Pakistan court frees eight men charged with attack on schoolgirl Malala
PESHAWAR, Pakistan (Reuters) – A Pakistani court has freed eight out of 10 men charged with organizing the shooting of schoolgirl activist Malala Yousafzai, police said on Friday, a move that will raise further questions about the nation’s heavily crit…
Gay, Christian, Roma election candidates show Turkey’s changing face
ESKISEHIR, Turkey (Reuters) – Activist Baris Sulu’s battle to get same-sex marriage recognized stalled in Turkey’s courts and LGBT groups he backed faced repeated legal harassment. Now he hopes to be the Muslim country’s first openly gay lawmaker.
Egyptian Qaeda militant once jailed for Sadat assassination dies: sources
CAIRO (Reuters) – An Islamist militant jailed for plotting al Qaeda bombings since his release from prison in 2012 after serving time for his role in the assassination of Anwar Sadat, has died in hospital, security sources said on Friday.
Mali rebels agree to security deal as step to peace accord: U.N.
ALGIERS (Reuters) – Mali’s Tuareg-led rebels have agreed to deals for a local ceasefire and more political guarantees as a step toward a U.N.-brokered peace agreement to end decades of uprisings in the north, the United Nations envoy said on Friday.
Thai students work with migrants to combat discrimination
BANGKOK (Thomson Reuters Foundation) – When Thai student Pornthep Pornsiricherd was a child, his family had a housemaid from Myanmar whom they treated as one of the family.
Pope appoints first auditor-general in latest transparency move
VATICAN CITY (Reuters) – The Vatican appointed its first auditor-general on Friday in Pope Francis’ latest move aimed at ensuring transparency in the scandal-plagued finances at the headquarters of the Roman Catholic Church.
Nigeria’s president must prosecute crimes by rebels, army: U.N.
GENEVA (Reuters) – The United Nations’ top human rights official called on Nigeria’s new President Muhammadu Buhari on Friday to investigate reports of horrifying crimes by Boko Haram Islamist rebels and alleged abuses by the military.
Kenya charges five men over Garissa attack
(This story filed in June 4 story, corrects title of Harun Rashid Khator in paragraph 11)
Syrian warplanes bomb Islamic State near Hasaka
BEIRUT (Reuters) – Syrian war planes on Friday bombed Islamic State fighters trying to advance into the northeastern city of Hasaka in an offensive that is adding to the pressure on President Bashar al-Assad following recent defeats elsewhere.
China tightens Communist Party leadership at state firms
BEIJING (Reuters) – Chinese President Xi Jinping on Friday called for the strengthening of Communist Party leadership at state-owned enterprises (SOEs), state media said, as the government prepares sweeping reforms to overhaul state industry,
