Thai activist faces jail over anti-coup protests
BANGKOK (Reuters) – A prominent Thai activist who organised protests against last month’s coup could face up to 14 years in jail after being charged on Thursday with inciting unrest, violating cyber laws and defying the junta’s orders.
Freed Taliban leaders may remain in Qatar beyond one-year travel ban: sources
DOHA (Reuters) – Five Taliban leaders released by the United States have told visitors that they are likely to seek to remain in Qatar beyond an agreed one-year travel ban, sources who have spoken to the visitors told Reuters.
Karachi airport attack signals tactical shift by Taliban
KARACHI (Reuters) – It was the shoes that betrayed Corporal Faiz Mohammad’s would-be killers.
China denounces Japan protest over military jets’ close brush
BEIJING (Reuters) – China said on Thursday that Japan’s accusations of Chinese fighter jets flying “abnormally close” to Japanese military aircraft over the East China Sea were aimed at deceiving the international community.
Anger rises as India swelters under record heatwave
NEW DELHI (Reuters) – Swathes of north India are sweltering under the longest heatwave on record, triggering widespread breakdowns in the supply of electricity and increasingly angry protests over the government’s failure to provide people with basic s…
Pakistani court lifts Musharraf travel ban
KARACHI (Reuters) – A Pakistani court on Thursday ordered the government to lift a travel ban on former military ruler Pervez Musharraf, his lawyer said, paving the way for him to leave the country in 15 days’ time.
Turkey not working on new mandate for military action in Iraq: minister
ANKARA (Reuters) – The Turkish government is not working on any new mandate to authorise a cross-border military operation into Iraq, where militants are holding 80 Turkish nationals hostage, Justice Minister Bekir Bozdag said on Thursday.
Palestinians: autopsy shows live bullet killed teen during anti-Israel protest
RAMALLAH West Bank (Reuters) – The Palestinian attorney-general said on Thursday an autopsy has found that a live bullet killed a Palestinian teenager in an incident that a human rights group has termed a possible Israeli war crime.
Hurricane Cristina strengthens off Mexico’s Pacific coast
MEXICO CITY (Reuters) – Hurricane Cristina strengthened into a category 2 hurricane late on Wednesday as it moved away from Mexico’s Pacific coast, the U.S. National Hurricane Center said.
Nigerian media chase politics in Boko Haram coverage
LAGOS/ABUJA (Reuters) – A year ago, the daily editorial conference at Nigeria’s Guardian newspaper might have paused to consider where on the inside pages to place a story about the latest Boko Haram attack.
