Two men plead not guilty to killing British soldier on London street
LONDON (Reuters) – Two men pleaded not guilty on Friday to murdering a British soldier whose killing in broad daylight on a busy London street in May horrified the nation.
London’s colorful mayor rekindles national ambitions
LONDON (Reuters) – London’s charismatic mayor, Boris Johnson, has dropped his strongest hint yet that he is interested in returning to national politics, with comments set to renew speculation over his ambitions to lead the Conservative party.
Pakistan quake toll reaches 515, insurgents hamper aid efforts
ARAWAN, Pakistan (Reuters) – The death toll from an earthquake in southwestern Pakistan has reached 515, a provincial official said Friday, as insurgent attacks threaten relief efforts and survivors complain of lack of shelter from the scorching sun.
Amanda Knox murder retrial set to open in Italy
ROME (Reuters) – Italy will put Amanda Knox back on trial on Monday for the murder of her British roommate in 2007, but the American will not return to attend court in the country that jailed her – she says wrongly – for four years.
Bus blast kills 17 government employees in northwest Pakistan
PESHAWAR, Pakistan (Reuters) – A bomb exploded on a bus carrying government officials in the insurgency-plagued Pakistani city of Peshawar on Friday, killing at least 17 people, including two women, officials said.
Maldives tourism workers vow strike after court delays presidential vote
MALE (Reuters) – Tourism workers in the Maldives have threatened to go on strike if a run-off presidential poll in the up-market holiday destination is not held on Saturday as scheduled.
Philippine troops rescue last hostages, kill 15 rebels: army
MANILA (Reuters) – Philippine forces said on Friday they had rescued the last civilians held by Muslim rebels on a southern island after nearly three weeks of fighting that has raised doubts about government efforts to end decades-old insurgencies.
NATO to hold summit in Britain next year
BRUSSELS (Reuters) – NATO will hold its next summit in Britain in 2014, as the alliance winds down combat operations in Afghanistan, it said on Friday.
Building collapse kills four in India’s Mumbai, scores trapped
MUMBAI (Reuters) – A five-storey apartment block collapsed on Friday in the Indian financial centre of Mumbai, killing at least four people and trapping scores in the latest accident to underscore shoddy building standards in Asia’s third-largest econo…
India’s Rahul Gandhi slams move to shield convicted politicians
NEW DELHI (Reuters) – India’s Nehru-Gandhi dynasty scion Rahul Gandhi on Friday slammed a cabinet move to protect politicians found guilty of crimes, embarrassing the government led by his own party just months from a general election.
