Ousted Nasheed faces Maldives run-off after split poll results
MALE (Reuters) – Former Maldivian leader Mohamed Nasheed will face a run-off election on September 28 after his win in the presidential poll ended without a majority, provisional results showed on Sunday, nearly 20 months after his removal ignited mont…
Egypt army attacks Sinai Islamists as militancy spreads
CAIRO (Reuters) – The Egyptian army launched an attack against Islamist militants in North Sinai on Saturday, killing at least nine people, security officials said.
More than 160 anti-Islamist and rival protesters arrested in London
LONDON (Reuters) – Police arrested more than 160 people in east London on Saturday during rival protests by hundreds of anti-Islamist activists and thousands of counter-demonstrators near an area home to one of Britain’s largest Muslim communities.
Obama appeals for backing to hit Syria, Europeans urge delay
WASHINGTON/VILNIUS (Reuters) – President Barack Obama urged Americans on Saturday to back him in launching an attack on Syria, as diplomatic pressure grew on the United States to wait for a U.N. report expected in a week’s time before beginning militar…
Tunisia opposition rallies to street, pressures government over crisis
TUNIS (Reuters) – Tens of thousands of Tunisians took to the streets on Saturday to renew their demands that the Islamist-led government step down and end a political deadlock threatening the North African country’s fledgling democracy.
Obama appeals to country to back U.S. military force in Syria
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – President Barack Obama appealed on Saturday to a dubious American public to back his bid to use military force in Syria while supporters scrambled to persuade lawmakers to authorize the move.
Egypt army attacks Sinai Islamists as militancy spreads
CAIRO (Reuters) – The Egyptian army launched an attack against Islamist militants in North Sinai on Saturday, killing at least nine people, security officials said.
As India gang-rape trial draws to close, debate begins over what has changed
NEW DELHI, Sept 8 (Thomson Reuters Foundation) – The serial rapist stalks her for days. Eventually he breaks into her home when she is alone and tries to rape her at knife-point. But she somehow manages to overpower and trap him.
Brazilian protests fail to disrupt parades, soccer match
BRASILIA (Reuters) – Police used teargas to contain street protests on Saturday in several Brazilian cities, stopping demonstrators from disrupting Independence Day military parades and an international soccer game between Brazil and Australia.
Syrian Christians heed Pope’s call to pray for peace
DAMASCUS (Reuters) – Hundreds of Syrian Christians gathered in Damascus on Saturday to pray for peace and protest against possible U.S. military intervention, responding to a call by Pope Francis for a day of prayer and fasting.
