Britain strains coalition by dropping Lords reform
LONDON (Reuters) – Britain’s junior government partners said on Monday the ruling coalition had entered new territory after they were forced into a humiliating climbdown by Prime Minister David Cameron’s Conservatives over reform of the upper chamber o…
French groups file legal complaint against Bashar al-Assad’s uncle
PARIS (Reuters) – Two anti-corruption organisations filed a legal complaint on Friday against the uncle of Syrian President Bashar al-Assad alleging he acquired some of his assets in France illegally, an official at the Paris prosecutor’s office said.
Russia says U.S. and U.N. agree Syria needs political solution
MOSCOW (Reuters) – Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov, U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry and U.N. envoy Lakhdar Brahimi agreed at a Geneva meeting on Friday that only a political solution could end the violence in Syria, Russia’s Foreign Ministry …
France, Britain, U.S. to meet Monday to discuss Syria
PARIS (Reuters) – The French, British and U.S. foreign ministers will meet for lunch in Paris on Monday to discuss the Syrian crisis, France’s foreign ministry said on Friday.
Indian judge sentences Delhi rapists to die for ‘gruesome crime’
NEW DELHI (Reuters) – Four men were sentenced to death on Friday for raping and murdering a woman in New Delhi last December, satisfying a public clamor for them to be hanged for a crime that forced India to confront its culture of violence against wom…
U.S. says it confident U.N. report to say chemical weapons used in Syria
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The United States is confident that a U.N. report will say chemical weapons were used in Syria but it was unlikely to assign blame, the State Department said on Friday.
Obama to visit Asia next month to discuss economy, security
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – President Barack Obama will discuss economic and security issues with Asian leaders during a trip to Indonesia, Brunei, Malaysia and the Philippines October 6 – 12, the White House said on Friday.
Two roadside bombs kill 30 outside mosque in Baquba: Iraqi police
BAQUBA, Iraq (Reuters) – Two roadside bombs killed 30 people outside a mosque in the Iraqi city of Baquba just as Sunni Muslim worshippers were leaving following Friday prayers, police said.
Turkish business dynasties accused of backing ‘post-modern coup’
ISTANBUL (Reuters) – A lawyer accused two of Turkey’s corporate dynasties on Friday of backing the 1997 military overthrow of its first Islamist-led government, sending their shares tumbling on fears of a deepening vendetta against the country’s secula…
Syria attacks hospitals, denies healthcare as ‘weapon of war’: U.N
GENEVA (Reuters) – Syrian government forces are bombing and shelling hospitals in rebel-held areas to stop sick and wounded people getting treatment, acts which constitute war crimes, U.N. investigators said on Friday.
