ISLAMABAD (Reuters) – A new British-based Islamist group plans to meet in Islamabad to issue a religious decree against a Pakistani schoolgirl shot by the Taliban, accusing her of supporting “occupying” U.S. forces. The move against Malala Yousufzai, 15, is likely to provoke outrage. In the days following her shooting in October, she became an international icon and world leaders pledged to support her campaign for girls’ education. …
More violence in Kenya as Somali tensions rise
Officials in a northern Kenyan town say more than a dozen people have been shot, one woman has died and hundreds of shops have burned to the ground amid rising Somali-Kenyan tensions. Bahrain lawmaker burns Israeli flag in parliament
A Bahrain lawmaker says he set fire to an Israeli flag during a parliament session in a show of support for the Palestinians in Gaza.
As Europe plots closer ties, Britain mulls split
Goodbye Britain? Man arrested on felony burglary, theft charges after monkey killed at Idaho zoo
BOISE, Idaho – Police have arrested one of two men who they believe broke into an Idaho zoo the night a monkey there died from blunt-force trauma, but questions remain about how and why the animal was killed.
Family battle over teen 'Modern Family' actress Ariel Winter returns to Los Angeles courtroom
LOS ANGELES, Calif. – A judge is scheduled to wade into the messy family dynamics of teen actress Ariel Winter and determine whether the “Modern Family” star should stay away from her mother, who has been described in court filings as physically and emotionally abusive.
2 ex-David Cameron confidants face bribery charges
Two former confidants of Britain’s prime minister have been charged with conspiring to pay public officials in exchange for stories and information -- the latest development in the country’s establishment-shaking scandal over media malfeasance.
Rights group: Egypt arrests, prosecutes children
A leading international rights group says Egyptian troops have arrested more than 300 children during protests in Cairo over the past year, beating and torturing some of the children and trying many as adults.
Tajik mother says security services beat young son
A woman in the Central Asian nation of Tajikistan says security services held her 12-year-old son for three days and beat him to coerce details on individuals detained on extremism charges.
Gulf considers economic aid for protest-hit Jordan: UAE
DUBAI (Reuters) – Gulf Arab states are looking at ways to help Jordan's ailing economy after a government decision to cut fuel subsidies sent energy prices soaring and led to street protests. The Western-backed kingdom has struggled to reduce its budget deficit and secure a $2 billion loan from the International Monetary Fund. It has also suffered gas disruptions from regular supplier Egypt following several sabotage attacks on a pipeline since last year's Egyptian uprising. … Poland thwarts terror attack on top leaders
Polish authorities have arrested a man who was planning to detonate a four-ton car bomb in front of the Parliament building in Warsaw while the president, prime minister, government ministers and lawmakers were inside. Amnesty International workers start strike
Amnesty International workers in London walked off the job on Tuesday as the second strike in as many months raised questions about the organization’s ability to remain one of the world’s pre-eminent human rights advocates.
UK officials charge ex-aide to PM and former News International chief with bribery offences
LONDON – Officials have charged the British prime minister’s former media aide and the ex-chief of Rupert Murdoch’s News International with bribery offences.
Kurdish commander warns of battle against Iraq
The commander of Kurdish Peshmerga forces is warning that his troops might attack Iraqi government soldiers “at any minute,” after Baghdad sent tanks and armored vehicles toward a disputed city.
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