Egyptian security officials say authorities have confiscated trucks carrying explosive warheads and a variety of small-arms ammunition smuggled from Libya.
Italy prison chaplain arrested for sex crimes
MILAN (Reuters) – The Roman Catholic chaplain for one of Italy’s biggest prisons has been arrested on charges of demanding sexual favors from inmates in exchange for cigarettes and basic necessities such as soap, shampoo and hair brushes. Father Alberto Barin, 51, was arrested late on Tuesday. Police said he had forced at least six male inmates, all of them non-Italians jailed for minor crimes, to have sex with him in his office or elsewhere in the San Vittore prison, in Milan. …
Kazakhstan in legal move to ban opposition parties and media
ALMATY (Reuters) – The Central Asian state of Kazakhstan has moved to ban two opposition movements critical of President Nursultan Nazarbayev and to close dozens of opposition media outlets for “propagating extremism”. In a step the opposition denounced as an attack on dissent in the oil-exporting former Soviet republic, prosecutors linked their request to last month’s jailing of Vladimir Kozlov, leader of the unregistered Alga! or “Forward!” party. Kozlov was sentenced to seven-and-a-half years for trying to rally workers in a failed attempt to topple the government. …
Congo, Rwanda presidents meet in Uganda for emergency talks after rebels take over Goma
KAMPALA, Uganda – The presidents of Congo and Rwanda are meeting in Uganda Wednesday for emergency talks to stem growing tensions between the leaders and their nations, as a rebellion believed to be backed by Rwanda has taken over Congo’s eastern provincial capital and its airport.
Israeli rescue services report bus explosion in Tel Aviv; 10 injured
JERUSALEM – Israeli rescue services say there has been an explosion on a bus across from the military headquarters in Tel Aviv.
Israel says bomb blast hits bus in Tel Aviv
A bomb ripped through an Israeli bus near the nation’s military headquarters in Tel Aviv on Wednesday, wounding at least 10 people, Israeli officials said.
Syria blasts EU for endorsing opposition coalition
Damascus has blasted the European Union for recognizing the newly formed Syrian opposition coalition as a legitimate voice of the Syrian people.
UN report warns of widening climate gap
A U.N. report on rising greenhouse gas emissions reminded world governments Wednesday that their efforts to fight climate change are far from enough to meet their stated goal of limiting global warming to 2 degrees Celsius (3.6 Fahrenheit). Bomb kills three soldiers in Pakistan, toll "likely to rise"
QUETTA, Pakistan (Reuters) – A bomb killed three soldiers in the Pakistani city of Quetta on Wednesday and security officials said the death toll was likely to rise. Officials said the bomb exploded near a security vehicle escorting schoolchildren. About 10 people were seriously wounded. A Reuters reporter saw the corpses of three soldiers under the vehicle as it burned. (Reporting by Saleem Shahid; Writing by Michael Georgy; Editing by Nick Macfie)
Rights groups dismayed by Afghanistan's return to executions
KABUL (Reuters) – Human rights groups reacted with dismay on Wednesday to Afghanistan’s resumption of executions after a virtual four-year moratorium on a penalty that characterized the austere rule of the former Taliban regime. Eight men found guilty of “crimes against the people, especially women and children” were hanged on Tuesday and eight more were to meet the same fate either on Wednesday or Thursday, according to a government official, alarming activists who said the return of executions in a country with a weak judiciary was a blight on gains that had been made. …
Church of England leader: vote needs explanation
The leader of the Church of England says it has much explaining to do following its failure to vote to allow women to serve as bishops.
Israel reports explosion on bus in Tel Aviv
Israeli rescue services say there has been an explosion on a bus across from the military headquarters in Tel Aviv.
Syrian jets bomb Damascus suburb for second day
AMMAN (Reuters) – Syrian warplanes bombed a Damascus suburb on Wednesday, opposition activists said, as heavy fighting raged for the second day on the outskirts, challenging President Bashar al-Assad’s hold on the capital. MiG fighter jets hit the suburb of Daraya, situated amid farmland near the main southern highway, where rebels have been battling elite Republican Guard units that have deployed around the town, a major opposition centre of the 20-month revolt. …
UN climate report shows gap between talk and action growing as emissions rise
STOCKHOLM – A U.N. report on rising greenhouse gas emissions reminded world governments Wednesday that their efforts to fight climate change are far from enough to meet their stated goal of limiting global warming to 2 degrees Celsius (3.6 Fahrenheit).
Egypt: Cairo protesters firebomb Al-Jazeera office
Witnesses say Egyptian protesters have firebombed one of the offices of satellite broadcaster Al-Jazeera in the third day of violence in central Cairo.
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