Peru forces raid coca region rebel slave camp, rescue 39 women, children
BOGOTA (Thomson Reuters Foundation) – Peruvian special forces rescued 26 children and 13 women, some of whom had been raped and held captive for three decades, when they raided a southeastern jungle camp of the left-wing Shining Path rebel group.
U.N. urges Dominican Republic to prevent deportations of Haitians
BOGOTA (Thomson Reuters Foundation) – United Nations human rights experts have urged the Dominican Republic to prevent arbitrary deportations of Haitian migrants and Dominicans of Haitian descent, and to address allegations of racial profiling during d…
British PM tackles Vietnamese children trafficking on first trip
LONDON (Thomson Reuters Foundation) – Britain will seek stronger cooperation with Vietnam to crack down on the trafficking of Vietnamese children to the United Kingdom, David Cameron said on Wednesday as he became the first British prime minister to vi…
Syrian army says Israeli planes strike pro-Syrian Palestinian militia
BEIRUT (Reuters) – An Israeli plane attacked a military base along the Syrian-Lebanese border on Wednesday belonging to a pro-Syrian Palestinian faction, wounding six people, Syrian state television said.
Gulf Arab power UAE chides EU over opening to Iran
DUBAI (Reuters) – Gulf Arab power the United Arab Emirates (UAE) on Wednesday criticized the European Union for seeking Iranian cooperation in stabilizing the region, saying that an “aggressive” Tehran was helping to polarize the countries there,
India set to become world’s most populous country by 2022: U.N.
LONDON (Thomson Reuters Foundation) – India is set to overtake China and become the world’s most populous country in less than a decade – six years sooner than previously forecast, the United Nations said on Wednesday.
U.S. approves possible sale of $5.4 billion in missiles to Saudi Arabia
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The U.S. State Department has approved the possible sale to Saudi Arabia of $5.4 billion in additional PAC-3 missiles built by Lockheed Martin Corp, the Pentagon said on Wednesday.
Punjab gunmen expose India’s soft border ahead of Pakistan talks
DINANAGAR, India/NEW DELHI (Reuters) – Three men carrying assault rifles, bombs and a rocket launcher who went on a murderous rampage in a small Punjab farm town this week have shown how vulnerable India is to attacks that challenge tentative peace ove…
Ukraine names detained Russian soldier, charges him with terrorism
KIEV (Reuters) – Ukraine’s state security service on Wednesday named a Russian army major who was detained by Ukrainian servicemen at the weekend with a cargo of military equipment in eastern Ukraine and said he had been charged with terrorism.
U.N. panel questions Iraq over use of torture
GENEVA (Reuters) – Iraqi officials were challenged on Wednesday to name a single person the country had jailed for torture by a U.N. committee investigating suspected human rights abuses in a justice system that had “gone astray”.
