Australia investigates elite troops over Taliban corpse mutilation
CANBERRA (Reuters) – Australia’s military is investigating a unit of special forces soldiers accused of mutilating the corpses of one or more insurgents killed during operations in Afghanistan, Australian state television reported on Friday.
Exclusive: Syrian army moves Scud missiles to avoid strike
AMMAN (Reuters) – President Bashar al-Assad’s forces have removed several Scud missiles and dozens of launchers from a base north of Damascus, possibly to protect the weapons from a Western attack, opposition sources said on Thursday.
Colombian president calls for calm as farm protests reach Bogota
BOGOTA (Reuters) – Thousands of Colombian farmers and state workers marched through Bogota on Thursday, banging pots and pans as they converged on the capital after 11 days of increasingly violent protests against agricultural and trade policies they s…
China urges no U.N. action on Syria before probe completed
BEIJING (Reuters) – There should be no rush to force U.N. Security Council action against Syria until a probe by U.N. experts into suspected chemical weapons use is complete, and unilateral action will not help matters, China’s foreign minister said.
China: no Security Council action on Syria before probe complete: Xinhua
BEIJING (Reuters) – China’s foreign minister said on Friday the UN security council should not be pushed into any action on Syria before inspectors have completed a probe into allegations of chemical weapons use.
U.S. consults oil experts as it weighs action against Syria
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Obama administration officials have contacted energy experts in recent days to discuss oil market conditions as the president weighs a military strike against Syria, sources familiar with the matter told Reuters.
Muslims challenging U.S. ‘no fly’ list win partial court victory
PORTLAND, Oregon (Reuters) – Thirteen Muslim Americans challenging the U.S. governments’ secretive “no-fly” list won a partial victory in federal court when a judge found they “have a constitutionally protected liberty interest” in traveling internatio…
Ghana’s Supreme Court rejects opposition challenge to 2012 vote
ACCRA (Reuters) – Ghana’s Supreme Court on Thursday rejected an opposition challenge to President John Mahama’s victory in presidential elections, a ruling that should ease political uncertainty in the booming African oil- and cocoa-exporting country.
UK defense minister: Britain won’t take part in Syrian military action
LONDON (Reuters) – British Defense Secretary Philip Hammond said on Thursday that Britain would not take part in any military action against Syria after the government unexpectedly lost a vital parliamentary vote on the issue.
Rwanda accuses Congo of shelling as tensions mount
KIGALI/GOMA, Democratic Republic of Congo (Reuters) – Rwanda accused Congo on Thursday of shelling its territory and said it would not tolerate such “provocation”, raising fears that violence in eastern Congo could erupt into a regional conflict.
