Myanmar lawmakers to debate law curbing religious conversions
YANGON (Reuters) – Myanmar began a parliamentary session on Wednesday that will see lawmakers debate the first of four proposed laws that aim to protect the country’s majority Buddhist identity by regulating religious conversions and interfaith marriag…
Miners rally in favor of separatists in eastern Ukraine
DONETSK Ukraine (Reuters) – Up to 1,000 coal miners rallied on Wednesday in support of armed pro-Russian separatists who are battling Ukrainian forces in defense of their self-proclaimed “Donetsk People’s Republic” (DNR) in eastern Ukraine.
Saudi court sentences Shi’ite to death for sedition
RIYADH (Reuters) – A Saudi Arabian court has sentenced to death a Shi’ite Muslim convicted of sedition, rioting, protesting and robbery in the district of Qatif, home to many of the Sunni kingdom’s minority sect who say they face entrenched discriminat…
Policemen shot, wounded near New Caledonia nickel mine
SYDNEY (Reuters) – Two French police on the Pacific island of New Caledonia were shot and wounded on Wednesday by young Melanasians, angered by mining giant Vale’s chemical spill in a river.
South Korean nominee for PM withdraws in latest blow to Park
SEOUL (Reuters) – South Korean President Park Geun-hye suffered another political setback on Wednesday when her choice for prime minister withdrew his name amid questions about the ethics of earning a large income after leaving public service.
Two Americans injured in attack in western Afghanistan
HERAT Afghanistan (Reuters) – Two Americans suffered light injuries when a U.S. consulate vehicle came under attack in Afghanistan’s western province of Herat on Wednesday morning, the U.S. embassy said.
Pakistani Taliban splits as divisions grow within insurgency
PARACHINAR/DERA ISMAIL KHAN Pakistan (Reuters) – The Pakistan Taliban split into two groups on Wednesday, highlighting growing divisions within the movement and diminishing the government’s chances of finding a negotiated settlement with the insurgency…
French riot police evacuate Calais immigrant camps
CALAIS France (Reuters) – French riot police started evacuating three campsites housing hundreds of immigrants in the northern port town of Calais on Wednesday, days after the anti-immigrant National Front party hammered the ruling Socialists in a Euro…
Latest South African mine strike talks break down – minister
JOHANNESBURG (Reuters) – New South African mining minister Ngoako Ramatlhodi said on Wednesday he understood that talks, mediated by a labor court judge, between platinum mining companies and the striking AMUCK union had broken down.
China sentences 55 in Xinjiang mass trial
BEIJING (Reuters) – Local officials in China’s western Xinjiang region held a public rally for the mass sentencing of criminals on Tuesday, handing out judgments for 55 people and at least three death sentences for crimes such as “violent terrorism”, s…
