Maldives ex-president’s trial was flawed: U.N. rights chief
GENEVA (Reuters) – The jailing of former Maldives president Mohamed Nasheed for 13 years last week followed a trial marked by “flagrant irregularities,” the U.N. high commissioner for human rights said on Wednesday.
U.S., Iran focus on technical details in nuclear talks
LAUSANNE, Switzerland (Reuters) – American and Iranian nuclear experts homed in on the technical details of a possible framework agreement on curbing Iran’s nuclear program in a fresh round of talks in the Swiss city of Lausanne on Wednesday.
Palestinian court upholds decree stripping Abbas rival of immunity
RAMALLAH (Reuters) – The Palestinian High Court of Justice on Wednesday rejected an appeal by Mohammed Dahlan, a potential rival to Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas, against a presidential decree stripping him of parliamentary immunity.
South Sudan’s Kiir shrugs off U.N. threat of sanctions
JUBA (Reuters) – South Sudan President Salva Kiir on Wednesday dismissed the threat of U.N. sanctions after the Security Council passed a resolution this month that set up a framework for introducing punitive measures.
Kuwait detains political activist over tweets against Saudi Arabia
KUWAIT (Reuters) – Kuwait arrested an opposition activist on suspicion of insulting Saudi Arabia on his Twitter account, the state news agency KUNA reported, extending a crackdown on social media.
Threatened U.N. rights envoy confident Myanmar will protect her
GENEVA (Reuters) – A U.N. human rights investigator said on Wednesday she expects Myanmar to guarantee her security, despite failing to censure a radical Buddhist monk who called her a “whore” and incited his followers against her.
Egyptian security forces charged over killing of Brotherhood member, protester
CAIRO (Reuters) – An Egyptian policeman was charged on Wednesday with murdering a suspected Muslim Brotherhood member and two members of the security forces with concealing evidence in the death of a protester, judicial and security sources said.
Sweden security forces fear Russian military operations: report
STOCKHOLM (Reuters) – Sweden’s security services said on Wednesday they feared possible Russian military operations against their country following a big increase in espionage activity since the Ukraine crisis erupted a year ago.
Russia signs treaty with rebel Georgian region, West concerned
MOSCOW (Reuters) – Russia signed a treaty with Georgia’s breakaway South Ossetia region on Wednesday which Tbilisi condemned as a move towards annexation and the West says could threaten regional stability and security.
At least eight tourists killed, others hostage in Tunisia parliament attack
TUNIS (Reuters) – At least eight tourists were killed and others were taken hostage by militants who attacked Tunisia’s parliament compound, which includes a museum, a spokesman for the interior ministry said on Wednesday.
