Soldier tells British side of story at Iraq killings inquiry
LONDON (Reuters) – A British army officer told a public inquiry on Monday that allegations that soldiers in his company tortured and executed Iraqis after a battle in 2004 were baseless rumors spread by insurgents who wanted to discredit U.S.-led coali…
France unlikely to allow lawmaker vote on Syria: senior Socialist
PARIS (Reuters) – France’s government should not bow to calls from opposition figures to have lawmakers vote on whether to take military action in Syria, the senior government Socialist who heads parliament’s foreign affairs committee said on Monday.
Turkish generals go on trial over 1997 ‘post-modern coup’
ANKARA (Reuters) – The first of more than 100 senior Turkish army officers began testifying in court on Monday over their alleged role in ousting Turkey’s first Islamist-led government 16 years ago, a trial that could see them facing life imprisonment….
Croats tear down signs put up for Serb minority
ZAGREB (Reuters) – Several hundred Croat protesters on Monday tore down signs in Serb Cyrillic script put up in a Croatian city devastated during the independence war with Serb-dominated Yugoslavia, state radio said.
Mine unions, bosses in war of words before South Africa gold strike
JOHANNESBURG (Reuters) – South African union leaders warned on Monday, a day before a strike in the gold sector, that mine owners’ handling of pay talks could provoke violence, and bosses said wage hikes would force mine closures and cost thousands of …
Dozens escape from Tunisian prison in sign of insecurity
TUNIS (Reuters) – Forty-nine inmates escaped from a Tunisian prison after overpowering guards, a senior official said on Monday, in a further sign of faltering security as a political crisis over popular discontent with Islamist rule festers.
Chinese city tightens property rules in sign authorities getting tough
BEIJING (Reuters) – A Chinese city has toughened rules on house buying as it wrestles with one of the country’s highest rates of house price inflation, in a sign that authorities may be injecting more urgency into a troubled campaign to cool home price…
Improvised bomb wounds two at Cairo police station
CAIRO (Reuters) – An improvised bomb exploded at a police station in downtown Cairo on Monday, wounding two workers, the state news agency said.
HEMP Party has high ambitions in Australian election
SYDNEY (Reuters) – Australia’s HEMP Party formally launched its election campaign on Monday with a call for cannabis to be legalized for personal and medical use, just as it is now for industrial purposes.
Iran frees six Slovak paragliders after spying accusations
PRAGUE (Reuters) – Six out of eight Slovak citizens detained in Iran since May on suspicion of spying after taking photographs while paragliding have been released and returned home, Prime Minister Robert Fico said.
