U.N.’s Pillay wants probe of alleged Syria attack as soon as possible
GENEVA (Reuters) – Allegations of a chemical weapons attack in Syria are “exceptionally grave” and must be investigated as soon as humanly possible, U.N. human rights chief Navi Pillay said on Thursday.
London police say disclosure of Snowden-linked data could risk lives
LONDON (Reuters) – London Police said on Thursday material seized from the partner of a journalist who has led coverage of Edward Snowden’s leaks was “highly-sensitive” and, if disclosed, could put lives at risk.
Bomber hits Iraq military headquarters, killing 14
RAMADI, Iraq (Reuters) – A suicide bomber drove a vehicle packed with explosives to a military headquarters in western Iraq and blew himself up outside it on Thursday, killing at least 14 people, police said.
Putin foe fails to oust Moscow mayor from election race
MOSCOW (Reuters) – Russian opposition leader Alexei Navalny’s troubles mounted on Wednesday when a court rejected his bid to push his main pro-Kremlin rival out of the Moscow mayoral race and an electoral official said Navalny himself might be disquali…
MPs find German security shamefully negligent on neo-Nazi cell
BERLIN (Reuters) – German security forces shamefully neglected the threat of the far right and their bungled investigations and prejudice enabled a neo-Nazi cell blamed for nine racist murders to go undetected for more than a decade, a parliamentary co…
Senior Sicilian mafia member denied bail in London court
LONDON (Reuters) – A Sicilian mafioso arrested after living in Britain quietly under an assumed name for 20 years was denied bail for a second time on Thursday by a London court, as Italian authorities seek his extradition to serve a jail term.
Sahara jihadist groups merge, threaten French interests: report
NOUAKCHOTT/PARIS (Reuters) – Two Islamist groups that broke away from al Qaeda’s North African wing and fought in Mali have merged, pledging to attack French interests, according to a statement published on Thursday.
Russia: Syria, U.N. should agree on inquiry into alleged chemical attack
MOSCOW (Reuters) – Russia urged the Syrian government and the United Nations on Thursday to agree on a visit by chemical weapons experts to the site of an alleged gas attack by troops loyal to President Bashar al-Assad that killed hundreds of people.
North Nigeria’s poor beat path to nascent mining boom
BAGEGA, Nigeria (Reuters) – Like almost everything else in Nigeria’s economy, mining of metals and other solid minerals fell by the wayside when the West African nation discovered oil.
Yemen asks U.S. for drones to fight al Qaeda
SANAA (Reuters) – Yemen has asked the United States to supply it with drones, President Abd-Rabbu Mansour Hadi said on Thursday, to help it fight an al Qaeda threat that recently forced Western countries to temporarily close diplomatic missions in Sana…
