Four die during Saudi police raid to arrest wanted people
DUBAI (Reuters) – Two Saudi security officers and two people they were trying to detain were killed in a gunfight on Thursday in the eastern town of al-Awamiya, the government said, an area where minority Shi’ite Muslims have staged regular anti-govern…
Coach blast knocks back Egypt’s tourism recovery
FRANKFURT/PARIS (Reuters) – The bombing of a coach carrying Korean holidaymakers in the Sinai peninsula on Sunday has dealt Egyptian tourism a hammer blow, just as it was attempting a fragile recovery from three years of political upheaval.
Nigeria suspends anti-graft central bank governor
LAGOS (Reuters) – Nigerian President Goodluck Jonathan suspended Central Bank Governor Lamido Sanusi on Thursday, removing an increasingly outspoken critic of the government’s record on tackling rampant corruption in Africa’s leading energy producer.
Spain sets economy above human rights says pioneering judge
MADRID (Reuters) – Spain’s most famous human rights investigator Baltasar Garzon has accused his country of seeking to curb judges’ powers to pursue rights abusers around the world in order to avoid diplomatic tension and damage to trade ties.
Panama Canal expansion work to resume after deal with consortium
PANAMA CITY/MADRID (Reuters) – Work on the multibillion dollar Panama Canal expansion was restarting on Thursday after a partial agreement between the Canal authorities and a Spanish-led consortium, raising hopes for the program after a two-week hiatus…
Samba sans silicone: Rio Carnival school goes natural
RIO DE JANEIRO (Reuters) – Wanted: topless Carnival dancers.
Thai protesters take to Facebook to target businesses linked to PM
BANGKOK (Reuters) – Protesters campaigning to oust Thai Prime Minister Yingluck Shinawatra turned to Facebook and other social media to attack businesses linked to her family on Thursday and rallied outside the offices of a property developer whose sha…
South Sudan oil state capital divided, crude output down
JUBA (Reuters) – The capital of South Sudan’s main oil-producing region was divided between the army and rebels on Thursday after the worst fighting since a January ceasefire stoked jitters in global oil markets.
Pope tells cardinals to tackle divisive family issues with courage
VATICAN CITY (Reuters) – Pope Francis on Thursday urged cardinals gathered to discuss family-related issues such as contraception, cohabitation, divorce and gay relationships to be “intelligent, courageous and loving” in their debate.
Indian government clashes with southern state over Gandhi killers
NEW DELHI (Reuters) – India’s government was embroiled in a dispute on Thursday with a powerful state that plans to free seven people convicted for the 1991 killing of former Prime Minister Rajiv Gandhi, in political jostling ahead of a general electio…
