Pakistani family sentenced to death over ‘honor killing’ outside court
LAHORE Pakistan (Reuters) – Four relatives of a pregnant woman who bludgeoned her to death outside one of Pakistan’s top courts were sentenced to death on Wednesday for the crime, their defense lawyer said.
Clashes near Egypt’s border with Gaza kill 10 civilians: sources
ISMAILIA Egypt (Reuters) – Ten civilians were killed overnight during fighting between the army and Islamist militants near Egypt’s border with Gaza, where the military has launched a crackdown in recent weeks, security and medical sources said on Wedn…
Saudi Arabia leans on Gulf states to close ranks as region boils
DUBAI/DOHA (Reuters) – Gulf Arab states have shelved a bitter row among themselves, hoping to repair an alliance that has been sorely tested by chaos in the Middle East and the prospect of an Iranian nuclear deal that could tilt the regional balance of…
Journalist killed in Somalia, third this year says union
BOSSASSO Somalia (Reuters) – Gunmen shot dead a journalist in the semi-autonomous region of Puntland, the third killed in Somalia this year, a colleague and the National Union of Somali Journalists (NUSOJ) said.
Hong Kong protesters break into government building, four arrested
HONG KONG (Reuters) – A small group of Hong Kong pro-democracy protesters broke into the city’s legislature via a side door early on Wednesday and police stopped others forcing their way in as tensions in the Chinese-controlled city escalated following…
India’s Modi pledges $70 million credit for Fiji sugar industry
SUVA (Reuters) – Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Wednesday pledged a multi-million dollar line of credit for Fiji’s struggling sugar industry, once worked by thousands of indentured labourers from India under appalling conditions.
Australia’s Pauline Hanson returns to lead her anti-immigration party
SYDNEY (Reuters) – Controversial Australian former lawmaker Pauline Hanson, who flashed into prominence in the 1990s with populist right-wing policies designed to combat multiculturalism, has returned to lead the “One Nation” party she founded.
Mexico’s first lady says will sell house at center of scandal
MEXICO CITY (Reuters) – Mexico’s first lady said on Tuesday she would give up a house at the center of a scandal that created a potential conflict of interest between President Enrique Pena Nieto and a company bidding for a lucrative rail contract.
Myanmar parliament chief throws doubt on Suu Kyi’s presidential chances
YANGON (Reuters) – Myanmar’s constitution cannot be changed until after next year’s general election, the speaker of parliament said, casting doubt on the chances of Nobel laureate Aung San Suu Kyi becoming president and the military’s political power …
Palestinians kill five in Jerusalem synagogue attack
JERUSALEM (Reuters) – Two Palestinians armed with a meat cleaver and a gun killed five people in a Jerusalem synagogue on Tuesday before being shot dead by police, the deadliest such incident in six years in the holy city.
