Most Catalans would vote to stay in Spain: poll
MADRID (Reuters) – A majority of people in Catalonia would vote to stay part of Spain, a poll by the regional government showed on Friday, the first in years to show a majority against independence.
Pakistani military says it kills 32 militants in ambush
PESHAWAR, Pakistan (Reuters) – The Pakistani army said it has killed 59 militants in clashes in the northwest, including 32 in an ambush in a remote valley near the Afghan border, in intensified fighting since this week’s Taliban massacre of children a…
Russian court extends house arrest for Kremlin critic Navalny
MOSCOW (Reuters) – A Moscow court on Friday extended a term of house arrest for Kremlin critic Alexei Navalny on trial for stealing more than 30 million rubles (£317,743), charges he dismisses as part of a campaign by President Vladimir Putin to stifle dissent.
Japanese activist challenges secrets law with whistleblower tool
TOKYO (Reuters) – A Japanese Internet activist and academic is challenging a new state secrets law by setting up a website aimed at making it easier for government officials to leak sensitive information to the media without getting caught.
Kenya’s Kenyatta signs security law despite protests
NAIROBI (Reuters) – Kenyan President Uhuru Kenyatta said on Friday he had signed into law anti-terrorism measures approved by parliament despite vocal protests by some opposition lawmakers who cited a threat to civil liberties and free speech.
Russia’s Lavrov criticizes Ukraine statement on neutral status
MOSCOW (Reuters) – Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov criticized on Friday a statement by Ukrainian President Petro Poroshenko on ending Ukraine’s neutral status as confrontational rhetoric favored by what Russia calls Kiev’s ‘party of war’.
Of $5.4 billion pledged for Gaza, only a fraction delivered
GAZA (Reuters) – Two months after donors pledged $5.4 billion to help rebuild Gaza after the war between Israel and Hamas, Palestinian, U.N. and other officials say barely 2 percent of the money has been transferred.
One million people wounded, diseases spreading in Syria: WHO
BEIRUT (Reuters) – One million people have been wounded during Syria’s civil war and diseases are spreading as regular supplies of medicine fail to reach patients, the World Health Organization’s Syria representative said.
Pakistan to challenge bail for Mumbai attack ‘mastermind’
ISLAMABAD (Reuters) – Pakistani prosecutors are to appeal against a court decision to grant bail to a man accused of plotting a 2008 militant assault in India’s financial capital that killed 166 people and seriously strained ties between the nuclear-ar…
Man drives car into headquarters of Spain’s ruling party
MADRID (Reuters) – A Spanish businessman drove a car containing gas cylinders into the headquarters of Spain’s ruling People’s Party on Friday, triggering a major police alert, official spokesmen said.
