Pakistan province rewrites text books to satisfy Islamic conservatives
PESHAWAR Pakistan (Reuters) – A Pakistani province is rewriting school books to make them more Islamic, inserting verses on jihad, removing pictures of unveiled women and changing material on recent history, officials said on Thursday.
Malaysia’s Anwar says hopeful, lawyers question DNA evidence
KUALA LUMPUR (Reuters) – Malaysian opposition leader Anwar Ibrahim said on Thursday he was a victim of a conspiracy but was hopeful of winning an appeal against a sodomy conviction and five-year prison term that could stymie his political ambitions for…
150 Iraqi tribesmen opposed to Islamic State found in mass grave
BAGHDAD (Reuters) – The bodies of 150 members of an Iraqi Sunni tribe which fought Islamic State have been found in a mass grave, security officials said on Thursday.
Britain confident of reducing 2.1 billion euro EU bill: Osborne
LONDON (Reuters) – Britain is confident it can get its 2.1 billion euro ($2.6 billion) bill from the European Union reduced, finance minister George Osborne said.
Hong Kong’s loud American defies pro-Beijing ‘smear campaign’
HONG KONG (Reuters) – China has often accused “foreign forces” of trying to destabilize free-wheeling Hong Kong during the current pro-democracy protests, with a garrulous expat American emerging as a key target of attack.
Seven Ukrainian soldiers killed in past 24 hours despite ceasefire: military
KIEV (Reuters) – Seven Ukrainian soldiers have been killed in the past 24 hours in the east of the country despite a ceasefire with separatists, a military spokesman said on Thursday.
First Iraqi Kurdish forces enter Syria’s Kobani: monitoring group
BEIRUT (Reuters) – The first Iraqi Kurdish peshmerga fighters entered the beseiged Syrian town of Kobani through the border crossing with Turkey on Thursday, the Syrian Observatory for Human Rights said.
France investigates mystery drone activity over nuclear plants
PARIS (Reuters) – France has launched an investigation into unidentified drones that have been spotted over nuclear plants operated by state-owned utility EDF , its interior minister said on Thursday.
Putin’s spokesman casts doubt on Crimea report, says never heard of source
MOSCOW (Reuters) – Russian President Vladimir Putin’s spokesman said on Thursday he had no idea who the Ukrainian diplomat behind a news story that Putin and Ukrainian President Petro Poroshenko had reached an official deal on Crimea was.
China expresses concern about Indian plan to build border posts
BEIJING (Reuters) – China’s defense ministry on Thursday expressed concern over reports that India plans to build 54 new border posts along their disputed border, long a source of tension between the two giant neighbors.
