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.
U.N. report expected to confirm chemical arms used in Syria: Ban
UNITED NATIONS (Reuters) – A report by U.N. chemical weapons experts will likely confirm that poison gas was used in an August 21 attack on Damascus suburbs that killed hundreds of people, U.N. Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon said on Friday.
Roman Catholic priest injured in Zanzibar acid attack
DAR ES SALAAM (Reuters) – A Roman Catholic priest was hospitalized on Friday after acid was thrown at him in Zanzibar, police said, a month after two British teenage girls were victims of a similar acid attack there.
Destroying Syria’s chemical weapons is a daunting task
AMSTERDAM (Reuters) – There are no easy answers and a striking lack of precedents when it comes to the practicalities of destroying Syria’s stockpile of poisonous munitions, one of the largest in the world.
EU hopes Somalia meeting will back reconstruction plan with cash
BRUSSELS (Reuters) – Somalia’s government and international donors will sign up to a three-year plan on Monday to rebuild the violence-torn country, backed by pledges of new funding that EU officials hope could reach more than one billion euros ($1.3 b…
India’s Modi crowned as opposition prime minister candidate
NEW DELHI (Reuters) – Hindu nationalist Narendra Modi was crowned as the candidate for prime minister of India’s main opposition party on Friday, cementing the remarkable rise of a leader adored by business but tainted by deadly religious riots that br…
Al Qaeda faction in Syria announces offensive on fellow rebels
BEIRUT (Reuters) – Al Qaeda-linked rebels in Syria have declared an offensive against two other insurgent factions, underlining growing turmoil and infighting in the 2-1/2-year-old conflict.
Hold the press: shortages stop some Venezuela papers printing
CARACAS (Reuters) – At least five Venezuelan newspapers have temporarily stopped publishing in recent weeks for lack of paper, the latest of a string of shortages that threaten to hurt the socialist government’s popularity.
Chemical weapons regulator says Syria requests assistance
AMSTERDAM (Reuters) – The Organisation for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons (OPCW) said on Friday that Syria’s deputy foreign minister, Faisal Mekdad, had contacted it with a request for technical assistance.
