Central African Republic court jails first group of ex-rebels
BANGUI (Reuters) – A court in Central African Republic has sentenced 17 Seleka fighters to eight years in prison for theft, rape and pillage, the first ex-rebels to be punished for a wave of violence that has gripped the country since they seized power…
Assad says chemical handover not result of U.S. threat: Interfax
MOSCOW (Reuters) – Syria decided to cede control of its chemical weapons because of a Russian proposal and not the threat of U.S. military intervention, Interfax news agency quoted President Bashar al-Assad as saying in a Russian television interview.
In sensitive case, Egypt acquits alleged killers of 2011 protesters
CAIRO (Reuters) – An Egyptian court on Thursday acquitted all 14 defendants, including policemen, accused of killing 17 protesters during the bloodiest day of a revolt that toppled autocrat Hosni Mubarak over two years ago, judicial sources said.
U.S. reversal on Syria a blow to Gulf allies but arms to keep flowing
RIYADH/DOHA (Reuters) – Washington’s last-minute decision to call off military strikes against Syria deals a blow to Saudi Arabia and Qatar, but the states that arm rebels battling President Bashar al-Assad will not soon give up on a war that has alrea…
Yemeni president reinstates hundreds of war sacked officers
DUBAI (Reuters) – Yemen’s president has ordered the reinstatement of hundreds of senior army and intelligence officers sacked after a 1994 civil war, to hasten reconciliation talks aimed at ending years of political turmoil in the U.S.-allied country.
Nigerian army says kills 10 Boko Haram Islamists in gunfight
MAIDUGURI, Nigeria (Reuters) – Nigerian soldiers have killed 10 members of Islamist sect Boko Haram in the volatile northeast, the military said on Thursday, as President Goodluck Jonathan pursues a four-month-old offensive against resilient insurgents…
Nigerian army says kills 10 Boko Haram Islamists in gunfight
MAIDUGURI, Nigeria (Reuters) – Nigerian soldiers have killed 10 members of Islamist sect Boko Haram in the volatile northeast, the military said on Thursday, as President Goodluck Jonathan pursues a four-month-old offensive against resilient insurgents…
Italy seizes ‘mother ship’ smuggling Syrian refugees
ROME (Reuters) – Italian authorities have seized a “mother ship” used to traffic illegal migrants across the Mediterranean and picked up about 200 Syrians fleeing the civil war in their homeland, officials said on Thursday.
Italy seizes ‘mother ship’ smuggling Syrian refugees
ROME (Reuters) – Italian authorities have seized a “mother ship” used to traffic illegal migrants across the Mediterranean and picked up about 200 Syrians fleeing the civil war in their homeland, officials said on Thursday.
Hollande turns to robots, driverless cars to revive French industry
PARIS (Reuters) – Francois Hollande laid out a 10-year roadmap on Thursday to revive French industry by promoting new technologies to drive job creation, but which offered little public money from stretched state coffers.
