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.
Russia says Arafat died of natural causes
MOSCOW (Reuters) – Russia said on Thursday that former Palestinian leader Yasser Arafat died of natural causes, not radiation poisoning, but the Palestinian ambassador to Moscow said an investigation would continue, Russian news agencies reported.
Truce in besieged Damascus suburb may bring food to starving residents
BEIRUT (Reuters) – Syrian government forces and rebel fighters in a besieged Damascus suburb have agreed to a 48-hour truce that could result in food being allowed in for residents threatened with starvation, activists said on Thursday.
Bangladesh troops sent out to try to stem election violence
DHAKA (Reuters) – Tens of thousands of troops fanned out across Bangladesh on Thursday in a bid to stem political violence ahead of next month’s elections, which the opposition Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP) has boycotted.
Russia bets on sweeping reform to revive ailing space industry
BAIKONUR, Kazakhstan (Reuters) – From rocket-shaped playground equipment to faded murals of cosmonauts, mementos of the heyday of Soviet space exploration are scattered around this sandswept town that launched Yuri Gagarin into orbit in 1961.
