Turkish government, protesters seek to draw sting from unrest
ISTANBUL (Reuters) – Turkey’s deputy prime minister said on Wednesday he had no objection to silent anti-government protests inspired by a symbolic “Standing Man” vigil, comments that could help draw the sting out of three weeks of often violent demons…
China jails 19 Uighurs for religious extremism
BEIJING (Reuters) – Courts in China’s far western region of Xinjiang have sentenced 19 ethnic Uighurs to up to six years in jail for promoting racial hatred and religious extremism online, in the latest crackdown on what China sees as violent separatis…
Sao Paulo, Rio revoke transport fare hikes as protests continue
SAO PAULO/FORTALEZA, Brazil (Reuters) – Brazil’s two biggest cities agreed on Wednesday to revoke an increase in public transportation fares that set off demonstrations that have grown into nationwide protests against poor public services, inflation an…
Afghan government to shun U.S. talks with Taliban
KABUL/WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Revived Afghan peace talks hit their first roadblock on Wednesday, a day after they were announced, as Afghan President Hamid Karzai said his government would not join U.S. talks with the Taliban and would halt negotiations…
Sao Paulo, Rio revoke transport fare hikes as protests continue
SAO PAULO/FORTALEZA, Brazil (Reuters) – Brazil’s two biggest cities agreed on Wednesday to revoke an increase in public transportation fares that set off demonstrations that have grown into nationwide protests against poor public services, inflation an…
Sao Paulo, Rio revoke transport fare hikes as protests continue
SAO PAULO/FORTALEZA, Brazil (Reuters) – Brazil’s two biggest cities agreed on Wednesday to revoke an increase in public transportation fares that set off demonstrations that have grown into nationwide protests against poor public services, inflation an…
Myanmar constitution likely to dash Suu Kyi’s presidential hopes
YANGON (Reuters) – Her adoring compatriots believe democracy champion Aung San Suu Kyi is destined to become Myanmar’s next president. But don’t bet on it.
Analysis: Brazil’s protests: Not quite a ‘Tropical Spring’
SAO PAULO (Reuters) – Brazil’s blossoming protest movement is a coming-of-age for what had been one of Latin America’s most politically disengaged youth populations, but does not appear to constitute a major threat to governability or established polit…
Iran says appeals for ‘jihad’ in Syria fuel radicalism
KUWAIT (Reuters) – Calls by Sunni Muslim clerics for a holy war against the Syrian government and its Shi’ite allies are fuelling radicalism in the region, a senior Iranian official said on Wednesday.
Afghan government to shun U.S. talks with Taliban
KABUL/WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Revived Afghan peace talks hit their first roadblock on Wednesday, a day after they were announced, as Afghan President Hamid Karzai said his government would not join U.S. talks with the Taliban and would halt negotiations…
