Controversial Canadian law criminalizes men who buy sex
LONDON (Thomson Reuters Foundation) – Men who use prostitutes in Canada could face up to five years’ imprisonment under new laws criminalizing the purchase of sex.
UK’s Cameron asks Pakistan to treat Briton jailed for blasphemy fairly
LONDON (Reuters) – Prime Minister David Cameron asked his Pakistani counterpart Nawaz Sharif on Friday to ensure a British man jailed for blasphemy is treated fairly and that his history of mental health is taken into account.
Seventeen migrants dead, 278 saved in Strait of Sicily: navy
ROME (Reuters) – Italian sailors have rescued 278 migrants in the Strait of Sicily but found 16 others dead in their inflatable boat and one more who died shortly after help arrived, the navy said on Friday.
Eleven Indian soldiers, police dead in attack on camp in Kashmir
URI, India (Reuters) – Militants sneaked into an Indian military camp in Kashmir on Friday, killing 11 soldiers and police, the worst losses for security forces in six years in the Himalayan territory claimed by Pakistan.
Eastern Libyan government conducts air strikes on border with Tunisia
TRIPOLI (Reuters) – Forces allied to one of two rival governments vying for power in Libya conducted air strikes near the Tunisian border and vowed to shut the main land border crossing between the two countries, officials said.
Gulf countries’ failure to take Syrian refugees ‘shameful’: Amnesty
LONDON (Thomson Reuters Foundation) – Wealthy Gulf states have failed to resettle a single refugee from the Syrian conflict – a “particularly shameful” omission by countries that should be at the forefront of those offering shelter, Amnesty Internation…
China asks U.S. to help hunt more than 100 ‘economic fugitives’
BEIJING (Reuters) – China has asked the United States to help it track down more than 100 people suspected of corruption and who China believes are in the United States, a U.S. official said on Friday.
Thai king cancels 87th birthday appearance on doctors’ orders
BANGKOK (Reuters) – Thailand’s King Bhumibol Adulyadej canceled a public appearance on his 87th birthday on Friday on the advice of doctors, disappointing thousands outside a hospital where he is staying, hoping for a glimpse of the world’s longest-rei…
Kenyan pilot missing in action after jet crashes in Somalia
NAIROBI (Reuters) – A Kenyan pilot was missing in action on Friday, a day after ejecting from his combat jet before it crashed in southern Somalia, a spokesman for the military said.
Third member of U.N. mission in Liberia contracts Ebola
MONROVIA (Reuters) – A U.N. peacekeeper in Liberia has contracted Ebola and is being treated at a clinic in the capital Monrovia, becoming the third member of the mission infected by the deadly virus since the outbreak began.
