Cleric Abu Qatada walks free after Jordan terror plot acquittal
AMMAN (Reuters) – Muslim cleric Abu Qatada walked free from a Jordanian jail on Wednesday after being cleared of charges of conspiring in a plot to attack tourists – his second acquittal this year following a long extradition process from Britain.
Abu Qatada set free after verdict clears him of Jordan terror plot
AMMAN (Reuters) – Radical Muslim cleric Abu Qatada was set free on Wednesday from a Jordanian prison hours after a court cleared him of charges of providing spiritual and material support for a plot to attack tourists during Jordan’s New Year celebrati…
As risks multiply, NGOs reassess security in Middle East
ARBIL Iraq (Reuters) – Aid agencies are tightening security measures in the Middle East and increasingly outsourcing work to local organizations to limit their exposure to multiplying risks across the region.
Drone strike kills suspected militants in Pakistan, officials say
BANNU Pakistan (Reuters) – A U.S. drone strike killed at least five suspected militants near the Afghan border in northwestern Pakistan on Wednesday, intelligence officials said, amid a rise in such attacks since after the military announced an anti-Ta…
India’s Modi seeks to crown global sales pitch with U.S. tour
NEW DELHI/WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi will arrive in the United States on Friday aiming to woo corporate titans and crown a burst of investment-focused diplomacy, while marking a personal victory for a man who was for yea…
Russian court delays ruling on businessman’s house arrest
MOSCOW (Reuters) – A Moscow court adjourned on Wednesday without ruling on an appeal by businessman Vladimir Yevtushenkov against his house arrest as part of an investigation into money-laundering charges.
Britain’s Labor leader confirms he forgot vital parts of pre-election speech
MANCHESTER England (Reuters) – British opposition Labor party leader Ed Miliband confirmed on Wednesday he had forgotten vital parts of a pre-election speech the previous day, his last address to his party’s annual conference before a national election…
Prominent Uighur scholar in China to appeal life sentence: lawyer
BEIJING (Reuters) – China’s most prominent advocate for the rights of Muslim Uighur people will appeal against a life prison sentence that drew criticism from Western countries including the United States, his lawyer said on Wednesday.
Palestinians meet in Cairo amid rift clouding Gaza truce chances
CAIRO (Reuters) – Palestinian factions met in Cairo on Wednesday for two days of talks aimed at mending a rift that could threaten Egyptian-mediated negotiations to turn the Gaza ceasefire into a lasting truce.
Victims receive little of funds spent on anti-trafficking – report
BANGKOK (Thomson Reuters Foundation) – Millions of dollars have been spent to fight human trafficking but it is not clear how this money is spent and very little actually reaches the victims themselves, according to new research.
