Thai government rejects call to delay election after clashes erupt
BANGKOK (Reuters) – Thailand’s government rejected a call from the Election Commission (EC) on Thursday to postpone a February vote after clashes between police and anti-government protesters in which a policeman was killed and nearly 100 people were h…
Inside Germany’s campaign to free Khodorkovsky
BERLIN/MOSCOW (Reuters) – One spring day in 2011 five people gathered around a small table at the Adlon Hotel in Berlin and hatched the beginnings of a plan to get former Russian oil tycoon Mikhail Khodorkovsky out of prison.
Israeli court cancels mayoral vote in town divided by religion
JERUSALEM (Reuters) – An Israeli court dealt a blow on Thursday to the ultra-Orthodox community’s political hold over a town that has been a focus of national divisions between the Jewish state’s secular majority and its religious minority.
Rebel group attack kills 40 in eastern Congo
KINSHASA (Reuters) – At least 40 civilians have been killed in a rebel attack on a village in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo, local officials and civil society groups said.
Plane crash in Siberia kills nine people: agencies
MOSCOW (Reuters) – A Russian plane crashed in Siberia on Thursday, killing nine people, domestic news agencies reported, citing local emergency service officials.
Indian court rejects riots petition against vote front-runner Modi
NEW DELHI (Reuters) – An Indian court upheld on Thursday the result of an investigation that cleared Gujarat state chief minister Narendra Modi of complicity in riots in 2002, giving the opposition politician a boost as he runs for prime minister.
Plane crash in Siberia kills six crew: Interfax
MOSCOW (Reuters) – A plane crashed in eastern Russia on Thursday, killing all six crew members, Interfax news agency reported, citing a local emergency services official.
Tribesmen seize oil ministry building in east Yemen
ADEN (Reuters) – Tribesmen seized an oil ministry building in Yemen’s eastern Hadramout province on Thursday and exchanged gunfire with a pro-government tribe seeking to regain control of the premises, tribal sources and ministry employees said.
Libyan militiamen briefly block entrance to central bank
TRIPOLI (Reuters) – Dozens of Libyan militiamen briefly blocked the entrance to the central bank on Thursday, demanding the resignation of Prime Minister Ali Zeidan, witnesses and a central bank official said.
Analysis: Struggle for resources at root of Central Africa religious violence
BANGUI (Reuters) – Mariam watched in horror as militiamen burst through the gate of her home in Central African Republic’s capital Bangui and demanded her husband say whether he was Muslim. When he said yes, they shot him dead.
