In Damascus, reminders of lurking war on the dinner table
DAMASCUS (Reuters) – As Syria approaches a surreal presidential election in the midst of civil war, the capital has avoided the worst of the conflict but reminders are increasingly coming out the water taps and appearing on the dinner table, to the dis…
Russia has withdrawn most troops from Ukraine border: U.S. official
SINGAPORE (Reuters) – Russia has withdrawn most of its troops from the Ukrainian border, but seven battalions, amounting to thousands of men, remain, a U.S. defense official said on Friday.
Malawi police shoot dead protester in post-election violence
LILONGWE (Reuters) – Malawi police shot dead a protester on Friday after clashing with dozens of people who barricaded roads with burning tyres demanding a recount of a disputed May 20 presidential election, police officials said.
Malaysian teenager gang-raped by 38 men: media
KUALA LUMPUR (Reuters) – Malaysian police have detained 13 men and are looking for other suspects following allegations that a 15-year-old girl was raped by 38 men in an abandoned hut, media said on Friday.
Lost Malaysian jetliner to dominate industry meet as tracking row goes on
DOHA/KUALA LUMPUR (Reuters) – Global airlines are gathering in Doha for an industry summit intended to celebrate 100 years of commercial air travel, but now darkened by the disappearance of Malaysian jetliner MH370.
Opposition leaders say they hold power in Abkhazia
SUKHUMI Georgia (Reuters) – Opposition leaders said on Friday they now held power in Georgia’s breakaway region of Abkhazia, despite President Alexander Ankvab’s refusal to quit after protesters stormed his headquarters.
China decries call in U.S. to name street after jailed Tiananmen dissident
BEIJING (Reuters) – China on Friday criticized a group of U.S. lawmakers for calling for a Washington street near the Chinese embassy to be named after imprisoned Nobel Peace Prize laureate Liu Xiaobo, behavior it said was “provocative” and “ignorant”….
New Delhi seeks report on grisly rape, hanging of teens
LUCKNOW India (Reuters) – India’s new home minister weighed in on Friday in a grisly case in which two teenage girls were raped and hanged from a tree this week, as public anger and political controversy over the attack gain momentum.
Bomb explodes in Northern Ireland hotel, no casualties
BELFAST (Reuters) – A luxury Northern Ireland hotel was damaged in a bombing late on Thursday that politicians said was an attempt to drag the province back to its bloody past, but there were no injuries.
Special Report – Option B: The blueprint for Thailand’s coup
BANGKOK/CHIANG MAI Thailand (Reuters) – On Dec. 27 last year, Thailand’s powerful army chief stood before a crowded news conference and stunned the beleaguered government of Yingluck Shinawatra by saying he would not rule out military intervention to resolve a deteriorating political crisis. General Prayuth Chan-ocha said “the door was neither open nor closed” when he was asked whether a coup would happen. “Anything can happen.”
