France prepares tribute to Charlie Hebdo, Jewish shop victims
PARIS (Reuters) – France this week commemorates the victims of last year’s Islamist militant attacks on satirical weekly Charlie Hebdo and a Jewish supermarket with eulogies, memorial plaques and another cartoon lampooning religion.
Iraqi Sunni mosques attacked in apparent retaliation for Saudi execution
BAGHDAD (Reuters) – At least two Sunni Muslim mosques have been attacked in Iraq in apparent retaliation for the execution of a senior Shi’ite cleric in Sunni-ruled Saudi Arabia, officials and police said on Monday.The interior ministry in Baghdad conf…
Hong Kong says ‘no indication’ China involved in case of missing booksellers
HONG KONG (Reuters) – Hong Kong leader Leung Chun-ying said on Monday there was no indication so far outside agents were involved in the disappearance of five booksellers specializing in publications critical of China, but that it would be “unacceptabl…
Head of Syrian opposition SNC to visit China this week
BEIJING (Reuters) – The head of the Western-backed opposition Syrian National Coalition (SNC) will visit China this week, as Beijing seeks to deepen ties with all sides in the conflict to help bring about a peaceful resolution.
Myanmar’s Suu Kyi says peace process will be government’s priority
YANGON (Reuters) – Myanmar’s Aung San Suu Kyi said on Monday the country’s peace process will be the first priority of her new government that will take power later this year, following a landslide victory in a November election.
Man shot dead in eastern Saudi Arabia: police
DUBAI (Reuters) – A Saudi Arabian man was shot dead in the kingdom’s Eastern Province late on Sunday when security officers came under fire from an unidentified source, the official Saudi Press Agency (SPA) reported.
Operation to flush out Indian air base attackers enters second night
PATHANKOT, India/NEW DELHI (Reuters) – Indian security forces battled into Sunday evening to secure an air base near the border with Pakistan, a day after a militant attack that has killed seven military personnel and wounded another 20.
Americans seek swap in U.S. reporter case, says Iranian official
DUBAI (Reuters) – Unnamed Americans have contacted Iran for a deal to swap Washington Post reporter Jason Rezaian, convicted and jailed in Iran on spying charges, for other unspecified detainees, according to a senior Iranian official quoted on Sunday….
Saudi Arabia cuts ties with Iran as row over cleric’s death escalates
DUBAI/RIYADH (Reuters) – Saudi Arabia cut ties with Iran on Sunday, responding to the storming of its embassy in Tehran in an escalating row between the rival Middle East powers over Riyadh’s execution of a Shi’ite Muslim cleric.
Venezuela opposition taps Henry Ramos to lead National Assembly
CARACAS (Reuters) – Venezuela’s opposition coalition on Sunday chose Henry Ramos to lead the country’s National Assembly, which convenes Tuesday for its first session with an opposition majority in more than 16 years.
