Dissident artist Ai Weiwei brings exhibit to Alcatraz
ALCATRAZ (Reuters) – One of China’s most famous dissidents has appropriated the United States’ most famous former prison as a way to highlight the plight of activists held in detention.
For Australian Muslims, security crackdown is code for racial profiling
SYDNEY (Reuters) – Prominent Australian Muslims say their community is being unfairly targeted by law enforcement and threatened by right-wing groups, as the government’s tough new policies aimed at combating radical Islamists threaten to create a back…
China’s anti-graft drive puts the squeeze on Macau junkets
MACAU (Reuters) – Macau’s casino junket operators are feeling the squeeze as China’s anti-corruption drive has blown a hole in the world’s biggest gambling hub. Some are shifting players elsewhere, like the Philippines and Vietnam; others are quitting …
U.S. says still assessing fate of Khorasan figure after air strike
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The United States is still assessing whether or not Mohsin al-Fadhli, a senior figure of the al Qaeda-linked Khorasan group, was killed in a U.S. air strike in Syria, government officials said on Wednesday.
U.S. oil could step in if Mideast fields knocked out: senator
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – If U.S.-led attacks knock out oil fields controlled by Islamic State militants, petroleum from the American drilling boom could make up for any shortfall on global markets, a report released by a Republican senator said on Wednes…
Britain’s Cameron, Iran’s Rouhani call for improved relations
UNITED NATIONS (Reuters) – British Prime Minister David Cameron’s office said on Wednesday he and the Iranian president agreed that London and Tehran should work to improve ties and that it was crucial to reach a long-term deal in nuclear talks between…
Warplane attacks Libya’s Benghazi port after threats by ex-general
BENGHAZI Libya (Reuters) – A war plane attacked a port in Benghazi on Wednesday in a strike claimed by forces loyal to former general Khalifa Haftar, bringing their battle against Islamists to the heart of the eastern Libyan city.
Israel says Iran used Parchin military site for testing nuclear detonation technology
JERUSALEM (Reuters) – Israel said on Wednesday that Iran has used its Parchin military base as the site for secret tests of technology that could be used only for detonating a nuclear weapon.
U.N. backs strong laws against foreign extremist fighters
UNITED NATIONS (Reuters) – The U.N. Security Council demanded on Wednesday that all states make it a serious criminal offense for their citizens to travel abroad to fight with militant groups, or to recruit and fund others to do so, in a move sparked b…
In U.N. speech, Obama appeals for broad coalition against Islamic State
UNITED NATIONS (Reuters) – U.S. President Barack Obama made his case to the United Nations on Wednesday for a more forceful, coordinated global response against Islamic militants in the Middle East that would seek to dismantle their “network of death.”…
