Investigators say 37 dead in Russian mental hospital fire
MOSCOW (Reuters) – A fire at a Russian psychiatric hospital on Friday killed 37 people, the top investigative agency in the province where the blaze occurred said.
China detains outspoken venture capitalist after friend’s arrest
BEIJING (Reuters) – Chinese police have detained an outspoken and well-known venture capitalist for questioning, a fellow activist said on Friday, after he helped lead a campaign for the release of another activist, as the government tightens a crackdo…
Iran says date could be set for nuclear talks at U.N. meeting
BISHKEK (Reuters) – A date for the next talks between Iran and six global powers seeking to ensure Tehran does not develop nuclear arms could be set during meetings on the sidelines of the U.N. General Assembly this month, President Hassan Rouhani said…
Zawahri condemns crackdown on Egypt’s Muslim Brotherhood
CAIRO (Reuters) – Al Qaeda leader Ayman al-Zawahri has described the army-installed government’s crackdown against the Muslim Brotherhood in Egypt as a “brutal crime” and urged Egyptians to resist what he called a campaign against Islam in their countr…
Syria targets hospitals, denies healthcare as ‘weapon of war’: U.N.
GENEVA (Reuters) – Syrian government forces have deliberately targeted hospitals, attacked field hospitals with fighter jets and prevented the sick and wounded from receiving medical care, U.N. war crimes investigators said on Friday.
Turkish police use tear gas as protests resurface
ISTANBUL (Reuters) – Riot police used tear gas to disperse pockets of anti-government demonstrators in several Turkish cities for a third night and Prime Minister Tayyip Erdogan vowed to stamp out what he described as efforts to “create chaos”.
Kenya acquits Briton over robbery, still faces attack trial
NAIROBI (Reuters) – A Kenyan court on Friday acquitted British citizen Jermaine John Grant of robbery with violence over an incident in 2008, a charge that could have carried the death penalty, but he faces another trial over a planned attack in Kenya …
12 arrested over plot to steal millions from Santander
LONDON (Reuters) – Twelve men have been arrested over an alleged attempt to take control of Santander UK’s computer systems and steal millions of pounds, British police said on Friday.
Bomb found in Cambodian capital ahead of election protest
PHNOM PENH (Reuters) – Cambodian police found a home-made bomb near parliament and three grenades near a park in the capital, Phnom Penh, where opposition supporters are to start a mass rally at the weekend in protest at alleged electoral fraud.
Russia’s Putin welcomes Syrian entry to anti-chemical arms convention
BISHKEK (Reuters) – Russian President Vladimir Putin on Friday welcomed Syria’s announcement that it had joined a global anti-chemical weapons treaty, saying it showed Damascus was serious in its intention to resolve conflict in the country.
