Pakistan jail officials unsure how to hang paralyzed convict
ISLAMABAD (Reuters) – Pakistani jail authorities postponed executing a prisoner who is in a wheelchair an hour before he was due to be hanged on Tuesday, because prison rules did not make it clear how they should proceed, his lawyers said.
Serbia threatens retaliation over Croatia truck blockade
BATROVCI, Serbia (Reuters) – Serbia threatened to retaliate after neighbor Croatia halted all cargo traffic from Serbia following an influx of migrants over their joint border.
At least 80 people killed in bomb blasts in Nigeria’s Borno state
MAIDUGURI, Nigeria (Reuters) – At least 80 people were killed and about 150 injured in multiple bomb attacks in northeastern Nigeria’s Borno state on Sunday evening, police and witnesses said on Monday.
Burkina Faso PM Zida, held hostage since coup, freed
OUAGADOUGOU (Reuters) – Burkina Faso’s Yacouba Isaac Zida, who had been held hostage since a coup led by the West African nation’s elite presidential guard last week, was freed on Tuesday, an advisor and a senior army officer loyal to the government sa…
India summons home envoy to Nepal as new charter sours ties
NEW DELHI (Reuters) – India summoned its ambassador to Nepal home for urgent talks, officials said on Tuesday, following a sudden downturn in ties after its neighbor adopted a new constitution that sparked weeks of border violence that killed more than…
Afghan Taliban leader calls for unity, hints at peace talks in Eid message
PESHAWAR, Pakistan (Reuters) – The new leader of the Afghan Taliban, Mullah Mansour, called for unity and raised the possibility of peace talks with the government in Kabul in a message released on Tuesday to mark the upcoming Muslim festival of Eid.
German police raid suspected Islamists in Berlin
BERLIN (Reuters) – German police said they raided eight properties in Berlin early on Tuesday that they believe are being used by suspected Islamists supporting fighting in Syria.
With new Yorkshire accents, Syrian refugees adapt to life in Britain
BRADFORD, England (Thomson Reuters Foundation) – Arrested and tortured back home, Khalil, one of the first Syrian refugees to be resettled in Britain, is finding it harder to adapt to a new life in chilly northern England than his children.
Resilient insurgent group Ahrar al-Sham to play bigger role in Syria
BEIRUT (Reuters) – When an explosion killed almost all of its leaders in a single blow last year, many thought it was the end for Ahrar al-Sham, a powerful Syrian insurgent group founded by members loyal to al Qaeda.
Gunmen abduct three foreign tourists from southern Philippines resort
MANILA (Reuters) – Two Canadian tourists, a Norwegian resort manager and a Filipino woman have been kidnapped by unidentified gunmen from a popular resort island in the southern Philippines, the army said on Tuesday.
