Scion of Pakistan’s Bhutto dynasty throws down gauntlet to PM
NAUDERO Pakistan (Reuters) – The scion of Pakistan’s leading political dynasty, emerging from the shadow of his mother and former prime minister Benazir Bhutto seven years after she was assassinated, has vowed to resurrect her party’s flagging fortunes…
Costa Rica intervenes to stop strike at port, arrests 68
SAN JOSE Costa Rica (Reuters) – Costa Rican police arrested 68 people in the country’s main Atlantic port on Wednesday after a strike over plans to expand the hub threatened to paralyze shipping.
Palestinian driver rams Jerusalem station killing baby
JERUSALEM (Reuters) – A baby died and eight other people were hurt when a Palestinian man slammed his car into pedestrians at a Jerusalem light railway stop, then police shot the driver as he fled, police and a hospital official said.
Scion of Pakistan’s Bhutto dynasty throws down gauntlet to PM
NAUDERO Pakistan (Reuters) – The scion of Pakistan’s leading political dynasty, emerging from the shadow of his mother and former prime minister Benazir Bhutto seven years after she was assassinated, has vowed to resurrect her party’s flagging fortunes…
Canada’s parliament attacked, soldier fatally shot nearby
OTTAWA (Reuters) – A gunman attacked Canada’s parliament on Wednesday, with gunfire erupting near where Prime Minister Stephen Harper was speaking, and a soldier was fatally shot at a nearby war memorial, stunning the Canadian capital.
Iraqi Kurds approve sending fighters to aid Syrian town
ARBIL Iraq/MURSITPINAR Turkey (Reuters) – Iraqi Kurdish lawmakers approved a plan on Wednesday to send fighters to the Syrian town of Kobani to relieve fellow Kurds under attack by Islamic State militants, marking the semi-autonomous region’s first mil…
Mexico says mayor, wife were behind student-teacher disappearances
MEXICO CITY (Reuters) – A Mexican mayor and his wife were “probable masterminds” behind the disappearance of 43 student teachers last month in the restive southwest, the country’s attorney general said on Wednesday.
UK’s Cameron to object to EU budget plans at leaders’ summit -source
LONDON (Reuters) – Prime Minister David Cameron plans to use a meeting of European leaders this week to lobby against European Union requests for member states to stump up more money, a British government source said.
Blast outside Cairo University wounds 11: Officials
CAIRO (Reuters) – A bomb outside Cairo University wounded 11 people on Wednesday, among them several police officers, Egyptian officials said.
At U.N., China asked to back human rights case against North Korea
UNITED NATIONS (Reuters) – The chief U.N. investigator into human rights cases in North Korea said on Wednesday he has appealed to China to support calls to refer Pyongyang’s actions to The Hague on suspicion of crimes against humanity.
