Pakistani judge sentences Christian to death for blasphemy
LAHORE, Pakistan (Reuters) – A Pakistani judge has sentenced a Christian to death for blasphemy, lawyers said on Thursday, in the latest of a rising tide of such legal cases.
Wanted bomb maker killed by Lebanese army in shootout
BEIRUT (Reuters) – A suspected bomb-maker died of his wounds after he was shot by Lebanese soldiers trying to arrest him at a house in a border town near Syria, security sources said.
UK coroner records open verdict on death of Russian oligarch Berezovsky
WINDSOR, England (Reuters) – A British coroner recorded an open verdict on Thursday on the death of exiled Russian oligarch Boris Berezovsky whose body was found in the bathroom of his ex-wife’s home in Britain last March, the BBC reported.
Protesters opposed to Myanmar census attack NGO offices
YANGON (Reuters) – Protesters in Myanmar’s Rakhine State opposed to a census attacked offices and houses used by international aid groups after reports a European staff member from one group had removed a Buddhist flag used as a symbol to boycott the o…
EU hopes to launch delayed Central African Republic mission soon
BRUSSELS (Reuters) – European Union governments are expected to pledge soldiers and equipment on Friday allowing the EU to launch its delayed peacekeeping mission to the Central African Republic, the EU’s top military officer said.
Italy PM Renzi wins strong backing from Obama
ROME (Reuters) – U.S. President Barack Obama visited the Colosseum in the latest stop on his European tour on Thursday, calling the ancient Roman arena “remarkable, unbelievable” and he was almost as lavish in his praise for Italy’s 39-year-old Prime M…
U.N. launches Sri Lanka war crimes investigation
GENEVA/COLOMBO (Reuters) – The United Nations on Thursday launched an inquiry into war crimes allegedly committed by both Sri Lankan state forces and Tamil rebels during the conflict that ended in 2009, saying the government had failed to investigate p…
U.N. watchdog urges Obama to curb drone use, surveillance
GENEVA (Reuters) – A U.N. human rights watchdog called on the Obama administration on Thursday to limit its use of drones targeting suspected al-Qaeda and Taliban militants and to curb U.S. surveillance activities at home and abroad.
Cyprus axes police chief after protesters gatecrash peace event
NICOSIA (Reuters) – Cyprus’s president fired the island’s police chief on Thursday, accusing him of incompetence after Greek Cypriot activists disrupted an event involving a leading figure in the Turkish Cypriot community.
Saudi Prince Muqrin named second-in-line to succeed king
RIYADH (Reuters) – Saudi Arabia’s Prince Muqrin bin Abdulaziz, a former intelligence chief in the conservative Islamic kingdom, has been appointed deputy crown prince, Saudi state television reported on Thursday, making it more likely he will one day b…
