Progress of non-Muslims ‘left us in lurch’, Malaysia tells Islamic summit
Muslim nations need to do more business among themselves, trade in each other’s currencies and keep up with non-Islamic countries to stop being left at their mercy, their leaders said on Thursday at a summit boycotted by Saudi Arabia.
Catalan regional leader barred from holding public office: court
The pro-independence leader of Catalonia’s regional government has been barred from holding public office for 18 months over his refusal to order the removal of separatist symbols from buildings, the Spanish region’s highest court said on Thursday.
Lights out for multilateralism? Alarm as U.N. faces cash squeeze
During talks on disarmament at the U.N.’s Geneva headquarters last month, alarm bells went off in the chamber to indicate that delegates had infringed new cost-cutting rules that restrict the length of meetings.
Pakistan finds fault with death sentence for Musharraf who plans to appeal
The Pakistan government has found fault with a special court’s death sentence for former military ruler Pervez Musharraf, apparently taking sides in a split between the military and the judiciary, and the general’s lawyers said he plans to appeal.
Jailed Catalan leader was lawmaker and entitled to immunity: EU court
A jailed Catalan separatist leader was a member of the European Parliament despite not being able to take up his seat and so enjoyed the immunity that position guaranteed, the Court of Justice of the European Union (CJEU) said on Thursday.
Hundreds detained in India for defying ban on protests against citizenship law
Police detained hundreds of people in New Delhi and southern city of Bengaluru on Thursday and shut down the internet in some places as protests entered a second week over a new citizenship law that critics say undermines India’s secular constitution.
Four charged with Slovak journalist’s killing appear in court
A Slovak businessman and three others appeared in court for the first time on Thursday to face charges over the murder of an investigative journalist and his fiancée, a case that triggered mass protests against corruption .
Lebanon’s Hariri arrives at presidency as PM consultations begin
Outgoing Lebanese Prime Minister Saad al-Hariri arrived at the presidential palace on Thursday as formal consultations began to designate a new premier, live television footage showed.
Hariri-led party will not nominate a candidate for Lebanon PM: al-Jadeed TV
Saad al-Hariri’s Future Movement will not nominate any candidate for the post of prime minister in formal consultations at the presidency on Thursday, Lebanese television station al-Jadeed reported.
Philippine massacre masterminds jailed for life over 57 murders
A Philippine court found the bosses of an influential political clan guilty on Thursday of masterminding a 2009 massacre of 57 people, a ruling cheered as a partial victory for justice and a challenge to the country’s notorious culture of impunity.
