Iraqi Shi’ite militants fight for Syria’s Assad
BAGHDAD (Reuters) – Scores of Iraqi Shi’ite militants are fighting in Syria, often alongside President Bashar al-Assad’s troops, and pledging loyalty to Iran’s supreme Shi’ite religious leader, according to militia fighters and politicians in Iraq.
Palestinians reject U.S. criticism of U.N. status drive
RAMALLAH, West Bank (Reuters) – The Palestinians fended off on Tuesday U.S. criticism of their bid for upgraded status at the United Nations, saying the move would improve prospects for a peace accord with Israel, not damage them.
Karadzic denies Bosnia war crimes as he starts defense
THE HAGUE (Reuters) – Former Bosnian Serb leader Radovan Karadzic, accused of some of the worst atrocities in Europe since World War Two, told judges he should be praised for promoting peace, not charged with war crimes, an assertion hotly denied by vi…
"I take responsibility" for Benghazi: Clinton
LIMA (Reuters) – U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton assumed responsibility on Monday for last month’s deadly attack on the U.S. diplomatic mission in Benghazi, Libya, which has become an issue in the hard-fought U.S. presidential campaign.
Britain blocks hacker’s extradition to United States
LONDON (Reuters) – A British computer hacker accused by the United States of causing more than $700,000 damage to U.S. military systems will not be extradited because of the high risk he could kill himself, Britain’s Home Secretary Theresa May said on …
Cuba lifting much-reviled travel restrictions
HAVANA (Reuters) – Cuba will scrap much-reviled travel restrictions starting in January, easing most Cubans’ exit and return, state media said on Tuesday, in the communist island’s first major immigration reform in half a century.
EU sanctions target Iran oil, gas, tanker companies
BRUSSELS (Reuters) – European Union governments imposed sanctions on Tuesday against major Iranian state companies in the oil and gas industry, and strengthened restrictions on the central bank, cranking up financial pressure over Tehran’s nuclear prog…
Taliban says its attack on Pakistani schoolgirl justified
ISLAMABAD (Reuters) – Taliban insurgents said on Tuesday that the Pakistani schoolgirl its gunmen shot in the head deserved to die because she had spoken out against the group and praised U.S. President Barack Obama.
Libya promises ICC Gaddafi’s son will get a fair trial
THE HAGUE (Reuters) – Libya can guarantee the son of its former dictator a fair trial, Libyan government lawyers said on Tuesday at a hearing on whether Saif al-Islam Gaddafi should face justice at home or at the International Criminal Court (ICC) in t…
Taliban shoot 14-year-old Pakistani peace campaigner
PESHAWAR, Pakistan (Reuters) – Taliban gunmen in Pakistan shot and seriously wounded on Tuesday a 14-year-old schoolgirl who rose to fame for speaking out against the militants, authorities said.
