Liberia’s Charles Taylor loses appeal against war crimes conviction
THE HAGUE (Reuters) – Charles Taylor lost his appeal against a war-crimes conviction on Thursday as judges confirmed a 50-year jail term against the Liberian ex-president for encouraging rebels in Sierra Leone to mutilate, rape and murder victims in it…
Interpol issues alert for ‘white widow’ sought in Kenya
PARIS (Reuters) – International police agency Interpol said on Thursday it had issued an internationally wanted persons alert for Samantha Lewthwaite, a British citizen dubbed the “white widow”, at the request of Kenya.
Turkish security forces capture most Kurds who tunneled out of jail
DIYARBAKIR, Turkey (Reuters) – All but one of the 18 Kurds who broke out of a prison by digging a 70-metre tunnel in southeastern Turkey have been caught, officials said.
Russia ready to help guard Syria chemical sites, will not import arms
MOSCOW (Reuters) – Russia is ready to help guard Syrian chemical weapons sites and destroy President Bashar al-Assad’s stockpiles but will not ship any of the chemical arms to Russia for destruction, Deputy Foreign Minister Sergei Ryabkov said on Thurs…
Sudan says Bashir’s visa request still with U.S. embassy
KHARTOUM (Reuters) – Sudan’s Foreign Ministry denied on Thursday that President Omar Hassan al-Bashir had decided not to attend the U.N. General Assembly in New York and said his visa application was still pending, state media reported.
Pakistan blocks country’s first gay website
ISLAMABAD (Reuters) – Pakistan has blocked access to its first website designed to help gay people meet and support each other in the staunchly conservative Muslim country, the website said on Thursday.
Kerry to travel to Japan, Indonesia for meetings
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry will travel to Japan next week for a security meeting before joining President Barack Obama in Bali for the Asia Pacific Economic Cooperation economic meeting, the State Department said on Thurs…
Divers find bodies from spot of Italy cruise ship wreck
ROME (Reuters) – Divers on Thursday found what they believe to be the last two missing bodies from the sea where the Costa Concordia cruise liner sank last year off the Italian island of Giglio.
Analysis: Mall raid rallies foreign support for ICC-indictee Kenyatta
NAIROBI (Reuters) – While it hurts Kenya’s tourism and investment, the bloody Nairobi mall assault by Islamist militants will help President Uhuru Kenyatta bolster international support as he confronts charges of crimes against humanity at The Hague.
Italy president reprimands Berlusconi party over resignation threat
ROME (Reuters) – Italian President Giorgio Napolitano issued a severe rebuke on Thursday to Silvio Berlusconi and ruled out taking any action to stop his conviction for tax fraud after allies threatened to walk out of parliament over his legal problems…
