Russia convicts lawyer Magnitsky in posthumous trial
MOSCOW (Reuters) – Sergei Magnitsky, a Russian lawyer who died in prison in suspicious circumstances, was found guilty of tax evasion on Thursday in a posthumous trial that has further damaged President Vladimir Putin’s reputation in the West.
Somalia’s media revival braves old dangers
MOGADISHU (Reuters) – Experience has taught Somali journalist Mohamed Hassan how to spot a suicide bomber, which neighborhoods to avoid and how to cope with the loss of colleagues – his own brother was killed.
Egypt’s anti-Islamists eye fellow Arabs with suspicion
CAIRO (Reuters) – “Beware the outsider,” reads a poster stuck to a wall near Tahrir Square in Cairo. “Don’t open your heart to him, you don’t know who he is,” another warns.
Malta calls for regional approach to migrant arrivals
VALLETTA (Reuters) – Malta’s prime minister called for a regional approach to tackle the flood of African immigrants landing on the shores on the tiny island after meeting EU and Libyan officials on Thursday.
South Africa’s Mandela remains critical, responds to treatment
JOHANNESBURG (Reuters) – Former South African president Nelson Mandela remained in a critical but stable condition and was responding to treatment, President Jacob Zuma said on Thursday after visiting the anti-apartheid hero in a Pretoria hospital.
U.S. says Egypt arrests make it difficult to move beyond crisis
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Politically motivated arrests in Egypt make it difficult to see how the country will be able to move beyond its current political crisis, a State Department spokeswoman said on Thursday.
Russia slams West’s ‘propaganda storm’ on Syria chemical arms
UNITED NATIONS (Reuters) – Russia’s U.N. envoy on Thursday sharply criticized what he described as Western nations’ “small propaganda storm in a glass of water” regarding allegations that the Syrian government has used chemical weapons against its own …
Venezuela says Snowden has still not formally responded to asylum offer
MONTEVIDEO (Reuters) – Venezuela has still not received a formal response to its offer of asylum to former U.S. spy contractor Edward Snowden, Venezuelan Foreign Minister Elias Jaua told Reuters on Thursday.
Britons mourn soldier killed on London street
BURY, England (Reuters) – Hundreds of Britons turned out on Thursday to mourn Lee Rigby, a soldier whose murder on a London street made international headlines in May and heightened community tensions in parts of Britain.
U.N. chief concerned by Egypt detentions, arrest warrants
UNITED NATIONS (Reuters) – U.N. Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon expressed concern on Thursday about continued detentions in Egypt and arrest warrants issued for Muslim Brotherhood leaders and others after the military removed the country’s first freely e…
