Europe’s top court rejects sanctions against Saudi businessman
BRUSSELS (Reuters) – Europe’s highest court ruled on Thursday that EU sanctions on Saudi businessman Yassin Kadi were unjustified and that governments had failed to provide enough evidence that he was involved in terrorist activities.
South Sudan says cutting oil flows on Sudan’s insistence
JUBA (Reuters) – South Sudan has reduced its oil output and plans to shut it off completely after northern neighbor Sudan insisted production be shut down by August 7, officials said, over allegations of support for rebels that operate across their bor…
Pirates raid chemical tanker off Togo, injure crew: sources
ABUJA (Reuters) – Pirates robbed a chemical tanker off the coast of Togo this week, a maritime agency and a security source said on Thursday, the latest attack in increasingly dangerous West African waters.
India to probe school meal scheme after 23 children die
PATNA, 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 mass p…
China growing in power but popularity lags: survey
LONDON (Reuters) – China will eventually overtake the United States as the global superpower but its rise is not making it more popular, according to a major global survey by Pew Research Center published on Thursday.
Northern Namibia suffers worst drought in 30 years
WINDHOEK (Reuters) – Namibia, sub-Saharan Africa’s driest country, is suffering its worst drought in a generation, with more than 100,000 children at risk of malnutrition, the United Nations said on Thursday.
China media accuses Japan PM of dangerous politics
BEIJING/TOKYO (Reuters) – Two of China’s top newspapers accused Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe on Thursday of dangerous politics that could threaten regional security, as Tokyo warned Beijing not to expand gas exploration in disputed waters of the …
Bulgaria says clear signs Hezbollah behind Burgas bombing
SOFIA (Reuters) – Bulgaria has no doubts that Lebanese Islamist group Hezbollah was behind a bus bombing that killed five Israeli tourists and a Bulgarian driver at the Black Sea city of Burgas exactly a year ago, the interior minister said on Thursday…
Car bomb explodes outside mosque in Bahrain
ABU DHABI (Reuters) – A car bomb exploded outside a Sunni Muslim mosque as worshippers attended late-night prayers in a district where members of Bahrain’s royal family live, the Interior Ministry said on Thursday.
Greek police ban protests during visit by Germany’s Schaeuble
ATHENS (Reuters) – Greek police have banned protests in downtown Athens on Thursday during a visit by German Finance Minister Wolfgang Schaeuble, whom many accuse of forcing painful cuts on Greece in return for the multi-billion euro bailouts keeping i…
