Murder trial opens in Sri Lanka after Western pressure over delay
COLOMBO (Reuters) – Six men went on trial in Sri Lanka on Wednesday on charges they murdered a British aid worker and gang-raped his Russian fiancee, following two years of international pressure to prosecute the defendants, who include a member of the…
One killed in Cairo clashes over Muslim Brotherhood rulings
CAIRO (Reuters) – One person was killed near Egypt’s Cairo University on Wednesday when protesters supporting ousted President Mohamed Mursi clashed with security forces, a health ministry official told Reuters.
Space launch forces French jumbo to make refueling stop
HAMBURG (Reuters) – An Air France A380 jumbo jet flying from Shanghai to Paris was forced to make an unscheduled landing at Hamburg airport on Wednesday after a space mission launch caused it to run low on fuel, the airline said.
Arab states have little to show for tense Kuwait summit
KUWAIT (Reuters) – Arab leaders, at loggerheads over inter-Arab issues including Egypt and Syria, offered little evidence of progress after a two-day summit in Kuwait on Wednesday.
Germany tackles benefit abuse as migration soars from eastern EU
BERLIN (Reuters) – Germany expects the number of Romanians and Bulgarians moving to the country to double this year, now that they are free to work anywhere in the European Union, and will defend its welfare system from potential abuse, the government …
U.S. says U.N. report lays blame on Syria government for hindered aid
UNITED NATIONS (Reuters) – A U.N. report on how Syria’s neediest civilians are often not accessible to humanitarian relief workers makes it clear that the government of President Bashar al-Assad shoulders most of the blame, a U.S. official said on Tues…
Venezuela opposition mayor gets one-year jail sentence over protests
CARACAS (Reuters) – Venezuela’s top court has sentenced the mayor of the city of San Cristobal to a year in jail for failing to break up anti-government protests, extending a crackdown of opposition leaders associated with nearly two months of demonstr…
China to try former mining magnate and his gang next week
BEIJING (Reuters) – The trial of a Chinese former mining magnate and the “mafia-style” gang he ran will begin in central China next week on charges including murder, state news agency Xinhua reported on Wednesday.
India’s Congress targets ‘inclusive’ growth in election pitch
NEW DELHI (Reuters) – India’s ruling Congress party, facing a likely general election defeat, defended its economic track record over a decade in power and sought to woo voters with offers of further costly welfare measures.
Cameron backs Norway’s Stoltenberg to be next NATO leader
LONDON (Reuters) – British Prime Minister David Cameron said on Wednesday he backed former Norwegian prime minister Jens Stoltenberg to take over the leadership of NATO later this year, throwing his weight behind the front runner to lead the Western mi…
