Nepal bans petrol sales as protest stranglehold tightens
KATHMANDU (Reuters) – Thousands of vehicles lined up at petrol pumps in Kathmandu on Wednesday to beat a looming ban on fuel sales announced by the government as protests against a new constitution strangled supplies from India into the landlocked nati…
U.S. believes Russia has started Syria airstrikes, official says
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The United States believes that Russia has started carrying out air strikes in Syria in the vicinity of Homs, a U.S. official told Reuters on Wednesday, adding that Moscow gave the United States a one-hour advanced notice of its …
Iran’s leader condemns Saudi Arabia over haj crush, demands bodies of Iranian pilgrims
DUBAI (Reuters) – Iran’s Supreme Leader Ayatollah Khamenei on Wednesday accused Saudi Arabia of hampering the transfer of bodies of Iranian pilgrims killed in a crush at haj last week, adding fuel to a growing spat over the disaster in which nearly 800…
Lebanon arrests 40 Palestinians believed leaving for Europe
BEIRUT (Reuters) – Lebanese security forces arrested 40 Palestinians on Wednesday as they tried to leave by boat from the northern city of Tripoli for a journey toward Europe, the National News Agency said.
After billions spent on haj safety, Saudis lost control of deadly crowd
DUBAI/RIYADH (Reuters) – Pilgrims reported feeling the hands of their relatives slip away into the crowd on Thursday morning when a crush at the Mina camp in Mecca killed at least 769 in the deadliest haj disaster in a generation.
Italy clears migrants from tent settlement on French border
ROME (Reuters) – Italian police cleared around a hundred migrants from tents where they were camped along the coastal road near the town of Ventimiglia at the French border at dawn on Wednesday, TV broadcasts showed.
France’s Sarkozy disowns ally over ‘white race’ comments
PARIS (Reuters) – Former French President Nicolas Sarkozy on Wednesday removed one of his staunchest allies from his conservative party’s list for December regional elections, punishment for saying France was a “white race” country that must stay that …
Hindu mob lynches Muslim rumored to have killed a cow
NEW DELHI (Reuters) – A Hindu mob killed a Muslim man in India over rumors that he butchered a cow, unleashing violence that police on Wednesday blamed on tension fueled by politicians who seek strict protection of an animal many Hindus consider sacred…
U.S., allies hit Islamic State with 30 air strikes: U.S. military
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – A coalition led by the United States conducted 26 air strikes against the Islamic State in Iraq on Tuesday, as well as four air strikes on the militant group in Syria, it said in a statement.
At least 27 killed as Syrian jets bomb western Syria: monitor
BEIRUT (Reuters) – At least 27 people were killed in Syrian army air strikes on areas in the western province of Homs, the Syrian Observatory for Human Rights said on Wednesday.
