U.N. decries ‘low, uneven’ use of law protecting Afghan women
KABUL (Reuters) – Afghanistan is failing to use a law designed to protect women from violence in a country regularly voted one of the most dangerous places in the world to be a woman, the United Nations said on Sunday.
Venezuelans vote in local polls that test Chavez legacy
CARACAS (Reuters) – Venezuelans vote in municipal elections on Sunday that are the biggest political test yet for President Nicolas Maduro as he tries to halt an economic slide and preserve the radical socialist legacy of his late mentor Hugo Chavez.
Bashir announces resignation of Sudan vice president: state media
KHARTOUM (Reuters) – Sudanese President Omar al-Bashir announced the resignation of First Vice President Ali Taha on Saturday, state media reported, the first move in a Cabinet reshuffle announced early on Sunday that brought in younger members of the …
Obama defends interim Iran deal, seeks to assure Israel
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – President Barack Obama on Saturday defended an interim deal with Iran to curb its nuclear program and, seeking to reassure Israel, pledged to step up sanctions or prepare for a potential military strike if Tehran fails to abide b…
French, African troops try to halt C. African Republic killings
BANGUI (Reuters) – French soldiers were cheered by residents on Saturday as they began patrolling densely populated neighborhoods of Central African Republic’s capital, Bangui, which has been rocked by waves of killings between Muslim and Christian com…
Rising power India sees no U.S.-style Gulf security role
MANAMA (Reuters) – Rising naval power India has no intention of becoming a U.S.-style protector of Gulf Arab states, even if the region’s states asked it to take on that role, its foreign minister said on Saturday, citing his country’s avoidance of for…
Ukraine opposition seeks million-strong rally in Kiev
KIEV (Reuters) – Organisers hope one million protesters will turn out in Kiev on Sunday to pile more pressure on Ukraine’s President Viktor Yanukovich as he seeks closer ties with Russia after dumping a trade pact with the European Union.
Israeli patrol on Golan targeted by bomb from Syria: Israel
JERUSALEM (Reuters) – The Israeli army said on Saturday that an Israeli military vehicle had been damaged by a bomb set off on the Syrian side of the frontier of the occupied Golan Heights.
Gunmen attack liquor stores in Baghdad, killing nine
BAGHDAD (Reuters) – Gunmen attacked 12 liquor stores in Baghdad on Saturday, killing nine people, police said, the latest in a series of assaults on alcohol sellers in the capital.
Israeli soldiers accused of killing Palestinian boy in West Bank
RAMALLAH, West Bank (Reuters) – A 15-year-old Palestinian boy died of a gunshot wound in the occupied West Bank on Saturday, hospital officials said, and his father and two friends blamed Israeli troops guarding a nearby settlement for the shooting.
