters) – An Italian man kidnapped in Nigeria last week has been released, the Italian foreign ministry said on Thursday without giving further details.
Kiev protesters gather, EU dangles aid promise
KIEV (Reuters) – Thousands of anti-government protesters gathered in central Kiev, rebuilding barricades torn down by police, on Thursday as the European Union held out a promise of increased aid for Ukraine if it signed a trade and cooperation pact.
