Turkish court orders release of army officers convicted of coup plot
ISTANBUL (Reuters) – A Turkish court ordered the release on Thursday of 230 military officers convicted of plotting to topple Prime Minister Tayyip Erdogan, a day after the country’s top court ruled their trial was flawed.
Egyptian court calls for death sentence for Brotherhood leader
CAIRO (Reuters) – An Egyptian court signalled on Thursday it wanted death sentences for the leader of the Muslim Brotherhood and 13 others charged with murder and firearms possession, when it referred the case to the country’s religious authorities.
Kenyan security forces kill five coast attack suspects
MOMBASA (Reuters) – Kenya’s security forces have shot dead five people suspected of involvement in attacks on the coast this week that killed about 65 people, the Interior Ministry said on Thursday.
New airport plan for Mexico City eyes six runways: sources
MEXICO CITY (Reuters) – Mexico is reviewing design plans for a new 120 billion peso ($9.23 billion) Mexico City airport which will eventually have six runways and should begin operating by 2018, according to sources familiar with the plan.
Afghan candidate Abdullah blames Karzai for election standoff
KABUL (Reuters) – Afghan presidential candidate Abdullah Abdullah accused Hamid Karzai on Thursday of orchestrating a stalemate after last weekend’s runoff election and said the incumbent would be responsible for any ensuing political crisis.
Parts of central Stockholm sealed off after bomb threat: report
STOCKHOLM (Reuters) – Swedish police have sealed off parts of Stockholm’s old central town, including the headquarters of the Social Democrat Party and the ruling Moderates Party, after a bomb threat, Swedish news agency TT reported on Thursday.
Polish PM under fire in leaked tape row, hints at snap election
WARSAW (Reuters) – Poland’s prime minister said on Thursday he may call a snap election after he was accused of using law enforcement agencies to try to stop a magazine publishing secret recordings of officials making remarks embarrassing for his gover…
Indian PM’s push for Hindi struggles to translate in some states
NEW DELHI (Reuters) – Since taking office as India’s prime minister last month, Hindu nationalist Narendra Modi has taken a clear stand in support of Hindi, pushing for it to replace English as the preferred language of the capital’s urbane and golf-pl…
Strike wanes as France pushes on with railway reform
PARIS (Reuters) – Growing numbers of French railway employees returned to work on Thursday after lawmakers voted to approve the broad outline of a railway reform that has triggered a nine-day strike.
Albania cracks down on marijuana production in key southern village
LAZARAT Albania (Reuters) – The smoke from burning marijuana plants billowed from a dozen houses on Day Five of Albania’s most serious move yet against a southern village, armed to the teeth, that has churned out weed on an industrial scale for more th…
