VIENNA – An Austrian court is to consider next week an appeal by supersonic skydiver Felix Baumgartner against a conviction and fine for allegedly punching a truck driver.
Syria turmoil stirs Iraqi tribal sympathies, hopes
RAMADI, Iraq (Reuters) – In guesthouses and mosques across Iraq's Anbar province, the talk at Sunni tribal gatherings has turned from the usual d ebate over local politics to a matter even more pressing – the war next door. Many people in Iraq's Sunni heartland, once al Qaeda's stronghold in the country, are most concerned with helping their kin. Tribal ties span the border, and Sunni chieftains and community leaders say Iraqi tribes regularly send Syrian relatives food and supplies. Some openly support Free Syrian Army rebels with arms when border controls allowed. … Kuwait charges opposition leader with insulting emir
KUWAIT (Reuters) – Kuwaiti prosecutors have charged an opposition leader with insulting the Gulf state's ruler, a defense lawyer said on Wednesday, in a case likely to fuel tension before a parliamentary election on December 1. Musallam al-Barrak, an outspoken former member of parliament was picked up from his home on Monday night, two weeks after an opposition rally at which he made rare critical remarks about the emir of Kuwait, Sheikh Sabah al-Ahmad al-Sabah. … 
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