South African parliament speaker takes special leave over corruption inquiry
JOHANNESBURG (Reuters) - South Africa's National Assembly speaker Nosiviwe Mapisa-Nqakula said on Thursday that she will take special leave as…
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Greece approves purchase of seven firefighting planes from Canada
ATHENS (Reuters) - Greece on Thursday approved the purchase of seven firefighting aircraft from Canada to bolster its defences against…
Rights groups petition European watchdog to secure clean water in French Caribbean
(Reuters) - The International Federation for Human Rights (FIDH) said on Thursday it has filed a collective complaint to a…
French Senate votes against ratification of EU-Canada free trade deal CETA
PARIS (Reuters) -A large majority of French senators on Thursday voted against the ratification of a free trade deal between…
Evan Gershkovich remains strong after year in Moscow prison, U.S. envoy says
MOSCOW (Reuters) - Wall Street Journal reporter Evan Gershkovich is holding up well despite spending nearly a year in a…
After months in jail, Senegalese family vows to vote out ruling party
DAKAR (Reuters) - When Aramata Djiba was arrested and taken with her four-month-old baby to a maximum security prison in…
Delhi chief minister Kejriwal arrested in liquor graft case
NEW DELHI (Reuters) -India's financial crime agency arrested Arvind Kejriwal, the chief minister of Delhi on Thursday, in connection with…
Argentina gov’t plans bill giving military greater role in domestic security
BUENOS AIRES (Reuters) - Argentina's right-wing government is planning to send a new bill to Congress that would seek to…
Pope expels disgraced former bishop, says Belgian church
BRUSSELS (Reuters) - The pope has expelled from the priesthood a disgraced former Belgian bishop who admitted more than a…