Ex-Chad leader Habre faces war crimes charge: prosecutor
DAKAR (Reuters) – Chad’s former president Hissene Habre will be charged with war crimes, crimes against humanity and torture at a special court in Senegal, a legal official said on Monday, a day after the ex-leader’s arrest.
Obama seeks to build Africa business ties on Tanzania stop
DAR ES SALAAM (Reuters) – U.S. President Barack Obama sought to advance a new U.S. economic partnership with Africa during a stop in Tanzania on Monday at the end of a tour of the fast-growing continent where Washington faces competition from China.
Italy PM summons coalition partners as tensions rise
ROME (Reuters) – Italian Prime Minister Enrico Letta called a government meeting after a coalition partner threatened to withdraw support on Monday, citing frustration with a slow pace of reforms to tackle a deep recession.
Former drug dealer says Bulger’s name taboo on the street
BOSTON (Reuters) – A former cocaine dealer who sought to protect his criminal empire by aligning with reputed mobster James “Whitey” Bulger testified on Monday that even as he worked with Bulger’s closest associates he knew better than to utter the bos…
Governments warn about nuclear terrorism threat
VIENNA (Reuters) – More action is needed to prevent militants acquiring plutonium or highly-enriched uranium that could be used in bombs, governments agreed at a meeting on nuclear security in Vienna on Monday, without deciding on any concrete steps.
Obama calls on neighbors to stop fuelling Congo conflict
DAR ES SALAAM (Reuters) – U.S. President Barack Obama on Monday called on states around the Democratic Republic of Congo’s eastern region to stop fuelling conflict there and implement a peace deal.
Code words and safe phones: anatomy of a money smuggling plot
ROME (Reuters) – To most people, a book is a book. But to Monsignor Nunizio Scarano, a Vatican official arrested on charges of money smuggling, a “book” was a code word for one million euros in cash, a report by the judge on the case said.
Colombian peace talks resume in Cuba amid tensions
HAVANA (Reuters) – The Colombian government and leftist FARC rebels clashed on Monday over how to incorporate Latin America’s oldest guerrilla movement into the democratic process, as they began the latest round of peace talks in Havana.
U.N. takes over Mali peacekeeping mission, doubts over vote
BAMAKO (Reuters) – The United Nations took over command of an African peacekeeping force in Mali on Monday, bolstering the mission in a country still threatened by militants and weeks away from what analysts warn could be chaotic elections.
Bosnians step up ‘baby protests’ against political inertia
SARAJEVO (Reuters) – About 3,000 demonstrators blocked downtown Sarajevo’s streets on Monday in a sit-down protest at the failure of Bosnian lawmakers to pass a law on the registration of newborn babies.
