Saudi Arabia denies issuing new fatwa against Pokemon
DUBAI (Reuters) – Saudi Arabia denied on Thursday that the conservative kingdom’s top clerical body had renewed a 15-year-old edict declaring that the Pokemon game was un-Islamic.
‘Do more,’ families of MH370 passengers tell Malaysia, China
KUALA LUMPUR (Reuters) – Relatives of people aboard the missing Malaysia Airlines flight MH370 urged governments on Thursday to step up the hunt for the aircraft, a day before a meeting where ministers could decide to call off the search.
India to consider alternatives to pellet gun use in Kashmir: minister
NEW DELHI/SRINAGAR, India (Reuters) – India plans to reconsider the use of pellet guns by security forces when controlling crowds, its interior minister said on Thursday, after widespread resort to the weapons caused multiple casualties and stirred pub…
UAE tycoon Qubaisi named in billion-dollar U.S. suits
ABU DHABI (Reuters) – The rise and fall of Abu Dhabi tycoon Khadem al-Qubaisi, named this week in U.S. Justice Department lawsuits seeking to seize over $1 billion in assets, illustrates the unpredictability of an opaque Gulf business world fueled by h…
Spanish king to consult parties next week on forming government
MADRID (Reuters) – King Felipe VI will hold a formal round of talks with Spain’s political parties next week for the fourth time in a seven-month-old power deadlock, his office said on Thursday, as parties struggle to form a coalition administration.
MH370 search team raises prospect plane could lie elsewhere
SYDNEY (Reuters) – Top searchers at the Dutch company leading the underwater hunt for Malaysia Airlines jet MH370 say they believe the plane may have glided down rather than dived in the final moments, meaning they have been scouring the wrong patch of…
U.S.-backed Syrian force gives Islamic State 48 hours to leave Manbij
BEIRUT (Reuters) – A U.S.-backed force fighting to drive Islamic State out of Manbij said on Thursday it was giving the jihadist group 48 hours to pull out of the surrounded northern Syrian city.
Party revolt forces UK opposition leader Corbyn back to campaign stump
LONDON (Reuters) – Socialist Jeremy Corbyn was forced to return to the campaign stump to defend his short tenure in charge of the opposition Labour Party on Thursday as he launched a campaign to keep his job in the face of a leadership challenge.
Greek MPs set to lower voting age, abolish bonus seats
ATHENS (Reuters) – Greece’s lawmakers were poised to revamp the electoral law and abolish a system of bonus seats on Thursday, in a move authorities say will better reflect public opinion in the crisis-hit nation.
Czech leader hopes U.S. will remain solid NATO partner whoever wins vote
WARSAW (Reuters) – The Czech prime minister said he hoped the United States would remain a solid NATO partner whoever won its presidential vote, after U.S. Republican nominee Donald Trump appeared to raise questions about his commitment to defend allie…
