Exclusive: Burkina charges former coup leader over murder of Sankara
OUAGADOUGOU (Reuters) – Authorities in Burkina Faso have charged a general who led a failed coup in September with complicity in the 1987 assassination of President Thomas Sankara, senior security sources told Reuters.
Syria slams Turkey over troop deployment in Iraq
BEIRUT (Reuters) – Syria slammed Turkey on Sunday for deploying hundreds of troops in neighboring Iraq, accusing Ankara of playing a “destructive role” against both Arab countries.
Climate funding piles up, but nations argue over how quickly
PARIS (Reuters) – Developed nations have mobilized some $80-$90 billion per year to help the poorest survive a warmer world, delegates at Paris climate talks said, but emerging countries dispute the figures and say a goal of $100 billion by 2020 is far…
Thailand says looking for four Syrians amid Islamic State warning
BANGKOK (Reuters) – Thailand said on Sunday it was looking for four Syrian nationals who have overstayed their visas, as the country is on high alert after a Russian warning of possible attacks by suspected Syrian members of Islamic State.
International monitors threatened by gunmen in east Ukraine
KIEV (Reuters) – International monitors in eastern Ukraine said that armed people fired into the air when they tried to approach a group of howitzers near a separatist-controlled village, in an area from which such weapons were supposed to be withdrawn…
Bangladesh arrests three members of banned Islamist group
DHAKA (Reuters) – Bangladesh detained three suspected members of a banned militant group, police said on Sunday, as security forces step up a hunt for Islamists behind a spate of recent attacks.
Assad says British bombing in Syria will fail, ridicules PM Cameron
LONDON (Reuters) – British air strikes on Islamic State will fail to defeat the militant group, Syrian President Bashar al-Assad said in an interview with the Sunday Times newspaper, mocking Prime Minister David Cameron’s strategy in the region.
Swiss should unilaterally restrict EU immigration, right wing leading figure says
ZURICH (Reuters) – Switzerland should take unilateral action to restrict immigration from the European Union, the billionaire and leading right winger Christoph Blocher was quoted as telling a Swiss newspaper on Sunday.
Chinese government adviser denounces fake living Buddhas: media
BEIJING (Reuters) – A senior Chinese government official said fake living Buddhas were using donations to support pro-independence activities in Tibet and called on local authorities to take action against them, according to state media.
In India, Modi mocked and state leader heckled after floods
CHENNAI, India (Reuters) – One of India’s most powerful politicians, a former movie star called “Amma” or “Mother” by her followers, is being heckled and abused for going missing in action after floods swept the capital of the southern state of Tamil N…
