MPs find German security shamefully negligent on neo-Nazi cell
BERLIN (Reuters) – German security forces shamefully neglected the threat of the far right and their bungled investigations and prejudice enabled a neo-Nazi cell blamed for nine racist murders to go undetected for more than a decade, a parliamentary co…
Senior Sicilian mafia member denied bail in London court
LONDON (Reuters) – A Sicilian mafioso arrested after living in Britain quietly under an assumed name for 20 years was denied bail for a second time on Thursday by a London court, as Italian authorities seek his extradition to serve a jail term.
Sahara jihadist groups merge, threaten French interests: report
NOUAKCHOTT/PARIS (Reuters) – Two Islamist groups that broke away from al Qaeda’s North African wing and fought in Mali have merged, pledging to attack French interests, according to a statement published on Thursday.
Russia: Syria, U.N. should agree on inquiry into alleged chemical attack
MOSCOW (Reuters) – Russia urged the Syrian government and the United Nations on Thursday to agree on a visit by chemical weapons experts to the site of an alleged gas attack by troops loyal to President Bashar al-Assad that killed hundreds of people.
North Nigeria’s poor beat path to nascent mining boom
BAGEGA, Nigeria (Reuters) – Like almost everything else in Nigeria’s economy, mining of metals and other solid minerals fell by the wayside when the West African nation discovered oil.
Yemen asks U.S. for drones to fight al Qaeda
SANAA (Reuters) – Yemen has asked the United States to supply it with drones, President Abd-Rabbu Mansour Hadi said on Thursday, to help it fight an al Qaeda threat that recently forced Western countries to temporarily close diplomatic missions in Sana…
Greek PM meets billionaire Saudi prince to discuss investments
ATHENS (Reuters) – Greek Prime Minister Antonis Samaras met Saudi billionaire Prince Alwaleed bin Talal on Thursday to discuss investment opportunities, government officials said, as Athens pushes for foreign investment for its depressed economy.
British phone hacking trial delayed until end of October
LONDON (Reuters) – The trial of Rebekah Brooks and Andy Coulson, former editors of British tabloids owned by Rupert Murdoch who face charges relating to phone hacking and illegal payments to public officials, was delayed on Thursday until the end of Oc…
Tunisian Islamists accept union plan to resolve crisis
TUNIS (Reuters) – Tunisia’s governing Islamists edged closer to negotiations with secular opponents on Thursday by agreeing in principle to a plan for a transition toward new elections proposed by the powerful trade unions.
Kazakh tycoon sought by Russia, Ukraine to stay in French jail
MARSEILLE, France (Reuters) – Kazakh oligarch Mukhtar Ablyazov, accused of embezzling up to $6 billion from his former bank, was denied release on bail from a French jail on Thursday while he awaits a decision on whether he will be extradited.
