Mother of Brazil prison riot victim haunted by anguish, rage
Odijane Mota still cannot make sense of her son Efraim’s gruesome death in a Brazilian jail.
Cab ride to queen: Johnson rivals eye a very British power grab
British opposition leader Jeremy Corbyn would dash across London in a cab to Buckingham Palace and tell Queen Elizabeth “We’re taking over” should Prime Minister Boris Johnson refuse to quit if he lost a no-confidence vote, Corbyn’s deputy says.
Poland’s parliament speaker resigns over private flights scandal
Poland’s parliament speaker said on Thursday he would resign after it was revealed that he used government aircraft for private trips, suggesting the ruling nationalists aimed to defuse a scandal that could affect their re-election campaign.
Serbia grants citizenship to Thailand’s fugitive ex-PM
The Serbian government has granted citizenship to Thailand’s former Prime Minister Yingluck Shinawatra who fled her homeland in 2017 to avoid negligence charges.
Russia closes part of White Sea to shipping for a month after explosion: Ifax
Russia closed off an area of the White Sea to shipping for a month after the fatal explosion of a rocket engine on a military testing ground in Russia’s north earlier on Thursday, Interfax news agency cited the port of Arkhangelsk as saying.
Fighting resumes in Yemen’s Aden amid tensions: sources
At least one person was killed in renewed fighting in Aden, the seat of Yemen’s Saudi-backed government, a day after clashes between supporters of rival political groups killed around three, local sources said.
Russian lawmaker accuses U.S. of meddling in Moscow city election: RIA
A senior Russian lawmaker on Thursday accused the United States of meddling in a Moscow city election next month by organizing what he called provocations in the Russian capital, the RIA news agency reported.
Turkey will not let Syria safe zone agreement be delayed: foreign minister
Turkey will not let plans for safe zone in northeast Syria to stall over negotiations with the United States, Foreign Minister Mevlut Cavusoglu said on Thursday, a day after Washington and Ankara announced plans for a joint headquarters but offered few…
Germany to put 92-year old man on trial for Nazi crimes
A 92-year old German man will go on trial in October charged with helping to murder 5,230 prisoners, many of them Jewish, at a Nazi death camp in World War Two, prosecutors said on Thursday.
Thieves make off with jewelry designed by Swiss artist Giger
Smash-and-grab thieves have stolen jewelry designed by Swiss surrealist artist H.R. Giger, famous for creating the nightmarish creature in Ridley Scott’s 1979 sci-fi film Alien.
