Iraq’s Sadr calls on followers to join Friday protests in Baghdad – spokesman
BAGHDAD (Reuters) – Iraq’s powerful Shi’ite cleric Moqtada al-Sadr, whose opinion holds sway over tens of thousands of supporters, called on his followers on Monday to join Friday protests in Baghdad, a move that could risk escalating tensions over gov…
Shots fired at Saudi police patrol in Jeddah
RIYADH (Reuters) – Unknown assailants fired on a police patrol in Saudi Arabia’s Red Sea city of Jeddah late on Sunday, injuring an officer, the country’s official media reported on Monday.
Thai police struggle to track suspect; ‘new bomb’ false alarm
BANGKOK (Reuters) – Thai police said on Monday the trail had gone cold in the hunt for a bomber a week after 20 people were killed in the country’s worst bomb attack, and they were unsure if the main suspect was still in Thailand.
Japan PM Abe to skip visit to China for WW2 anniversary
TOKYO (Reuters) – Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe will not attend events to mark the 70th anniversary of the end of World War Two in China next month, Japan’s government spokesman said on Monday, amid concerns over China’s military ambitions.
China to grant rare prisoner amnesties for war anniversary
BEIJING (Reuters) – China plans to grant prisoner amnesties to mark this year’s commemorations of the 70th anniversary of the end of World War Two, only the eighth time this has happened since the Communists took power in 1949, state news agency Xinhua…
Bahrain says holding former MP on charges of financing militants
DUBAI (Reuters) – Bahrain has detained a former member of parliament on charges of financing militants, state news agency BNA said late on Sunday, the latest in a series of arrests of opposition figures.
French train gunman ‘dumbfounded’ by terrorist tag
PARIS/ALGECIRAS, Spain (Reuters) – A gunman who attacked passengers on a high-speed train in France two days ago is “dumbfounded” at having been taken for an Islamist militant and says he only intended to rob people on board because he was hungry, his …
Thai police deactivate bomb in Bangkok house
BANGKOK (Reuters) – Thai police said on Monday that they had found and deactivated a bomb in the capital Bangkok, a week after an explosion killed 20 people in the city.
Two soldiers killed after convoy hits explosives in southeast Turkey
DIYARBAKIR, Turkey (Reuters) – Two Turkish soldiers were killed and three wounded on Monday when the vehicle they were traveling in hit explosives buried in the road, the latest attack following the collapse of a ceasefire with Kurdish militants, secur…
Lebanon protest postponed after Beirut clashes, organizers say
BEIRUT (Reuters) – Lebanese protesters said they had postponed a demonstration set for Monday evening, after rallies a day earlier triggered clashes with security forces in Beirut.
