Breaking taboo, Jerusalem Palestinians seek Israeli citizenship
JERUSALEM (Reuters) – “I declare I will be a loyal citizen of the state of Israel,” reads the oath that must be sworn by all naturalized Israeli citizens. Increasingly, they are words being uttered by Palestinians.
Former Brazil chief of staff took bribes in office: prosecutor
CURITIBA, Brazil (Reuters) – Jose Dirceu, chief of staff for former President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva, was one of the main instigators of a bribery scheme involving state-run oil firm Petroleo Brasileiro SA while in office, federal prosecutor Carlos …
Second top Iraqi oil official shot dead in Kirkuk: police
KIRKUK, Iraq (Reuters) – Gunmen shot dead a senior official working for Iraq’s North Oil Company (NOC) on Monday, police and company officials said, just over a month after his predecessor at the state-run firm was gunned down.
British police watchdog to investigate handling of former PM Heath child sex claim
LONDON (Reuters) – Britain’s police watchdog said on Monday it will investigate allegations that detectives failed to pursue a complaint of child sexual abuse made against former Conservative Prime Minister Edward Heath in the 1990s.
Ukrainian casualties reported before peace talks
KIEV (Reuters) – Four Ukrainian servicemen have been killed and 15 wounded in fighting with pro-Russian rebels in the past 24 hours just before talks on a ceasefire were due to start, the Ukrainian military said on Monday.
Russia says security forces kill 14 Islamist militants
MOSCOW (Reuters) – Russia’s Federal Security Service (FSB) forces killed eight Islamic State militants on Sunday and six other Islamist rebels on Monday in the North Caucasus, the national Anti-Terrorist Committee (NAK) said.
Israel says allows harsher interrogations of Jewish militant suspects
JERUSALEM (Reuters) – Israel will allow harsher interrogations of suspected Jewish militants, and possibly let security services violently shake detainees, following a deadly West Bank arson attack blamed on ultra-nationalists, a minister said on Monda…
Moroccan dies trying to reach Spain in suitcase
MADRID (Reuters) – A Moroccan man suffocated while being smuggled to Spain in a suitcase stowed in the boot of a car, the Spanish government said on Monday.
Floods, landslides kill 75, displace thousands in eastern India
KOLKATA (Thomson Reuters Foundation) – At least 75 people have died and tens of thousands have had to take refuge in state-run relief camps after heavy rains caused floods and landslides in eastern India, government officials and aid groups said on Mon…
India orders clampdown on Internet porn, sparks censorship debate
NEW DELHI (Reuters) – India has blocked hundreds of adult websites to prevent pornography becoming a social nuisance, a government official said on Monday, sparking a debate about censorship and freedom in the world’s largest democracy.
