Israeli police question chief rabbi on graft allegations
JERUSALEM (Reuters) – Police questioned one of Israel’s top religious officials, Chief Rabbi Yona Metzger, on Thursday on suspicion of bribery, fraud and money laundering, a police spokesman said.
Islamists to rally for Mursi as Egyptian tensions rise
CAIRO (Reuters) – Islamist supporters of Egyptian President Mohamed Mursi will rally in Cairo on Friday in a show of approval for him to upstage opposition protests planned to mark his first year in office at the end of the month.
Iran seizes two UAE fishing boats in Gulf, arrests 13
DUBAI (Reuters) – Iran has detained 12 United Arab Emirates nationals and one Indian who were aboard two boats which crossed into what Iran claims as its territorial waters in the Gulf, the English-language Press TV reported on Thursday.
French government’s caution on pension reform a “mistake”: union chief
PARIS (Reuters) – President Francois Hollande’s plan for a cautious reform of the pension system is not extensive enough, the head of France’s largest union said on Thursday.
Liberia sends first post-war peacekeepers to Mali
MONROVIA (Reuters) – Liberia sent about 50 troops to Mali on Thursday to join the U.N. peacekeeping mission, a first for the West African nation since its 14-year civil war ended a decade ago.
Insurgency threat may dim Mozambique’s shine for investors
MAPUTO/JOHANNESBURG (Reuters) – An economic take-off in Mozambique driven by bumper coal and gas discoveries two decades after the end of a civil war is facing disruption from disgruntled former guerrillas who feel they have not benefited from the post…
Britons freed, Canadian jailed for 9 years in Cuban graft cases
HAVANA (Reuters) – Two British businessmen were released from custody in Cuba this week but a Canadian remained behind bars after courts delivered verdicts in two high-profile corruption trials, sources close to the cases said on Thursday.
Putin ally under fire as information wars intensify
ST PETERSBURG (Reuters) – A hoax email which for 30 minutes had Russians believing one of President Vladimir Putin’s oldest allies had lost his job has deepened suspicions that a battle between business and political groups over money and power is inte…
Palestinian children tortured, used as shields by Israel: U.N
GENEVA (Reuters) – A United Nations human rights body accused Israeli forces on Thursday of mistreating Palestinian children, including by torturing those in custody and using others as human shields.
Arab Islamist rebels, Kurds clash in northern Syria
AMMAN (Reuters) – Islamist rebels have cut access to a Kurdish area in northern Syria and clashed with Kurdish nationalist PKK fighters whom they accuse of backing President Bashar al-Assad, sources on both sides said on Thursday.
