One killed, nine injured in shelling of Russian embassy in Damascus
MOSCOW (Reuters) – One Syrian was killed and nine others were injured during a mortar shelling of the Russian embassy in Damascus, the Russian foreign ministry said in a statement on Thursday.
Britain’s Cameron urged to seek ‘red card’ to scrap EU laws
LONDON (Reuters) – British Prime Minister David Cameron should push for new powers for European Union member states to repeal existing laws across the bloc as part of his EU reform drive, an influential group of lawmakers in his Conservative Party said…
Victorious Nepali Congress party tries to woo Maoists for stability
KATHMANDU (Reuters) – Nepal’s oldest political party has emerged as the biggest group after an election last week, a final count showed on Thursday, and the party is now trying to woo Maoist former rebels to join a national unity government in the vola…
Israel jails six Arabs over 2005 killing of Jewish gunman
HAIFA, Israel (Reuters) – An Israeli court jailed six Israeli Arab citizens on Thursday over the mob killing in 2005 of a Jewish gunman after he went on a deadly rampage on a bus in their town.
Egypt’s draft constitution strengthens army, to be concluded on Thursday
CAIRO (Reuters) – Egypt’s new constitution would strengthen the army’s hand and could ban Islamist parties outright, according to a final draft published in state media, and the assembly writing the text said it was poised to finish its work on Thursda…
Embattled Thai PM easily survives no-confidence vote, protests persist
BANGKOK (Reuters) – Thailand’s embattled Prime Minister Yingluck Shinawatra easily won a no-confidence vote in parliament on Thursday but failed to pacify anti-government protesters who rejected calls for talks and massed by the thousands in the capita…
Niger says fugitive wanted by FBI arrested in northern Mali
NIAMEY (Reuters) – A Malian man wanted by the United States for killing a U.S. diplomat in Niger in 2000 and convicted for a deadly attack on Saudi tourists there in 2009, has been arrested by French forces in northern Mali, Niger said on Thursday.
Iran’s Arab neighbors want assurances nuclear deal not against them
MANAMA (Reuters) – Iran’s Arab neighbors, deeply worried about Iran’s nuclear program, want assurances that Tehran’s deal with world powers will indeed enhance regional security, Bahrain’s interior minister said on Thursday.
Magnitude 5.6 quake strikes Iran’s Bushehr region: USGS
DUBAI (Reuters) – A magnitude 5.6 earthquake struck about 40 miles northeast of Bushehr, where Iran has a nuclear power plant, on Thursday, U.S. Geological Survey data showed. There were no immediate reports of casualties or damage.
France’s Hollande wavers on unemployment deadline
PARIS (Reuters) – French President Francois Hollande wavered on Thursday over his politically sensitive pledge to bring unemployment down by the end of the year, saying it would take as long as necessary.
