French priest kidnapped by gunmen in northern Cameroon
YAOUNDE/PARIS (Reuters) – Gunmen have kidnapped a French priest working in a lawless region of northern Cameroon, authorities said on Thursday, nine months after Nigerian Islamist sect Boko Haram seized a French family in the same area.
Hague prosecutor won’t appeal ruling on former Libyan spy chief’s trial
UNITED NATIONS (Reuters) – The chief prosecutor of the International Criminal Court announced on Thursday she will not appeal last month’s ruling by judges at the Hague-based court that Libya is free to try Abdullah al-Senussi, former leader Muammar Ga…
Brazil exhumes former president in dirty war probe
BRASILIA (Reuters) – The remains of former Brazilian President João Goulart were exhumed on Thursday and flown to Brasilia to determine whether he was poisoned by agents of the right-wing military regime that deposed him in 1964.
Balkan tycoon, once seen as untouchable, stands trial in Serbia
BELGRADE (Reuters) – One of the Balkans’ richest men went on trial on Thursday in a high-profile case that the Serbian government says marks a long-overdue drive to end more than two decades of lawlessness.
Putin calls Assad to discuss Syrian peace moves
MOSCOW (Reuters) – Russian President Vladimir Putin discussed the conflict in Syria with President Bashar al-Assad by phone in their first talks in more than two years, praising his readiness to send delegates to peace talks and destroy chemical arms, …
Pussy Riot member calls for Sochi Olympic boycott
MOSCOW (Reuters) – A member of the Pussy Riot punk band has called for a boycott of the 2014 Winter Olympics in Sochi to oppose what she called a campaign of “tightening the screws” against opponents of Russian President Vladimir Putin.
Pope’s anti-mafia stance stokes tensions, prosecutor says
ROME (Reuters) – Pope Francis’s anti-mafia rhetoric and financial reforms at the Vatican are stoking tension between the mob and the Church, an Italian prosecutor said in an interview with Reuters.
EU to re-impose Iran sanctions quashed by court
BRUSSELS (Reuters) – The European Union will re-impose asset freezes on several Iranian companies, annulled this year by court order, even as world powers appear close to a breakthrough deal with Tehran over its contested nuclear program.
President and pope urge Italy’s politicians to tackle crisis
ROME (Reuters) – Italian President Giorgio Napolitano warned on Thursday of a “poisoned and unstable” climate in Italy as he joined Pope Francis in urging an end to deadlock in efforts to resolve the most serious economic crisis since World War Two.
On war anniversary, Hamas holds major military rally
GAZA (Reuters) – The Palestinian Islamist movement Hamas looked to project an image of strength in Gaza on Thursday, organizing one of its largest ever military parades to mark the first anniversary of an eight-day conflict with Israel.
