Violence against Afghan women more frequent, brutal in 2013: official
KABUL (Reuters) – Violent crime against women in Afghanistan hit record levels and became increasingly brutal in 2013, the head of the country’s human rights commission said on Saturday, a sign that hard won rights are being rolled back as foreign troo…
Bahrain names Bahraini living in Iran as suspect in foiled attacks
DUBAI (Reuters) – Bahrain has named a Bahraini citizen who lives in Iran as a main suspect in what it called planned “terrorist acts” and said he and his collaborators had received training and other help from Tehran.
Bomb in North Sinai kills Egyptian soldier, wounds two others
CAIRO (Reuters) – A bomb exploded under an armored vehicle near the Egyptian North Sinai town of Areesh on Saturday, killing one army soldier and wounding at least two others, security sources told Reuters.
Islamic State group claims Beirut bombing: statement
BEIRUT (Reuters) – A statement in the name of the al Qaeda-linked militant group Islamic State in Iraq and the Levant claimed responsibility on Saturday for a suicide bombing in the Hezbollah stronghold of southern Beirut that killed at least five peop…
Turkish court orders release of Kurdish lawmakers accused of militant links
DIYARBAKIR, Turkey (Reuters) – A Turkish court ordered the release from jail on Saturday of three Kurdish lawmakers, in addition to two freed on Friday, who are being tried for links to militants in a potential fillip to a fragile peace process.
Putin eases curbs on protests in Sochi for Olympics
MOSCOW (Reuters) – President Vladimir Putin has eased curbs on demonstrations in the Winter Olympics venue of Sochi in a gesture likely to burnish Russia’s image ahead of an event dogged by security and human rights worries.
Violence against Afghan women more frequent, brutal in 2013: official
KABUL (Reuters) – Violent crime against women in Afghanistan hit record levels and became increasingly brutal in 2013, the head of its human rights commission said on Saturday, a sign that hard won rights are being rolled back as foreign troops troops …
Thai PM’s party launches election campaign as protests loom
BANGKOK (Reuters) – Thailand’s ruling Puea Thai kicked off its campaign on Saturday for a February election that anti-government protesters, who plan more mass rallies, are determined to sabotage as part of efforts to topple Prime Minister Yingluck Shi…
French support for Central African intervention fast eroding: poll
PARIS (Reuters) – French public support for France’s military intervention in Central African Republic is rapidly waning a month since Paris deployed troops to quell sectarian violence in its former colony, a poll showed on Saturday.
Cambodia protesters call off rally after bloody crackdown
PHNOM PENH (Reuters) – Anti-government demonstrators said on Saturday they had called off a mass rally they had planned to stage in the Cambodian capital on Sunday after a bloody crackdown on garment workers allied with the protest movement.
