Israel bans Palestinian activists behind Jerusalem shrine protests
JERUSALEM (Reuters) – Israel outlawed two grassroots Palestinian Islamist groups involved in vocal protests at a flashpoint Jerusalem shrine against stepped-up visits by religious Jews, officials said on Wednesday.
Government militia guilty of atrocities in Darfur: rights group
UNITED NATIONS (Reuters) – A government militia in Sudan’s conflict-torn Darfur region has been guilty of killings and mass rapes of civilians over the past year and a half, Human Rights Watch said in a new report published on Wednesday.
Italy governor asks PM to intervene in Alpine border spat with France
ROME (Reuters) – A border dispute between Italy and France is snowballing after the mayor of the French Alpine resort of Chamonix closed a popular walking route on Mont Blanc, citing safety concerns.
South Africa watching suspects after U.S. alert, sees no imminent threat
JOHANNESBURG (Reuters) – The South African government is monitoring a number of people linked to a reported threat to U.S. interests but was satisfied that no one faced any imminent danger, the security minister said on Wednesday.
Coalition air strikes destroy Islamic State base: U.S. military
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – U.S.-led coalition air strikes destroyed an Islamic State operating base at a stadium near Ramadi that was a key supply hub used to store weapons and explosives, the U.S. military said on Wednesday.
Guinea Bissau PM to resign as appointment ruled unconstitutional
ABIDJAN (Reuters) – Guinea Bissau’s Prime Minister Baciro Dja said on Wednesday that he would submit his resignation after the Supreme Court ruled that his appointment by the president last month violated the West African nation’s constitution.
Two Pakistani media workers shot dead in Karachi in 24 hours
KARACHI, Pakistan (Reuters) – Gunmen in Pakistan shot dead a journalist on Wednesday, police said, less than 24 hours after a technician working for the country’s most popular news channel was killed in a similar attack.
Four killed in Nepal constitution protests
KATHMANDU (Reuters) – Violent protests against a proposed new constitution intensified in Nepal’s southern plains on Wednesday with demonstrators attacking police who shot dead at least four people, officers said.
Cambodia backs off threat to scrap Australian refugee deal
PHNOM PENH (Reuters) – Cambodia agreed on Wednesday to take in more refugees from an Australian detention center in the South Pacific, despite having indicated earlier it would pull out of the controversial resettlement agreement having taken in only f…
U.N. establishes ‘weapons-free zone’ in Central African Republic
BANGUI (Reuters) – The United Nations has established a “weapons-free zone” in a town in Central African Republic to protect civilians from armed groups involved in inter-religious clashes that killed more than 10 people last month, the head of peaceke…
