Afghan peace negotiator doubtful of new Doha talks with Taliban
KABUL (Reuters) – The resumption of peace talks between the Taliban and Afghanistan in Qatar has become increasingly unlikely with fresh talks in Turkey or Saudi Arabia a more realistic option, a senior Afghan peace negotiator said on Wednesday.
Renewed cross-border shelling as Pakistan, India trade blame
ISLAMABAD/SRINAGAR, India (Reuters) – Pakistan and India accused each other of provoking violence on their troubled Kashmir frontier on Wednesday as a week of cross-border shelling threatened to derail attempts to resume peace talks between the nuclear…
Nigeria army says killed two Boko Haram commanders
YOLA, Nigeria (Reuters) – Nigerian soldiers killed two top commanders of the Islamist sect Boko Haram during a four-hour gun battle in northeast Adamawa state, the military said on Wednesday.
EU calls for restraint from Egyptian authorities
BRUSSELS (Reuters) – The European Union said on Wednesday that reports that protesters had been killed in a security force crackdown were “extremely worrying” and called for restraint from Egyptian authorities.
Indonesian anti-graft agency arrests head of energy regulator
JAKARTA (Reuters) – Indonesia’s anti-graft agency on Wednesday arrested the head of the energy regulator to probe allegations he took more than half a million dollars from an oil firm, piling more uncertainty on energy policy in Southeast Asia’s bigges…
Pro-Mursi protesters clash with Egyptian police in Minya, Assiut
CAIRO (Reuters) – Supporters of deposed Egyptian President Mohamed Mursi clashed with security forces on Wednesday in the Egyptian cities of Minya and Assiut, security sources said.
Egyptian army opens fire on Cairo protesters: Reuters witness
(Reuters) – The Egyptian army opened fire on Wednesday on supporters of deposed Islamist President Mohamed Mursi, who were trying to join a protest camp in Cairo which was attacked by security forces, a Reuters witness said.
South Africa’s NUMSA union plans auto-sector strike from Monday
CAPE TOWN (Reuters) – South Africa’s biggest union for the manufacturing sector, NUMSA, plans to launch a national strike in the auto industry from August 19 after wage negotiations deadlocked, a senior union official said on Wednesday.
Typhoon strikes south China after killing six in Philippines
HONG KONG (Reuters) – A typhoon struck the south coast of China on Wednesday, forcing airlines to cancel flights and halting stock exchange trading in the financial center of Hong Kong after leaving a trail of destruction in the Philippines.
Kuwait bans cleric’s TV show after sectarian remarks
DUBAI (Reuters) – Kuwait has banned the television show of a prominent Sunni Muslim cleric, accused of instigating hatred with speeches and comments on social media calling for arming rebels fighting the army of Syrian President Bashar al-Assad.
