West plans special court for Kosovo organ harvesting charges
PRISTINA (Reuters) – Plans are under way for a European Union-backed special tribunal to try Kosovo Albanian former guerrillas accused of harvesting organs from murdered Serbs during the Balkan country’s 1998-99 war, officials say.
Muslim leader endorses ruling party as religion rises in India election
NEW DELHI (Reuters) – The imam of India’s largest mosque endorsed the ruling Congress party on Friday ahead of a general election, a boost for the beleaguered party expected to be defeated by the Hindu nationalist Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) in nation…
Kenyan police quell unrest after Islamist shooting: witness
MOMBASA, Kenya (Reuters) – Kenyan police fired in the air and unleashed tear gas to disperse scores of Muslim youths angered by the killing of a prominent Islamist in the port city of Mombasa this week, a Reuters witness said on Friday.
Spike in Iran executions seen politically motivated
BEIRUT (Reuters) – Within the small community of minority Arabs where he lived in southwest Iran, Hashem Shaabani was known as a teacher, an advocate for civil rights and a poet. But to the Islamic Republic he was seen as a threat.
Rights group calls on U.S. to delay military aid to Egypt
CAIRO (Reuters) – Human Rights Watch has cautioned Washington against resuming military assistance to Egypt until its military-backed government ends alleged rights abuses and holds violators accountable.
Price of a voter card in Afghanistan? Taliban offer $5
JALALABAD, Afghanistan (Reuters) – The Taliban have launched a violent campaign to disrupt this weekend’s presidential election in Afghanistan, but in a restive eastern corner of the country they are paying villagers to surrender their voting cards.
Abducted Iranian border guards freed in Pakistan: lawmaker
ANKARA (Reuters) – Four Iranian border guards have been freed in Pakistan two months after they were seized by al Qaeda-linked militants on the countries’ lawless frontier, Iran’s semi-official Fars news agency quoted a lawmaker as saying on Friday.
Lebanon cracks down on alleged Syria-linked al Qaeda militants
BEIRUT (Reuters) – Lebanon’s military prosecutor has charged two suspected Lebanese militants with belonging to a Syrian rebel group tied to al Qaeda, judicial sources said on Friday, part of a crackdown on radical Islamists who have attacked the army …
Three men sentenced to death for gang-rapes in Mumbai
MUMBAI/NEW DELHI (Reuters) – Three men were sentenced to death on Friday for two gang-rapes last year in Mumbai, including an attack on a photojournalist that sparked protests in the city and raised fresh questions about attitudes to women in the world…
Italy ex-PM Berlusconi in hospital with swollen knee
MILAN (Reuters) – Four-time Italian Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi spent the night in a Milan hospital to have tests on a swollen knee, sources said on Friday, confirming reports in the Italian media.
