Pakistan religious groups say law protecting women from abuse ‘un-Islamic’
LAHORE, Pakistan (Reuters) – An all-parties conference convened by Pakistan’s oldest Islamic political party and attended by powerful religious groups asked the government on Tuesday to retract an “un-Islamic” law that gives unprecedented protection to…
U.S., allies conduct 14 strikes in Iraq, three in Syria: U.S. military
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The United States and its allies conducted 14 air strikes against Islamic State in Iraq and three in Syria on Monday, the coalition leading the operations said in a statement.
UNHCR voices concern over freedom of movement of displaced Iraqis
BAGHDAD (Reuters) – The United Nations’ refugee agency has expressed concern that Iraqis displaced from territory controlled by Islamic State are being forcibly transferred to camps where their freedom of movement is restricted.
South African government loses appeal over failure to arrest Bashir
JOHANNESBURG (Reuters) – South Africa’s Supreme Court on Tuesday rejected an appeal by the government against a ruling that the state had made an error in letting Sudanese President Omar Hassan al-Bashir leave the country despite a court order barring …
Iranians to vote in April for parliament run-offs: state radio
ANKARA (Reuters) – Iran will hold run-off elections next month for 69 parliamentary seats where no candidate secured 25 percent of votes cast in a general election on Feb. 26, state radio said on Tuesday.
Saudi coalition reaffirms pause in Yemen border fighting
RIYADH (Reuters) – The spokesman for the Saudi-led military coalition in Yemen on Tuesday said the pause in the fighting on the border between the two countries was continuing, as was work on clearing land mines, in comments reported by al-Arabiya al-H…
Greek PM sees ‘no chance’ Balkan route will reopen, migrants must move to shelters
ATHENS (Reuters) – Greek Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras said on Tuesday there was “no chance” border shutdowns throughout the Balkans would be lifted and urged refugees to move to reception centers set up by the state.
Islamic State claims murder of Muslim preacher in Bangladesh
DHAKA (Reuters) – Islamic State has claimed responsibility for murdering a Muslim preacher in Bangladesh, an online group that monitors extremist activity said on Tuesday, the latest killing declared by the militant group in the South Asian nation.
Ukrainian party has buried idea of technocrat government: president’s party
KIEV (Reuters) – Ukraine’s reformist Samopomich party has effectively buried lawmakers’ plans to replace Prime Minister Arseny Yatseniuk’s government with a technocrat cabinet, a senior lawmaker in President Petro Poroshenko’s party said on Tuesday.
Somali militants seize small port in Puntland region
BOSASSO, Somalia (Reuters) – Somali al Shabaab fighters have seized a small port in the semi-autonomous Puntland region, the latest sign of a resurgence in activity by the Islamist militants in the Horn of Africa nation.
