Two diplomats, speaking on condition of anonymity because the vote was secret, said three candidates tied for third place — Irina Bokova of Bulgaria who heads UNESCO, Serbia’s former foreign minister Vuk Jeremic and former Macedonian foreign minister Srgjan Kerim. According to the U.N. Charter, the secretary-general is chosen by the 193-member General Assembly on the recommendation of the Security Council. Federal police in Brazil have ordered the detention of 12 people who allegedly pledged allegiance to the Islamic State group via social media. Prosecutor Francois Molins said his office, which oversees terrorism investigations, said five suspects currently in custody are facing preliminary terrorism charges for their alleged roles in helping driver Mohamed Lahouaiej Bouhlel, in a judicial inquiry opened Thursday. Two Libyan officials say that a French warplane has bombed positions of Islamic militias outside the eastern city of Benghazi, killing at least 16 fighters and destroying the militias’ weapons. Eight Turkish officers who fled to Greece by military helicopter during last week’s attempted coup have been handed suspended sentences by a Greek court — removing a potential obstacle to their extradition back to Turkey. The sentences were suspended for three years, but they remained in police custody pending resolution of their asylum applications.
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