Eight Pakistani Shi’ites killed in sectarian attack
QUETTA Pakistan (Reuters) – Eight Shi’ite members of Pakistan’s ethnic Hazara minority were killed and one wounded on Thursday, after gunmen opened fire on a bus in the volatile province of Baluchistan, police said.
Saudi Arabia warns women not to join protest against ban on driving
RIYADH (Reuters) – Saudi Arabia’s Interior Ministry on Thursday issued a warning to women not to get behind the wheel in defiance of the kingdom’s men-only road rules after a renewed social media campaign to challenge the law by driving in public.
Exclusive: Charred tanks in Ukraine point to Russian involvement
HORBATENKO Ukraine (Reuters) – The burnt-out remains of dozens of tanks and armored vehicles in fields near this small village bear witness to the ferocity of a battle that turned the tide of the conflict in eastern Ukraine.
Eyeing 2015 vote, UK’s opposition Labour promises immigration curbs
LONDON (Reuters) – Britain’s opposition Labour leader Ed Miliband promised to crack down on immigration if his party is elected next year, seeking to woo voters tempted by the anti-EU UK Independence Party (UKIP), which could threaten his chances of wi…
China vows better rule of law, but no word of disgraced security chief
BEIJING (Reuters) – China’s Communist Party unveiled legal reforms on Thursday aimed at giving judges more independence and limiting local officials’ influence over courts, but it made no mention of the fate of its former domestic security chief who is…
Kosovo pitches peace treaty, recognition to old master Serbia
BELGRADE (Reuters) – Kosovo urged old master Serbia on Thursday to recognize it as independent during the first visit to Belgrade by a foreign minister of the ex-Serbian province that showed how relations have evolved from open hostility to functional …
Eyeing 2015 vote, UK’s opposition Labour promises immigration curbs
LONDON (Reuters) – Britain’s opposition Labour would crack down on immigration if elected next year, its leader Ed Miliband said on Thursday, taking a tougher line on the issue in response to the rise of the anti-EU UK Independence Party (UKIP).
East of Kobani, Turkish town appreciates ‘peace’ brought by Islamic State
AKCAKALE Turkey (Reuters) – Residents of a Turkish border town, an hour’s drive from where Islamic State is battling for control of Kobani, appreciate the quiet they say the Sunni militants brought when they swiftly seized neighboring Syrian territory….
Obama invites new Afghan leaders to White House
KABUL (Reuters) – U.S. President Barack Obama, keen to reset relations with Afghanistan that soured under longtime president Hamid Karzai, has invited the leaders of Afghanistan’s new unity government to visit the White House early next year.
China does not rule out Tibet visit by U.N. rights chief
BEIJING (Reuters) – China has not ruled out a visit by the United Nations human rights chief to its unrest-plagued regions of Tibet and Xinjiang, but said on Thursday he must apply through “appropriate channels”.
