Saudi authorities detain activist after court appearance: wife
DUBAI (Reuters) – A prominent Saudi rights lawyer and activist has been detained by authorities after appearing in court in Riyadh on sedition charges, his wife said on Wednesday.
Pakistani Taliban end ceasefire with government but say talks still on
DERA ISMAIL KHAN, Pakistan (Reuters) – The Pakistani Taliban have formally ended a 40-day ceasefire but are still open to talks with the government, a spokesman said on Wednesday.
Journalists smeared me over Gujarat riots: India’s Modi
NEW DELHI (Reuters) – Indian opposition leader and general election frontrunner Narendra Modi accused the media on Wednesday of smearing him over sectarian rioting in 2002 in which more than 1,000 people, mostly Muslims, died.
Algeria’s bloody past, energy wealth keep status quo for now
ALGIERS (Reuters) – Cramped with his young wife and three infants in a shack in Algiers’ Citi Hofra slum, Amin Kerchach could be forgiven for being angry at missing out on Algeria’s gas wealth.
Burundi scoffs at U.N. warning on stoking of political violence
BUJUMBURA (Reuters) – Burundi accused the United Nations on Wednesday of spreading rumors about planned constitutional changes that critics say could upset the country’s delicate ethnic power balance and possibly lead to civil war.
Russia mulls lawsuit against U.S. in WTO over sanctions
MOSCOW (Reuters) – Russia is looking at the possibility of filing a lawsuit against the United States in the World Trade Organisation over sanctions hitting Russian banks, Economy Minister Alexei Ulyukayev said on Wednesday, according to Russian news a…
India’s Modi: No change to ‘no first use’ nuclear weapons doctrine
NEW DELHI (Reuters) – Opposition leader Narendra Modi said on Wednesday that he would stick to India’s doctrine of not being the first to use nuclear weapons in a conflict if he wins power in the country’s election.
Speaker calls on Lebanese parliament to elect president on April 23
BEIRUT (Reuters) – Lebanese parliament speaker Nabih Berri called on Wednesday for parliament to elect a new president on April 23, in a race overshadowed by growing violence and political paralysis.
Egyptian court jails 119 Mursi supporters
CAIRO (Reuters) – An Egyptian court sentenced 119 supporters of the Muslim Brotherhood of former president Mohamed Mursi to three years each in prison on Wednesday in connection with protests last October against his overthrow, judicial sources said.
Abductors of Nigerian schoolgirls pretended to be soldiers: witness
MAIDUGURI/ABUJA (Reuters) – Islamist rebels duped dozens of Nigerian schoolgirls into thinking they were soldiers come to evacuate them before abducting over 100 in their latest anti-government raid, one of the survivors said on Wednesday.
