Thai tensions to rise as power struggle intensifies
BANGKOK (Reuters) – Thailand is heading for a political showdown as protesters plan to shut down Bangkok next week to sabotage an election while the government’s supporters have vowed to stage massive counter-rallies in the country’s provinces.
Thousands of African migrants protest Israel detention policy
TEL AVIV (Reuters) – Thousands of African migrants, many holding banners demanding freedom for compatriots jailed by Israel, protested on Sunday in a Tel Aviv square against a new open-ended detention law which allows migrants to be sent to a desert pr…
Saudi King backs Israeli-Palestinian push, Kerry says
RIYADH (Reuters) – Saudi King Abdullah offered his “enthusiastic support” to U.S. efforts to resolve the Israeli-Palestinian conflict, U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry said on Sunday.
Khodorkovsky leaves Germany for Switzerland to take sons to school
GENEVA (Reuters) – Former Russian oil tycoon Mikhail Khodorkovsky arrived in Switzerland on Sunday, having spent two weeks in Germany since his release from a Russian prison, but gave no clue about his future plans.
Egypt convicts activists in one case, opens probe into another
CAIRO (Reuters) – Twelve Egyptian activists were given one-year suspended jail terms on Sunday in a case brought over an attack on the campaign headquarters of defeated presidential candidate Ahmed Shafik during the 2012 election.
Bombs kill at least 19 people in Iraqi capital
BAGHDAD (Reuters) – Car and roadside bombs exploded in commercial areas of Baghdad on Sunday killing at least 19 people, police and medical sources said.
Gunfire erupts in South Sudan capital, talks delayed
JUBA/ADDIS ABABA (Reuters) – Gunshots rang out in South Sudan’s capital, Juba, for about an hour on Sunday as peace talks between rebels and the government to hammer out a ceasefire deal faced further delay in neighboring Ethiopia.
U.S. ex-Homeland Security official to advise U.N. on Iran dissidents in Iraq
UNITED NATIONS (Reuters) – U.N. Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon has named former Deputy U.S. Secretary of Homeland Security Jane Holl Lute as his special adviser to help with the relocation of a group of Iranian dissidents in Iraq to new countries, the U…
Czech police find 12 weapons at Palestinian mission: report
PRAGUE (Reuters) – Czech police found 12 weapons, including pistols and sub-machine guns, at the Palestinian mission in Prague after an explosion killed the ambassador at his residence last week, the police chief was quoted as saying on Sunday.
Senegal seizes Russian trawler for illegal fishing
DAKAR (Reuters) – Senegal has seized a Russian trawler fishing illegally in its waters, the fisheries minister said on Sunday, as it seeks to curb heavy losses from fish poaching.
