Latvia to get green light for euro zone membership on Wednesday
BRUSSELS (Reuters) – The European Commission will give Latvia on Wednesday the go-ahead to become the 18th member of the euro zone from the start of next year, European Union officials said on Monday.
Somalia cases of killing, maiming, abuse of children halved: U.N.
UNITED NATIONS (Reuters) – The number of children killed, maimed, abused and recruited to fight in Somalia dropped by more than half in the first quarter of 2013 due to less fighting between Islamist al-Shabaab militants and government forces, the Unit…
Dutch airline excused from ‘underwear bomber’ suit
NEW YORK (Reuters) – A U.S. judge on Monday dismissed claims against KLM Royal Dutch Airlines in a lawsuit holding it liable for injuries a New York man says he sustained while helping to stop the so-called “underwear bomber” from blowing up a plane in…
Nations line up to sign U.N. arms trade treaty, U.S. not yet
UNITED NATIONS (Reuters) – Delegates from dozens of countries gathered in New York on Monday and signed the first treaty to regulate the $70 billion global conventional arms trade, but the United States was not among them.
Hague court may try Kenyan vice president in Africa
AMSTERDAM (Reuters) – The International Criminal Court could hold a trial outside The Hague for the first time, after ICC judges said on Monday they may hear the case against Kenya’s deputy president in his own country or neighboring Tanzania.
Wanted militia leader spotted fighting in Sudan’s Darfur: HRW
KHARTOUM (Reuters) – A Sudanese pro-government militia leader wanted for war crimes by the International Criminal Court took part in a raid on a rival tribe in the strife-torn Darfur region in April, Human Rights Watch said on Monday.
“Blade Runner” Pistorius set to return to court in murder case
PRETORIA (Reuters) – South African athletics star Oscar Pistorius is set to attend a court hearing in Pretoria on Tuesday in his first formal appearance since his release on bail in February for the Valentine’s Day killing of his girlfriend.
Guinea media set strike after government shuts opposition radio
CONAKRY (Reuters) – Guinean media called a 24-hour strike for Thursday in protest at the government’s closure of an opposition-owned radio station for one month in the run-up to an election after a listener had called on air for an uprising.
Mali government accuses Tuareg rebels of ethnic violence
BAMAKO (Reuters) – The Malian government on Monday accused Tuareg separatist rebels of violence against non-Tuaregs in the northeastern town of Kidal and said the army would retake it before a presidential election in July.
French conservatives pick woman for Paris mayor race
PARIS (Reuters) – The spokeswoman for Nicolas Sarkozy’s re-election campaign last year won a primary election on Monday to become the conservative UMP party’s candidate for the 2014 Paris mayoral race.
