China sentences six Mongol herders in land-grab case
BEIJING (Reuters) – Six herders in China who tried to defend grazing land from expropriation by a forestry firm have been sentenced in the resource-rich Inner Mongolia region, a lawyer and family members said on Monday, in a case that has sparked prote…
Syria rebels push al Qaeda back; U.S. open to Iran role
AMMAN/JERUSALEM (Reuters) – Syrian rebel fighters loyal to al Qaeda ceded ground near the Turkish border to rival Islamists on Sunday, activists said, in what seemed to be a tactical withdrawal to end clashes between Syrian- and foreign-led opponents o…
Stampede at China religious event kills 14 – state media
BEIJING (Reuters) – A stampede at a religious ceremony in northwestern China as food was being handed out killed 14 people and injured 10, the official Xinhua news agency reported on Monday.
Italy’s former center-left leader Bersani suffers brain haemorrhage
ROME (Reuters) – The former leader of Italy’s center-left Pier Luigi Bersani was hospitalized for a brain haemorrhage on Sunday, less than a year after he resigned as head of the Democratic Party (PD) following party upheaval and a disappointing electi…
Syria rebels push al Qaeda back; U.S. open to Iran role
AMMAN/JERUSALEM (Reuters) – Syrian rebel fighters loyal to al Qaeda ceded ground near the Turkish border to rival Islamists on Sunday, activists said, in what seemed to be a tactical withdrawal to end clashes between Syrian- and foreign-led opponents o…
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.
