Baltics and Poland need more military infrastructure: Latvia
RIGA, Aug 22 (Reuters) – The Baltic states and Poland must invest in military infrastructure so they can host troops from other NATO nations for training or in case of crisis, Latvia’s defense minister said on Friday.
India minister stirs anger by making light of Delhi rape case
NEW DELHI (Reuters) – Indian Finance Minister Arun Jaitley faced criticism on Friday for making light of the gang rape of a Delhi woman in 2012 and her subsequent death by saying it was a small incident that had cost India billions of dollars in touris…
Malaysia mourns as bodies of MH17 victims finally come home
KUALA LUMPUR (Reuters) – People across Malaysia held a minute’s silence and wore black on Friday as the Southeast Asian country observed a day of mourning to mark the return of the first 20 bodies among its citizens killed when a jetliner was downed la…
At least 30 killed in Shi’ite militia attack on Sunni mosque in Iraq
BAGHDAD (Reuters) – At least 30 people were killed when a Shi’ite Muslim militia opened fired inside an Iraqi Sunni mosque in the country’s eastern Diyala province on Friday, an Iraqi security source said.
Zimbabwe’s opposition leader hints at anti-Mugabe protests
HARARE (Reuters) – Zimbabwe’s main opposition leader Morgan Tsvangirai on Friday said his party could roll out protests against President Robert Mugabe’s government over its inability to improve a flagging economy.
Slovene parliament to confirm Cerar as prime minister on Monday
LJUBLJANA (Reuters) – Slovenia’s parliament is expected to vote in political novice Miro Cerar as the euro zone country’s new prime minister on Monday, parliament speaker Doris Krzisnik said.
Arab states, Israel set to clash at U.N. nuclear meeting
VIENNA (Reuters) – As war rages in Gaza, Arab states will likely try to heighten diplomatic pressure on Israel over its assumed nuclear arsenal at next month’s annual meeting of the U.N. nuclear agency’s 160 member states, diplomats said on Friday.
Hamas kills 18 suspected collaborators in Gaza
GAZA (Reuters) – Hamas militants killed seven Palestinians suspected of collaborating with Israel in a public execution in a central Gaza square on Friday, witnesses and a Hamas website said.
Indian hunger striking activist re-arrested: police
NEW DELHI (Reuters) – Indian human rights activist Irom Sharmila, on hunger strike for the last 14 years in protest against alleged army atrocities, was arrested again on Friday two days after being released from hospital detention.
Philippine police smash online child ‘sextortion’ ring
MANILA (Reuters) – Philippine police on Friday arrested eight people suspected of running an online sexual extortion racket involving children and preying on Asians, seizing laptops and other equipment.
