The Islamic summit decided on Thursday to take the issue of Myanmar's Muslim Rohingyas, displaced by deadly sectarian violence, to the United Nations. Britain warns Ecuador on eve of Assange asylum decision, Quito bristles at ... - Washington Post
AP PHOTOS: Young immigrants seek the right to work
Wednesday brought the first chance for young illegal immigrants to prove they have earned the right to live legally in America.
Australia won't send war crimes suspect to Hungary
Australia's highest court ruled Wednesday that a 90-year-old citizen cannot be extradited to Hungary to face accusations he tortured and killed a Jewish teenager during World War II. Suspected militants attack Pakistan air force base
ISLAMABAD (Reuters) – Suspected Islamist militants attacked an air force base in central Pakistan early on Thursday, the air force said, in a brazen challenge to the country’s powerful military. Air force commandos were exchanging gunfire with what an air force statement called “terrorists”, hours after the attackers entered Minhas base in the town of Kamra in Punjab province. “Terrorists” is the term Pakistani authorities use to describe militant groups such as the Taliban. …
Japan considers deporting Chinese activists, defusing feud: media
TOKYO (Reuters) – Japan is considering deporting 14 Chinese activists arrested over their landing on a disputed island as soon as Friday in a move that could defuse a worsening feud between Tokyo and Beijing, Japanese media reported on Thursday. The activists, seven of whom landed on Wednesday on the rocky, uninhabited isle in the East China Sea claimed by both nations, have been transferred to Okinawa for questioning by police on Thursday morning, public broadcaster NHK said. If they did nothing else illegal, the government would deport the activists after questioning, it said. … Militants attack Pakistani air force base
The Pakistani air force says militants have attacked one of its air bases in the northwest and are engaged in a heavy battle with security forces.
Iraq: Bombs kill 10 north of Baghdad
Iraqi authorities say three bomb blasts shortly before sunset north of Baghdad have killed 10 people and wounded 31.
Julian Assange's fate in balance as UK 'threatens to storm embassy' - The Guardian
The diplomatic and political minefield that is the fate of Julian Assange is expected to come a step closer to being traversed when Ecuador's president, Rafael Correa, gives his decision on whether his country will grant the WikiLeaks' founder asylum … 
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