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| Iraq Shi'ite Ashoura ritual escapes attacks | |  By Haider Kadhim KERBALA Iraq (Reuters) - A gathering of millions of Shi'ite Muslims at shrines and mosques across Iraq for the Ashoura religious commemoration passed without any major attacks on Tuesday, under tight security imposed for fear of Islamic State bombers. Crowds of hundreds of thousands of people in the holy city of Kerbala had largely dispersed in safety after nightfall, following a day of worship and prayer to mark the 7th century battle that divided the Muslim world into Sunnis and Shi'ites. Dozens of pilgrims were killed in Baghdad alone in the run-up to this year's event, despite an increase in security since suspected al Qaeda suicide bombers and mortar attacks killed 171 people during Ashoura in Kerbala and Baghdad in 2004.
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| Exclusive - Washington takes hands-off stance on future of Myanmar's Suu Kyi | |  By Matt Spetalnick and Jared Ferrie WASHINGTON/YANGON (Reuters) - Despite hailing Myanmar opposition leader Aung San Suu Kyi as "an icon of democracy," U.S. President Barack Obama is quietly acquiescing to the government's decision to bar her from running for the presidency in next year's election, U.S. Obama, who visits Myanmar next week, appears to be balancing his push for democratic reforms with a desire to maintain influence with a government that remains deeply suspicious of Suu Kyi and is led by some of the same former generals who kept her under house arrest for 15 years. Whether or not Suu Kyi is allowed to run is "not the standard we're setting" to judge whether the 2015 electoral outcome is credible, a senior U.S.
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| Republicans expect gains, but many races close on Election Day | |  By Steve Holland and Roberta Rampton WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Voters in the United States took to the polls on Tuesday, casting ballots in midterm elections where Republicans are poised to make gains and possibly recapture control of the U.S. Senate in a race that could complicate President Barack Obama's last two years in office. Republicans are expected to pick up seats in the U.S. The battle for control of the Senate also could extend beyond Tuesday night.
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| Burkina Faso leader says to hand power to transitional body | |  By Mathieu Bonkougou and Nadoun Coulibaly OUAGADOUGOU (Reuters) - Burkina Faso's army will quickly cede power to a transitional government and appoint a new head of state, the country's interim President Isaac Zida said on Monday, looking to calm accusations that the military had seized power in a coup. Longtime president Blaise Compaore stepped down on Friday following two days of mass protests in the impoverished West African nation over his bid to extend his 27-year rule by amending the constitution. On Saturday, the military appointed Lieutenant Colonel Zida as provisional head of state, drawing criticism from opposition politicians, the African Union and Western powers who want to see a swift return to civilian rule. The African Union, whose democratic charter binds its 54 member states to take action against coups on the continent, plied more pressure on the Burkina military on Monday, giving it an ultimatum to hand back power to a civilian administration within two weeks or face sanctions.
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| Saudi forces kill suspect in attack on Shi'ites marking Ashoura | | | Saudi security forces on Tuesday shot dead a member of an armed group that killed five people in an overnight attack on Shi'ite Muslims marking an important religious anniversary, al-Arabiya television reported. The late Monday assault on a Shi'ite gathering in al-Ahsa district is likely to test already strained relations between Sunnis and Shi'ites across the Middle East because it coincided with the annual Ashoura commemoration of Shi'ite Islam. The Dubai-based al-Arabiya said security forces who had been hunting suspects in the al-Ahsa attack clashed with and killed "a wanted man" at a rest area in the al-Qassim province, north-west of the capital Riyadh. VICTIMS MOSTLY YOUNG MEN Al-Ahsa is one of Sunni-ruled Saudi Arabia's main centres of minority Shi'ites, who in common with co-religionists around the world are marking Ashoura, a holy day commemorating the death of Prophet Mohammad's grandson Imam Hussein with public ceremonies and processions. |
| British spy chief demands more access to Twitter, Facebook to thwart attacks | |  By Guy Faulconbridge LONDON (Reuters) - Twitter and Facebook are so important to militant groups that the technology giants should give security services greater access to their networks to allow governments to foil attacks, the head of Britain's eavesdropping agency said. The new director of Britain's GCHQ, Robert Hannigan, said U.S.
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| Supreme Court says Bollywood must allow female make-up artists - paper | |  By Nita Bhalla NEW DELHI (Thomson Reuters Foundation) - A nearly six-decade ban on women being employed as make-up artists in India's film industry is set to end after the Supreme Court said it was gender biased and should not continue for a day longer, the Indian Express said on Tuesday. India's $2-billion film industry is the largest in world by ticket sales.
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