At least 11 killed in brazen attack on Pakistani court
ISLAMABAD (Reuters) – Gunmen burst into a court in a busy shopping area in the center of the Pakistani capital on Monday, killing at least 11 people in a brazen attack likely to shatter any prospect of meaningful peace negotiations with Taliban insurge…
Foreigner killed at workers’ holding facility in Saudi Arabia: media
DUBAI (Reuters) – At least one expatriate man was killed and nine were wounded when Saudi security forces intervened to quell a riot at a holding facility for foreign workers awaiting deportation near the Muslim holy city of Mecca, Saudi media reported…
After vacating Bangkok’s streets, Thai protesters look to courts
BANGKOK (Reuters) – Anti-government protesters in Thailand have retreated to a central Bangkok park, freeing up traffic after blocking big intersections for more than a month, but Thailand’s four-month political crisis looks no closer to a solution.
Uganda anti-gay bill author says aid cuts small price to pay
KAMPALA (Reuters) – The author of Uganda’s new anti-gay bill that imposes tough jail terms for homosexual acts said aid cuts imposed by disapproving Western donors were a price worth paying to protect the east African nation’s moral values.
Fighting in Damascus district halt aid to Palestinians: U.N.
BEIRUT (Reuters) – Fighting in the Damascus district of Yarmouk have interrupted aid distribution to thousands of besieged Palestinian refugees, the United Nations said on Monday.
Russia says U.S. “sabotages” WTO talks by barring its officials
MOSCOW (Reuters) – Russia said on Monday that the United States abruptly withdrew an invitation for Russian veterinary officials to attend talks this week and accused Washington of “sabotage”, an apparent sign of tension over Ukraine.
China seeks to boost development in minority areas
BEIJING (Reuters) – China will boost development in ethnic minority areas and spur their industrialisation, a senior Communist Party official said on Monday, in implicit recognition of the economic causes of some unrest in areas like Xinjiang.
Obama warns of ‘fallout’ for Israel if peace effort fails
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – President Barack Obama, issuing a veiled warning to Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on the eve of talks, said in an interview published on Sunday it would be harder for Washington to defend Israel against efforts to iso…
Russia’s Lavrov to meet U.N.’s Ban, Brahimi in Geneva: agencies
MOSCOW (Reuters) – Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov will meet U.N. Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon and U.N. diplomat Lakhdar Brahimi in Geneva on Monday at a human rights council session, Russian agencies reported.
North Korea frees Australian Christian missionary
SEOUL (Reuters) – North Korea freed a Australian missionary who had been jailed for promoting Christianity on Monday, releasing a picture of a handwritten confession by the elderly man who was arrested last month.
