Shadow of Israel’s pullout from Gaza hangs heavy 10 years on
JERUSALEM (Reuters) – It would, said then prime minister Ariel Sharon, a former major-general not given to self-doubt, “grant Israeli citizens the maximum level of security”. Other optimists said it would turn Gaza into the Hong Kong of the Middle East…
Anti-Houthi fighters seize districts in central Yemen
SANAA (Reuters) – Fighters opposed to Yemen’s dominant Houthi movement seized six districts in the central province of Ibb on Monday, residents and officials said, bringing them closer to the group’s stronghold in the capital Sanaa.
Bomb explodes near Cairo court, wounds three policemen
CAIRO (Reuters) – Four people, at least three of whom were policemen, were wounded on Monday when a bomb exploded under a traffic sentry post near a Cairo court, security sources said.
Thai king treated for ‘water on the brain’: palace statement
BANGKOK (Reuters) – Thailand’s King Bhumibol Adulyadej, the world’s longest reigning monarch, has been treated by doctors for ‘water on the brain’ and also has a chest infection, the palace said on Monday.
Nepali police kill two, injure dozen during protest against reform plan
KATHMANDU (Reuters) – Nepali police shot dead at least two demonstrators and injured about a dozen others on Monday after they attacked buildings during a protest against proposals for administrative reform in the Himalayan country.
Ecuador denies Swedish asylum is condition for Assange questioning
STOCKHOLM (Reuters) – Ecuador denied on Monday that it had requested Sweden grant asylum for WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange as a condition for allowing Swedish prosecutors to question him in London.
Child abuse scandal shocks Pakistan, families angry at police
HUSAIN KHAN WALA, Pakistan (Reuters) – Parents at the center of a growing child abuse scandal in Pakistan accused police on Monday of failing to do enough to break up a pedophile ring in Punjab province, the prime minister’s political heartland.
Al Qaeda in Syria leaves area where Turkey seeks buffer
BEIRUT (Reuters) – The al Qaeda-linked Nusra Front says it has quit frontline positions against Islamic State north of Aleppo and ceded them to other rebels, leaving an area of northern Syria where Turkey wants to set up a buffer zone.
Cautious Khamenei shares burden of approval on Iran deal
DUBAI, (Reuters) – For a man with the title of Supreme Leader, Iran’s Ayatollah Ali Khamenei has been noticeably unwilling to claim the credit for a nuclear deal that marks a turning point in the history of the Islamic Republic.
Another poll suggests Turkey’s AK Party could regain overall majority
ANKARA (Reuters) – Turkey’s AK Party has gained support in the last two months and could recover the absolute majority it lost in June, if a snap parliamentary election were held immediately, Turkish pollster MAK found in its latest survey.
