OSCE urges Azerbaijan to stop repression of free media
TBILISI (Reuters) – Europe’s main security and rights watchdog urged Azerbaijan on Monday to stop an intensifying crackdown on independent media and human rights activists.
Kosovo comes between Serbian, Albanian leaders at historic meeting
BELGRADE (Reuters) – Billed as a new chapter in Balkan history, the first visit by an Albanian leader to Serbia in 68 years descended on Monday into a public row between prime ministers over the independence of the majority-Albanian former Serbian prov…
Austrian forensic experts may shed light on Mexico massacre
VIENNA (Reuters) – Austrian forensics experts who helped solve the mystery of Russia’s murdered imperial family could soon shed light on the apparent massacre of 43 Mexican students through analysis of the tiniest of DNA fragments from badly burned rem…
Explosion heard near anti-terrorism agency in India’s Kolkata
KOLKATA India (Reuters) – An explosion was heard near an office of India’s federal counter-terrorism agency in the city of Kolkata on Monday, police and home office officials said.
Eight members of Rwandan sect jailed for inciting revolt against Kagame
KIGALI (Reuters) – Rwanda’s high court convicted eight people on Monday of inciting rebellion for processing to President Paul Kagame’s residence to deliver what they said was a message from God, and sentenced them to five years in prison.
U.S. imposes sanctions on Yemen ex-president, two rebel leaders
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The United States on Monday imposed sanctions on Yemen’s former president, Ali Abdullah Saleh, and two senior Houthi rebel leaders for threatening the peace and stability of the country, following similar action by the U.N. Secur…
Netanyahu invites Israeli-Arab protesters to leave Israel
JERUSALEM (Reuters) – Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on Monday publicly challenged Israeli Arabs protesting against a deadly police shooting in one of their villages to go and live under Palestinian rule in the West Bank and Gaza.
Spain, Catalonia to try dialogue after acrimonious independence vote
BARCELONA (Reuters) – Two years into a political and legal battle over Catalonia’s future that entered a new phase with a disputed independence vote, Spain’s central government and regional authorities in Barcelona are preparing to try something new: d…
Israel faces tough months as pressure builds on Netanyahu
JERUSALEM (Reuters) – Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu is trying to keep his fractious coalition together as talk of early elections grows, but in trying to bolster himself domestically he runs the risk of further alienating international part…
Egypt considers tighter curbs on media coverage of military
CAIRO (Reuters) – Egypt is drafting a law tightening restrictions on media coverage of the armed forces, government and judicial sources said, alarming journalists who believe this would end three years of relative press freedom.
