Rouhani defends cabinet choices in Iran parliament debate
DUBAI (Reuters) – President Hassan Rouhani said on Monday he had chosen a cabinet to overcome Iran’s economic crisis and diplomatic isolation as parliament began debating whether to approve his proposed ministers.
Two people get death sentence for violence in China’s Xinjiang
BEIJING (Reuters) – A court in China’s Xinjiang has sentenced two people to death and another to life imprisonment over deadly violence in the far western region where the government often blames what it calls Muslim separatists for causing unrest.
Hospitalized American jailed in North Korea appears well: Swedish diplomat
STOCKHOLM (Reuters) – Sweden confirmed on Monday it had visited a hospitalized U.S. Christian missionary imprisoned in North Korea and said that he was well, considering the circumstances.
Fresh Myanmar clashes signal growing Muslim desperation
(Reuters) – Attempts to bring stability to Myanmar’s strategic northwest Rakhine State could be unraveling after police opened fire on Rohingya Muslims for the third time in two months, reviving tensions in a region beset by religious violence last yea…
Zimbabwe’s Mugabe tells election critics to ‘go hang’
HARARE (Reuters) – Zimbabwean President Robert Mugabe told critics of his re-election to “go hang” on Monday, making clear he would brook no questioning of his disputed victory either from the West or his main rival, who is challenging the result in co…
Benin president scraps PM’s post in new government
COTONOU (Reuters) – Benin President Boni Yayi has removed the post of prime minister in a new 26-member cabinet announced late on Sunday, fanning speculation about a leadership rift in the cotton-producing West African state.
Spain will not back down on Gibraltar border controls: Foreign ministry
MADRID (Reuters) – Spain will not back down on implementing tighter controls at its border with the disputed British territory of Gibraltar, a foreign ministry spokesman said on Monday, escalating the row between the two countries.
Pakistan accuses India of shelling as Kashmir tension simmers
MUZAFFARABAD, Pakistan (Reuters) – Pakistan accused Indian troops of firing shells across the disputed border in Kashmir on Monday and tensions ran high in both countries after last week’s killing of Indian soldiers set off a wave of skirmishes between…
Sudan sets September 6 deadline to allow flow of South Sudan oil
CAIRO (Reuters) – Sudan will extend a deadline to allow the flow of oil from South Sudan until September 6 in a move following mediation by the African Union to keep crude exports flowing, the Sudanese state news agency said.
French Muslims fear surge in attacks by far-right militants
PARIS (Reuters) – Muslim leaders in the French city of Lyon said on Monday they feared a surge in attacks on mosques in the style of one averted last week in which a soldier was arrested on suspicion of planning a shooting during an Islamic feast holid…
