Bahrain court rejects jailed activist’s request for release
DUBAI (Reuters) – A Bahraini court on Monday rejected a request by a prominent human rights activist that he be freed after serving three quarters of a prison term for taking part in unlicensed protests.
Somali prime minister voted out by lawmakers
MOGADISHU (Reuters) – Somalia’s parliament on Monday sacked Prime Minister Abdi Farah Shirdon, citing his government’s poor performance over the past year.
Afghan president denies suggesting elections be delayed
KABUL (Reuters) – President Hamid Karzai denied on Monday that he had suggested delaying the elections scheduled for April next year to avoid the heavy snow that could cut off access to some parts of the country, as asserted by the poll’s organizers.
Ghana says Ivory Coast sent agents to kill exiles: U.N.
ABIDJAN (Reuters) – Ghana accused the Ivory Coast in July of sending hit squads earlier in the year to abduct and kill exiled supporters of ex-Ivorian President Laurent Gbagbo, according to a report by a U.N. experts panel.
Ukraine’s Yanukovich appeals for ‘a bad peace not a good war’
KIEV (Reuters) – Ukrainian President Viktor Yanukovich called on Monday for only peaceful rallies and appealed to both protesters and police alike to observe the law, his website reported him as saying in a television interview.
Hong Kong confirms first human case of bird flu
HONG KONG (Reuters) – Hong Kong confirmed its first case of deadly H7N9 bird flu on Monday in a further sign that the virus is continuing to spread beyond mainland China’s borders.
South Africa charges Czech gold dealer with gangland violence
JOHANNESBURG (Reuters) – A Czech gold and diamond dealer who has been evading police for eight years was charged with a gangland-style attempted murder and kidnapping in a South African court on Monday.
Syria death toll hits nearly 126,000: monitoring group
BEIRUT (Reuters) – The death toll in Syria’s civil war has risen to at least 125,835, more than a third of them civilians, but the real figure is probably much higher, the Syrian Observatory for Human Rights said on Monday.
Lawyers, families urge Pakistan to free Bagram detainees
PESHAWAR, Pakistan (Reuters) – Family members and lawyers representing a group of Pakistani men released from a U.S. military prison but held by Pakistani authorities urged the government on Monday to free them or explain why they are still being kept …
Tunisian militant landmine blast kills soldier
TUNIS (Reuters) – A Tunisian soldier was killed and another wounded in a landmine explosion near the Algerian border where security forces are pursuing Islamist militants, the army said on Monday.
