Arson damages Christian seminary in Jerusalem in suspected hate crime
JERUSALEM (Reuters) – An arson attack damaged a Greek Orthodox seminary near Jerusalem’s Old City on Thursday and anti-Christian graffiti in Hebrew at the scene suggested the incident was a hate crime.
China’s military says no modernization without respect of law
BEIJING (Reuters) – China’s military can only achieve its modernization goals if it respects the law, the Central Military Commission said on Thursday, offering a warning to the armed forces which have reeled from a series of graft scandals.
India’s parliament disrupted over Mother Teresa remarks
NEW DELHI (Reuters) – India’s upper house of parliament was briefly adjourned on Thursday after opposition members denounced comments by the leader of a Hindu group who said Roman Catholic missionary Mother Teresa had tried to convert people to Christi…
Russian fighter jets to stage exercises over Barents Sea
MOSCOW (Reuters) – Russian fighter jets will take part in exercises on thwarting a potential missile attack in the Barents Sea, the latest in a series of war games that have alarmed the West since the Ukraine conflict began.
Five bombs explode in Cairo, one killed, five wounded
CAIRO (Reuters) – One person was killed and five others including policemen were wounded when five bombs exploded in Cairo on Thursday, security sources said.
Myanmar military wins rare praise in war with ethnic Chinese rebels
YANGON (Reuters) – Fighting between the Myanmar army and ethnic Chinese rebels has handed the long-feared military a public relations coup, with an explosion of praise on social media and even former political prisoners expressing grudging support.
French lawmaker faces party sanctions for Syria trip
PARIS (Reuters) – A French lawmaker who went to Damascus for the first talks with Syrian officials since the 2012 closure of France’s embassy there faces possible ejection from the ruling Socialist Party, its chairman said on Thursday.
U.S. warns citizens of threat against malls in Jordan
AMMAN (Reuters) – The U.S. embassy in Amman has warned its citizens to avoid upscale shopping malls in the Jordanian capital, saying it had received what it called credible information that they could be targeted by militants.
Avalanches kill 186 in Afghanistan
KABUL (Reuters) – More than 180 people have been killed in north Afghanistan in some of the worst avalanches there for 30 years, officials said on Thursday, with heavy snow set to last for two more days after an unusually dry winter led to fears of dro…
Reunions and ransoms: a day online in Myanmar’s Rohingya camps
THAE CHAUNG, Myanmar (Reuters) – In this teeming camp for displaced Rohingya Muslims in western Myanmar, it’s easy to overlook the internet huts. The raw emotion they generate is much harder to ignore.
