BRASILIA (Reuters) – Brazil’s Justice Minister Jose Eduardo Cardoso plans to resign by Tuesday, a presidency source told Reuters on Monday.
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Monthly Archives: February 2016
Woman charged with murder after brandishing child's severed head in Moscow
MOSCOW (Reuters) – Russian police wrestled to the ground a woman in a hijab brandishing the severed head of a child outside a Moscow metro station on Monday and charged her with murder, in an incident that stirred fears of an Islamist terrorist attack.
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Clashes break out as France begins clearing Calais migrant camp
CALAIS, France (Reuters) – Clashes with police broke out on Monday as work got underway to clear part of the shanty town outside Calais in northern France where migrants are trying to reach Britain.
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U.S. warns citizens to be ready to leave Iraq if Mosul dam collapses
BAGHDAD (Reuters) – The United States warned its citizens to be ready to leave Iraq in the event of what it has said could be a catastrophic collapse of the country’s largest hydro-electric dam near Mosul.
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Turkish military hits Islamic State positions inside Syria: broadcaster NTV
ISTANBUL (Reuters) – The Turkish military has struck Islamic State positions inside Syria with artillery, Turkish broadcaster NTV reported on Monday.
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Suicide bombing northeast of Baghdad kills 14 people
BAGHDAD (Reuters) – At least 14 people were killed when a bomber detonated his explosive vest at a funeral for a Shi’ite Muslim militia fighter in the eastern province of Diyala, security and medical sources said on Monday.
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Syrian opposition says government wrecking truce deal
BEIRUT/GENEVA (Reuters) – A senior official from Syria’s main opposition group said on Monday that the first major attempt to halt the fighting after nearly five years of war was in danger of total collapse because of attacks by government forces.
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South African police says there is 'no case' against finance minister Gordhan
JOHANNESBURG (Reuters) – South Africa’s Finance Minister Pravin Gordhan is not being investigated by the police’s special crime unit for his role in a spy unit in the revenue services and there is no case against him, a police spokesman said on Tuesday.
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Bolivian president's woes deepen as ex-girlfriend is held
LA PAZ (Reuters) – Bolivian President Evo Morales, fresh from his first major electoral defeat in last week’s referendum on extending his rule, is facing a deepening scandal over his ties to a woman who was held by police over the weekend.
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U.S. leads 24 strikes against Islamic State in Iraq, Syria
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The United States and its allies conducted 24 strikes against Islamic State in Iraq and Syria on Sunday, the coalition leading the operations said in a statement released on Monday.
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