Algerian troops find huge arms cache on Libyan border
ALGIERS (Reuters) – Algerian troops have discovered a huge cache of weapons near the border with Libya, including surface-to-air missiles, rockets and landmines, an Algerian security source said on Thursday.
Turkey raps international failure to tackle Syria aid crisis
KUWAIT (Reuters) – Turkey’s foreign minister on Thursday deplored what he called an international failure to tackle the humanitarian crisis in war-ridden Syria, saying food and medicine are running out and snipers are shooting pregnant women.
Saudi authorities warn of punishment for women drivers
RIYADH (Reuters) – Saudi Arabia’s Interior Ministry has contacted organizers of a campaign to end the ban on women driving and told them they will be punished if they go on defying the male-only road rules, some of the campaign leaders said on Thursday…
Ukraine’s Klitschko says will run for president
KIEV (Reuters) – Ukrainian heavyweight boxer and opposition politician Vitaly Klitschko said on Thursday he would run for president in a 2015 election.
Malian, international forces launch operation against Islamists
BAMAKO (Reuters) – French, U.N. and Malian forces on Thursday launched a joint operation against Islamists across northern Mali a day after a suicide attack killed two Chadian peacekeepers in the desert zone.
India looks to China, Iran for onions to cool political heat
MUMBAI (Reuters) – India has become so desperate for fresh stocks of the onions it uses in spicy curries that it is turning to regional rival China and sanctions-hit Iran for supplies, and there is even talk of airlifts to ease soaring prices.
Syrian army seizes Damascus suburb from rebels: state TV
BEIRUT (Reuters) – Syrian forces seized a suburb of Damascus on Thursday from rebels fighting to overthrow President Bashar al-Assad in a push that has shored up government control of the capital’s outskirts, state television reported.
Student group gets nod for Irish Prism challenge
VIENNA/DUBLIN (Reuters) – An Austrian student group fighting for online privacy in Europe got the go-ahead for a legal challenge in Ireland’s High Court over the transfer of personal data to a U.S. spy agency.
Video of Russian in Syria demands swap for detained Saudi
MOSCOW (Reuters) – A video message purporting to show a Russian man abducted in Syria set a deadline of five days for the release of a detained Saudi national in exchange for the Russian’s freedom.
Israel, Saudis speaking same language on Iran – Livni
JERUSALEM (Reuters) – Saudi Arabia and Israel are united in their opposition to Iran, but they cannot cooperate as long the Palestinian conflict continues, Israel’s chief peace negotiator said on Thursday.
