By Henry Meyer and Stepan Kravchenko on August 17, 2012 A Russian court jailed three female punk performers for two years for inciting religious hatred and hooliganism, prompting international condemnation of the case that's become a symbol of … Pussy Riot sentences just the latest crackdowns by Putin's Kremlin - CBC.ca
On Friday, after something of a show trial, three young women in a Russian punk band were found guilty and sentenced to two years in prison for an anti-Vladimir Putin protest in a Moscow cathedral earlier this year. Western governments and rights … Afghan bazaar bomb kills Eid shoppers
A bomb exploded Saturday in a bazaar in western Afghanistan crowded with people shopping to celebrate the end of the Muslim holy month of Ramadan, killing four civilians, an official said. Mongolia picks resource nationalist Ganhuyag as mining minister
ULAN BATOR (Reuters) – Mongolia has confirmed resource nationalist Davaajav Ganhuyag as the minister of mining, a move that has sparked speculation over whether the new government intends to review existing mining investment deals for its massive mineral resources. Ganhuyag, 49-year old chemical engineer and ruling Democratic Party member, previously demanded that some contracts with foreign mining companies in Mongolia be renegotiated to give the state a larger stake in the biggest mines. He was confirmed by parliament in a late session on Friday. …
Indian media slams government over coal findings
Indian media on Saturday slammed the embattled government after a damning report by the country's auditor estimated that the exchequer lost billions of dollars by failing to auction valuable coal mining rights. US drone kills six militants in Pakistan: officials
A US drone attack Saturday killed at least six people in a remote Pakistani tribal town near the Afghan border as local people celebrated the Muslim festival of Eid al-Fitr, security officials said. Juncker: Greece won't leave eurozone
Luxembourg’s prime minister says Greece won’t leave the 17-nation eurozone -- arguing that an exit wouldn’t be politically feasible and would carry unforeseeable risks.
China tells Japan to stop 'harming' its sovereignty
China on Saturday demanded that Japan immediately cease actions "harming" its territorial sovereignty amid an escalating dispute over rival claims to islands in the East China Sea. Ivory Coast government calls on attackers to disarm
Ivory Coast Prime Minister Jeannot Kouadio Ahoussou called on the perpetrators of attacks against the army to disarm and not block the country's "revival", according to a statement received Saturday. Serb chess master Svetozar Gligoric dies aged 89
Svetozar Gligoric, a legendary Serbian and Yugoslav chess player and one of the world’s top players in the 20th century, has died. He was 89.
Three Syrians kidnapped on Beirut airport road
Armed men kidnapped three Syrians on the road to Beirut airport on Saturday, Lebanon's state NNA news agency reported. Budget breather for Greece would spur economic recovery: report
ATHENS (Reuters) – Finance ministry officials in Greece have calculated that the debt-stricken country's economy will recover faster and its debt be more sustainable if it is given two more years to reduce its budget deficit, a Greek newspaper reported on Saturday. The estimate chimes with the view of Greek Prime Minister Antonis Samaras who has tried, unsuccessfully, to win such an extension in the past and is expected to refloat the proposal next week with the leaders of France and Germany as well as with Jean-Claude Juncker, the Eurogroup chief. … Bahraini teenager killed in clash with police
DUBAI (Reuters) – A 16-year-old protester died after what opposition activists in Bahrain said was a “brutal attack” by security forces, but the Bahrain government described as a defensive response to a petrol bomb attack on police. Opposition parties in Bahrain say more than 45 people have been killed in protests since June 2011, when the government lifted the martial law it imposed to help quash pro-democracy demonstrations by its Shi’ite Muslim majority inspired by revolts against repressive dynasties across the Arab world. …
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