Turkish coup trial convicts freed amid political turmoil
ISTANBUL (Reuters) – Turkey ordered the release of five men convicted of plotting a coup, days after an ex-military chief was freed in a case that has come to highlight a power struggle between Prime Minister Tayyip Erdogan and a U.S.-based Islamic cle…
Serbia set to swallow bitter pill after snap election
SMEDEREVO, Serbia (Reuters) – The steel mill in this Danube river town has fed three generations of Milos’s family. But the 17-year veteran believes he will be the last.
Israel open to joint missile defense with Jordan, Egypt
TEL AVIV (Reuters) – A U.S. general proposed on Monday that Israel upgrade its anti-missile systems to include neighboring Jordan and possibly Egypt, and an Israeli official cautiously welcomed the idea.
Dozens of Pakistani children die in drought-stricken region
ISLAMABAD (Reuters) – Dozens of children have died of malnutrition and other causes in Pakistan’s southern region this year, prompting Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif to travel to the drought-stricken area to allocate $10 million in emergency aid.
Iran warns Austrian embassy over Ashton meeting with rights activists: IRNA
DUBAI (Reuters) – Iran has warned the Austrian embassy in Tehran after it hosted a meeting between the EU foreign policy chief and Iranian human rights activists during her first visit to Iran over the weekend, the state news agency IRNA said on Monday…
Syrian forces committing war crimes in Yarmouk siege: Amnesty
BEIRUT (Reuters) – Amnesty International accused President Bashar al-Assad’s forces on Monday of perpetrating war crimes as part of a siege in southern Damascus which has killed nearly 200 people, mostly by starvation.
Colombia congress vote almost assures Santos lead in presidential ballot
BOGOTA (Reuters) – Colombia’s President Juan Manuel Santos heads into presidential elections for a second straight term with his lead all but certain, even while seats for his ruling coalition were trimmed in a congressional vote that cemented his fier…
U.N. aims to bring killers to account in Central African Republic
GENEVA (Reuters) – The head of a United Nations inquiry said on Monday it was seeking to establish who should face prosecution for killings and other crimes in Central African Republic in order to halt for good bloodshed that has raised fears of genoci…
Pistorius vomits in court at Steenkamp autopsy details
PRETORIA (Reuters) – Track star Oscar Pistorius, on trial for the murder of his girlfriend Reeva Steenkamp, wept and vomited into a bucket in a South African courtroom on Monday after hearing graphic details from her autopsy.
Israel sees future drone threat from Lebanon, Gaza
TEL AVIV (Reuters) – Israel fears guerrillas in Lebanon and Gaza would deploy exploding drones against the Jewish state in a future war as well as their main rocket arsenals, the chief of Israeli air defense said on Monday.
