In rare move, Pakistan bars family from ‘forgiving’ son for honor killing
ISLAMABAD (Reuters) – Pakistani authorities have barred the family of a murdered social media celebrity from legally “forgiving” their son for strangling her, sources said, in a rare stand against the so-called practice of “honor killings”.
Tarpaulin mishap delays Japan’s first military satellite by two years -sources
TOKYO (Reuters) – The launch of Japan’s first dedicated military communications satellite will be delayed by two years after a mishap with a blue tarpaulin damaged sensitive antennas during transportation to Europe’s Spaceport in French Guiana, two gov…
Arrest of several dual-national Iranians could be politically motivated
BEIRUT/WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Montreal academic Homa Hoodfar was preparing to return to Canada from Iran in March when agents from Iran’s powerful paramilitary Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps raided her Tehran home and took her laptop, phone, books a…
Guatemalan army captain convicted of killing bishop dies in prison riot
GUATEMALA CITY (Reuters) – A former army captain convicted of murdering a Guatemalan bishop was killed on Monday in a prison riot in which 13 people died, the National Institute of Forensic Sciences said.
British lawmakers back renewal of Trident nuclear deterrent
LONDON (Reuters) – Lawmakers voted strongly on Monday to renew Britain’s ageing nuclear weapons system, a multi billion-pound project regarded as key to maintaining the country’s status as a world power following its vote to leave the European Union.
U.S., Russia criticize U.N. chief over Iran nuclear deal report
UNITED NATIONS (Reuters) – The United States and Russia both criticized United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon on Monday for overstepping his mandate in a report on the implementation of a Security Council resolution backing a nuclear deal betwee…
Britain’s May to meet Merkel for Brexit talks in first foreign visit
LONDON (Reuters) – Theresa May will meet German Chancellor Angela Merkel on Wednesday to discuss how they can work together as Britain prepares to leave the European Union in her first foreign visit as prime minister, a spokeswoman said on Monday.
Mexico president apologizes for scandal, vows to fight graft with new law
MEXICO CITY (Reuters) – Mexico’s President Enrique Pena Nieto apologized on Monday for a damaging conflict-of-interest row in 2014 surrounding his wife’s purchase of a luxury home from a government contractor.
Suspected Islamist militant kills five in Kazakhstan
ALMATY (Reuters) – A lone gunman with Islamist links killed at least three policemen and two civilians in Kazakhstan’s financial capital Almaty on Monday, senior security officials said, the second such attack in less than two months.
Brutality of Turkey’s failed coup caught on phones, social media
ISTANBUL (Reuters) – A tank rolls through five lanes of deadlocked traffic towards the Bosphorus Bridge, crushing cars. A military helicopter shoots at people dashing across a highway. Mutinous soldiers open fire on civilians outside an air base.
