News Corp.’s Rupert Murdoch files for divorce from wife Wendi
(Reuters) – News Corp. Chief Executive Rupert Murdoch has filed for divorce from his wife Wendi, the company confirmed on Thursday, just days before News Corp. itself splits into two.
Khartoum says rebels based in South Sudan caused oil pipeline blast
KHARTOUM (Reuters) – Sudan said that rebels based in South Sudan had attacked a pipeline in its Diffra oilfield on Wednesday, causing an explosion and fire that lasted for several hours.
U.N. says 93,000 killed in Syrian conflict, fears for Aleppo
GENEVA (Reuters) – The death toll in Syria reached at least 93,000 at the end of April, but the true number of victims from the violence now in its third year may be much higher, the United Nations human rights office said on Thursday.
Italian local politician branded a racist after rape comment
ROME (Reuters) – A local party official for Italy’s Northern League caused a national uproar on Thursday for posting a violent comment on her Facebook page aimed at the country’s first black minister.
France upholds probe into Equatorial Guinea leader’s son: source
PARIS (Reuters) – A French court upheld on Thursday an arrest warrant for the son of Equatorial Guinea’s president on charges of money-laundering, a source familiar with the case said.
Magnitude 6.7 quake strikes off Christmas Island: USGS
LONDON (Reuters) – A magnitude 6.7 quake struck in the Indian Ocean east-northeast of Christmas Island on Thursday, the U.S. Geological Survey said.
Zimbabwean PM Tsvangirai rejects July 31 election date
HARARE (Reuters) – Zimbabwean Prime Minister Morgan Tsvangirai rejected President Robert Mugabe’s declaration of a July 31 election on Thursday, accusing his rival of breaching the constitution and creating a political crisis.
Egyptian anger grows over Suez Canal development plan
CAIRO/LONDON (Reuters) – A plan by Egypt’s Islamist-led government to develop the land along the Suez Canal faces fierce opposition in districts that have been flashpoints for violence before, and may even threaten traffic on the strategic waterway.
Khartoum says rebels based in South Sudan caused oil pipeline blast
KHARTOUM (Reuters) – Sudan said that rebels based in South Sudan had attacked a pipeline in its Diffra oil field on Wednesday, causing an explosion and fire that lasted for several hours.
Nepal sets first post-monarchy elections for November 19
KATHMANDU (Reuters) – Nepal’s first national elections since the abolition of the 239-year-old monarchy will be held on November 19, the government said on Thursday, raising hopes for stability in the Himalayan nation that has lurched from one crisis t…
