Indian utopian sect under scrutiny as religious tolerance debate rages
PONDA, India (Reuters) – The arrest of a member of India’s Sanatan Sanstha sect following the murder of a well-known atheist has prompted renewed calls from some politicians to ban the Hindu group, as concerns grow the country’s tradition of religious …
Ivory Coast presidential candidates recognizes Ouattara victory
ABIDJAN (Reuters) – Ivory Coast presidential candidate Bertin Konan Kouadio, one of six challengers in a weekend vote, conceded victory to incumbent President Alassane Ouattara on Monday, backing away from his earlier allegation that the process was ma…
Greece’s deputy finance minister gets bullet, threatening letter in post
ATHENS (Reuters) – Greece’s deputy finance minister on Monday got a letter in the post with a bullet in it and a note comparing him to a collaborator with Germany’s Nazi forces who occupied the country in World War Two, the Greek finance ministry said….
Netanyahu mulls revoking benefits for some Palestinians in East Jerusalem
JERUSALEM (Reuters) – Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has raised the possibility of revoking benefits and travel rights of some Palestinians living in East Jerusalem in response to a wave of Palestinian violence, a government official said on…
Syrian rebels to Russia: Stop bombing us
LONDON/BEIRUT (Reuters) – An alliance of Free Syrian Army-related insurgent groups said on Monday it was skeptical about a Russian proposal to help rebels, and that Moscow must stop bombing rebels and civilians and withdraw its support for President Ba…
Exclusive: Argentina’s Massa to give ‘wink’ to Macri in election run-off – sources
BUENOS AIRES (Reuters) – Sergio Massa, who placed third in the first round of Argentina’s presidential election, will give a quiet nod of support this week to opposition candidate Mauricio Macri for the run-off vote, three Massa camp insiders said on M…
Brazil police raid company owned by Lula son in corruption probe
SAO PAULO (Reuters) – Brazilian police raided the offices of a company owned by the son of former President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva on Monday as part of a bribery investigation that threatens to drag his family into yet another scandal.
Islamic State attack on Saudi mosque kills one: ministry
DUBAI (Reuters) – Militant group Islamic State claimed responsibility for a suicide bombing on Monday that killed a worshipper and wounded several others at a Shi’ite mosque in Najan in southern Saudi Arabia.
Venezuela denies pressuring prosecutor in opposition leader’s trial
CARACAS (Reuters) – Venezuela’s chief prosecutor on Monday denied her office had put pressure on officials to use false evidence in the trial of opposition leader Leopoldo Lopez, days after a prosecutor in the case fled abroad and called the trial a “f…
Big quake in Afghanistan and Pakistan kills over 200
KABUL/PESHAWAR, Pakistan (Reuters) – A major earthquake struck the remote Afghan northeast on Monday, killing more than 200 people in Afghanistan and nearby northern Pakistan, injuring hundreds and sending shock waves as far as New Delhi, officials sai…
