Nigeria prepares to prosecute 500 detained oil thieves
ABUJA (Reuters) – Nigeria’s government is preparing to prosecute 500 people it has detained on allegations of stealing oil, officials said on Thursday in a crackdown on a criminal enterprise that drains up to a fifth of the country’s oil output.
U.S. ‘deeply disappointed’ at Russian opposition leader conviction
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – A White House spokesman said on Thursday the United States is “deeply disappointed and concerned” at the conviction of Russian opposition leader Alexei Navalny and called on Russia to allow an appeal and cease pressure on anti-co…
Biden: U.S. ready to engage with North Korea if talks ‘genuine’
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The United States is ready to engage in dialogue with North Korea, but only if Pyongyang is prepared for “genuine” negotiations and commits to giving up its nuclear ambitions, Vice President Joe Biden said on Thursday.
France to try Norwegian neo-Nazi for inciting racial hatred
PARIS (Reuters) – A Norwegian neo-Nazi was charged with inciting racial hatred on Thursday by French investigators, who then released him after deciding he was not planning an attack, an official at the Paris prosecutor’s office said.
Syria’s rebel commander expected to visit United States
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Syria’s top rebel commander is likely to visit the United States next week, U.S.-based Syrian opposition representatives said on Thursday, and he is expected to make a plea for speedy U.S. arms shipments.
Syria’s Assad may cling on, Britain will not arm rebels: sources
LONDON (Reuters) – Britain has abandoned plans to arm Syrian rebels fighting to overthrow President Bashar al-Assad and believes he might survive in office for years, sources familiar with government thinking say.
Portugal government beats no-confidence vote, crisis talks go on
LISBON (Reuters) – Portugal’s center-right ruling coalition easily defeated a motion of no confidence in parliament on Thursday, demonstrating restored unity after an internal rift earlier this month set off a political crisis.
Egypt’s interim president set to give speech
CAIRO (Reuters) – Egypt’s interim President Adli Mansour will address the nation on Thursday at 9 p.m. (3 p.m. ET), on the eve of planned mass protests by supporters and opponents of former President Mohamed Mursi who was ousted by the military on July…
India to probe school meal scheme after 23 children die
GANDAMAN, India (Reuters) – The Indian government announced on Thursday it would set up an inquiry into the quality of food given to school pupils in a nationwide free meal scheme after at least 23 children died in one of the deadliest outbreaks of mas…
Guinea counts dead, arrests suspects as calm returns to southeast
CONAKRY (Reuters) – Authorities in Guinea on Thursday identified bodies of people hacked and burned to death and rounded up dozens of suspects after days of ethnic clashes that killed 58 people and injured at least 160 more, officials said.
