Leading anti-Mubarak activist sentenced to 15 years
CAIRO (Reuters) – An Egyptian court sentenced leading activist Alaa Abdel Fattah to 15 years in jail on Wednesday for violating a protest law and on other charges, his lawyer said, a move that outraged human rights groups.
Cathay cancels Karachi flights as Pakistan reviews security
KARACHI Pakistan (Reuters) – Cathay Pacific Airways has cancelled all flights to the Pakistani city of Karachi from Bangkok following a Taliban raid on the country’s busiest airport this week, as top Pakistani officials debated how to tackle the escala…
Colombia split over peace talks in election battle
PUERTO ASIS Colombia (Reuters) – Two camouflaged military helicopters dot the sky as Silvio Mora sweeps up remains of a freshly killed chicken at his backyard slaughter house in Colombia’s southern conflict zone of Putumayo.
Israel backs measure to limit early release for jailed Palestinians
JERUSALEM (Reuters) – Israel’s parliament gave initial approval on Wednesday to a law that would prevent the release of any Palestinian prisoners jailed for murder in connection with an attack in which children were killed.
Nigerian soldiers shut sports bars to stop World Cup attacks
YOLA Nigeria (Reuters) – Soldiers in a Nigerian state at the heart of an Islamist revolt shut down all venues preparing to screen live World Cup matches on Wednesday, saying they wanted to protect fans from militant attacks.
Yemen president reshuffles cabinet amid rising anger over power cuts
SANAA (Reuters) – Yemeni president Abd-Rabbu Mansour Hadi replaced several top ministers on Wednesday amid rising popular discontent driven in part by power cuts and high prices.
After Ukraine, U.S. trains more special forces in eastern Europe
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – (This June 10 story was corrected to replace bracketed reference to “permanent” presence with “persistent” in paragraph 6, and adds paragraph 7 to make clear troops will come and go between countries, maintaining ongoing presence…
India must protect its women; don’t politicize rape: Modi
NEW DELHI (Reuters) – Prime Minister Narendra Modi said on Wednesday that India should respect and protect its women, breaking his silence on a crime wave that included the rape and hanging of two young girls two weeks ago.
Gaza union halts protests for now in damaging wage dispute
GAZA (Reuters) – Gaza’s public sector union suspended protests on Wednesday that had paralyzed the local economy and threatened the deal on a Palestinian unity government but said it would resume its action if its members were not promptly paid.
OSCE head urges release of monitors missing in Ukraine
MOSCOW (Reuters) – The head of the Organisation for Security and Cooperation in Europe on Wednesday called for the immediate release of eight OSCE monitors who went missing amid the turmoil in eastern Ukraine around two weeks ago.
