Uganda president dares exiled general to try to remove him by force
KAMPALA (Reuters) – Ugandan President Yoweri Museveni dared a dissident general in exile on Wednesday to try to overthrow him and said anyone seeking to use violence to seize power would be eliminated.
Lithuania frees Irish man sentenced over gun-running to Real IRA
VILNIUS (Reuters) – An Irish citizen sentenced to 12 years in prison in Lithuania for trying to arm a Northern Irish Republican militant group was freed on Tuesday by a court of appeal.
Five Yemenis jailed for role in 2012 al Qaeda suicide attack
SANAA (Reuters) – Yemen jailed five people for up to 10 years on Wednesday for their part in an al Qaeda suicide bombing last year that killed more than 90 soldiers rehearsing for a military parade.
Mexican conservatives show openness on reform tied to energy bill
MEXICO CITY (Reuters) – Mexico’s main opposition party has signaled it is ready to compromise over demands for electoral reform that risk impeding a government bill to liberalize the oil industry.
Hamas hangs Palestinian man convicted of murders
GAZA (Reuters) – The Islamist Hamas group said they had executed a Palestinian man in Gaza on Wednesday despite appeals from human rights groups not to hang him because he was under 18 when one of two murders for which he was convicted occurred.
Alfano turns on his master in bid to lead Italy’s right
ROME (Reuters) – Angelino Alfano may have changed the future of Italian politics by leading the internal party revolt that thwarted Silvio Berlusconi’s attempt to bring down the country’s coalition government.
International court charges Kenyan with bribing witnesses
AMSTERDAM/NAIROBI (Reuters) – The International Criminal Court said on Wednesday it had issued an arrest warrant for a Kenyan charged with trying to bribe witnesses to withdraw testimony against Deputy President William Ruto.
Political row threatens Slovenia government, efforts to avert bailout
LJUBLJANA (Reuters) – A dispute over the leadership of Slovenia’s ruling party erupted on Wednesday, posing a threat to the euro zone state’s four-party coalition government and its efforts to avert an international bailout.
Turkish government seeks renewed mandate to send troops to Syria
ANKARA (Reuters) – The Turkish parliament is likely to extend by a year a mandate authorizing the sending of troops into Syria if needed after the government said the possible use of chemical weapons by President Bashar al-Assad posed a threat to Turke…
Japan-U.S. security talks likely to highlight Tokyo’s cyber-defense woes
TOKYO (Reuters) – Top U.S. security officials meet their Japanese counterparts on Thursday as concerns are growing that the hosts cannot protect themselves from malicious internet hackers.
