Egypt upholds police sentence over death that stirred Mubarak revolt
CAIRO (Reuters) – An Egyptian court upheld a 10-year prison sentence on Wednesday imposed on two policemen for torturing an activist to death in 2010, judicial sources said, an incident that helped trigger the uprising that toppled veteran autocrat Hos…
Egypt upholds police sentence over death that stirred Mubarak revolt
CAIRO (Reuters) – An Egyptian court upheld a 10-year prison sentence on Wednesday imposed on two policemen for torturing an activist to death in 2010, judicial sources said, an incident that helped trigger the uprising that toppled veteran autocrat Hos…
U.S. says ‘seriously concerned’ about North Korea’s nuclear work
(Reuters) – The United States remain seriously concerned about North Korea’s nuclear work which it said breached international agreements, it said on Wednesday, a day after the isolated Asian country said it had the power to deter a U.S. “nuclear threa…
Colombia detains China Cosco Shipping vessel over illegal arms
BOGOTA/SHANGHAI (Reuters) – Colombian authorities detained a vessel operated by China’s largest shipping group for illegally transporting thousands of cannon shells, about 100 tonnes of gunpowder and other materials used to make explosives, the attorne…
After beef ban, Hindu groups force Indian abattoirs to close
MUMBAI (Reuters) – Members of a Hindu nationalist group have forced several abattoirs in the Indian state of Maharashtra to shut after a law was passed banning the beef trade there, a leader of the group and a lawyer for meat traders said on Wednesday….
Philippines’ Aquino promises police commandos extra resources after botched raid
MANILA (Reuters) – Philippine President Benigno Aquino promised police commandos better extra resources on Wednesday, weeks after 44 commandos were killed in a clash with Muslim rebels, but declined to answer questions about the botched raid, a senior …
Two Malaysians identified in IS beheading video from Syria
KUALA LUMPUR (Reuters) – Malaysian authorities have identified two Malaysians in a video by the Islamic State of a beheading that is believed to have taken place in Syria.
Tunisian army kills two Islamist militants near Algerian border
TUNIS (Reuters) – Tunisian police killed two Islamist militants during clashes near the Algerian border, where the military has been targeted previously in ambushes, the army said on Wednesday.
Australian convicts transferred to Indonesian island for execution
CILACAP, Indonesia (Reuters) – Two convicted Australian drug smugglers were transferred on Wednesday from a Bali prison to an island for execution along with other foreigners, underlining Indonesia’s determination to use the death penalty despite inter…
Violence in east Ukraine kills one government serviceman: military source
KIEV (Reuters) – One Ukrainian government serviceman was killed and another was wounded in eastern Ukraine despite a ceasefire deal with pro-Russian rebels who have taken up arms there, a military source said on Wednesday.
