Egypt security forces step up sexual violence since Mursi’s ouster-human rights group
CAIRO (Reuters) – Egyptian security forces have stepped up sexual violence since the military overthrew the country’s first freely elected president in 2013, a human rights group alleged on Tuesday.
Pakistan military says its spies will cooperate with Afghanistan
ISLAMABAD (Reuters) – After years of antagonism and accusations, spy agencies in Pakistan and Afghanistan will now share information, the Pakistani military said, in another sign frosty relations between the neighbors may be gradually thawing.
Drone strike kills five suspected militants in northwest Pakistan
PESHAWAR, Pakistan (Reuters) – A U.S. drone strike in Pakistan’s northwestern Shawal Valley has killed at least five militants, three Pakistani intelligence sources said on Tuesday.
Women activists leave for North Korea and DMZ peace march
BEIJING (Reuters) – With tears, songs and laughter, 30 women activists set off from Beijing on Tuesday on a controversial trip to North Korea, where they will cross the heavily fortified demilitarized zone (DMZ) to the South in a call for peace on the …
Indonesian ambassador to Pakistan dies 11 days after helicopter crash
JAKARTA (Reuters) – Indonesia’s ambassador to Pakistan died on Tuesday, 11 days after he was injured in a helicopter crash in northern Pakistan that killed seven others, Indonesia’s foreign minister said.
Iran uses maritime confrontations to project power in Gulf
ANKARA (Reuters) – Iran is using its sea power in the Gulf to show it will not be cowed by Washington’s newly assertive Arab allies, prompting critics to accuse Tehran of destabilizing the region.
Ousted Thai PM Thaksin says no plans to mobilize supporters
SEOUL (Reuters) – Thailand’s fugitive former prime minister, Thaksin Shinawatra, said on Tuesday he had no plans to mobilize his “Red Shirt” supporters but called the first year of the junta government which came to power in a coup “not so impressive”….
Australian PM Abbott closes door on foreign fighters coming home
SYDNEY (Reuters) – Australian Prime Minister Tony Abbott on Tuesday ruled out an amnesty for Australian citizens seeking to quit foreign militant groups and return home in the wake of media reports that his government was negotiating with potential def…
Burundi president fires defense chief after coup attempt
BUJUMBURA (Reuters) – Burundi’s embattled President Pierre Nkurunziza sacked his defense and foreign ministers on Monday, five days after surviving an attempted coup by generals opposed to his bid for a third term in office.
Shi’ite forces move in on Iraqi city taken by Islamic State
BAGHDAD (Reuters) – Thousands of Shi’ite militiamen on Monday prepared to fight Islamic State insurgents who seized the Iraqi provincial capital Ramadi at the weekend in the biggest defeat for government forces in nearly a year.
