Driver of derailed Spanish train held in custody in hospital: court
MADRID (Reuters) – The driver of the train which derailed on Wednesday in the Spanish northern city of Santiago de Compostela is being held in custody in hospital, the Supreme Court of the Galicia region said in a statement.
Two soldiers killed by gunmen in North Sinai: sources
CAIRO (Reuters) – Two Egyptian soldiers were killed and four were injured on Thursday when gunmen opened fire on a military checkpoint near the North Sinai town of Sheikh Zuweid, security and medical sources told Reuters.
Bosnia lawmakers end power struggle over judges
SARAJEVO (Reuters) – Lawmakers moved to end a near year-long political standoff that has paralyzed government in Bosnia’s autonomous Muslim-Croat federation on Thursday, when they finally agreed to appoint judges to a top court.
Egypt army gives Brotherhood 48 hours to join roadmap: official
CAIRO (Reuters) – Egypt’s army gave the Muslim Brotherhood until Saturday afternoon to sign up to political reconciliation, a military official said on Thursday, after the army issued a veiled threat to use tougher tactics against the group.
Election offers new start for Mali, but no magic wand
BAMAKO (Reuters) – When Mali imploded last year – its president ousted by mutinous soldiers and its north seized by separatist and Islamist rebels – many called for an overhaul of the West African state’s flawed democracy, once held up as a model of st…
Kidnapped Lebanese manager released in Nigeria
ONITSHA, Nigeria (Reuters) – Kidnappers released a Lebanese construction company manager on Thursday, two weeks after he was abducted from the firm’s premises by armed men in southern Nigeria, the military said.
African Union urges South Sudan to quickly form new government after cabinet dismissal
ADDIS ABABA (Reuters) – The African Union urged South Sudan’s President Salva Kiir on Thursday to quickly form a new government and respect the country’s diversity in doing so after Kiir sacked his cabinet amid talk of a succession struggle.
Libel suit over Magnitsky allegations challenged in London court
LONDON (Reuters) – British investment fund manager Bill Browder has asked a London court to throw out a libel suit brought against him by a Russian former police officer who denies allegations that he played a part in the death of the lawyer Sergei Mag…
Tunisia union calls general strike after killing
TUNIS (Reuters) – Tunisia’s largest labor organization, the UGTT, said it would hold a general strike on Friday to protest against the assassination of opposition figure Mohamed Brahmi, officials said
Opposition hopes to clip wings of ruling family in Togo vote
LOME (Reuters) – Voters in Togo went to the polls on Thursday in a delayed parliamentary election the opposition hopes will hand it a majority needed to push through reforms aimed at limiting the power of one of Africa’s oldest political dynasties.
