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| UNHCR urges Hungary to allow access for refugees, Serbia can't cope | |  GENEVA (Reuters) - The United Nations refugee agency voiced shock on Wednesday at Hungary's turning back of refugees and preventing them from entering the European Union with water cannons and tear gas, noting that many were Syrian families. Antonio Guterres, U.N. High Commissioner for Refugees, urged Hungarian authorities to ensure "unimpeded access" for people as they flee wars and persecution. ...
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| Burkina's presidential guard takes leaders hostage - parliament head | |  OUAGADOUGOU (Reuters) - Burkina Faso's presidential guard (RSP) has "taken hostage" President Michel Kafando, Prime Minister Isaac Zida and other ministers, the head of a transitional parliament said on Wednesday. "The RSP's countless disruptions are a serious attack on the Republic and its institutions," Moumina Cheriff Sy said in a statement sent to journalists, confirming reports that cabinet members had been detained during a meeting. He added that military chiefs are now attempting to negotiate with members of the RSP. ...
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| White House won't give details on possible measures against China on cyber spying | |  The White House on Wednesday would not give details on President Barack Obama's comments that the United States is preparing countervailing actions against China for engaging in industrial espionage and stealing trade secrets over the Internet. White House spokesman Josh Earnest said Obama was "intentionally non-specific" in the comments but added that the economic sanctions the United States has used over cyber espionage have had a deterrent effect. While speaking to the Business Roundtable, Obama had said that his administration is preparing measures that "will put significant strains on a bilateral relationship" but that he hoped the measures would not have to be used.
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| Canada government to press for ban on veil at citizenship ceremonies | |  By Julie Gordon CALGARY, Alberta (Reuters) - The Canadian government on Wednesday said it would go to the Supreme Court to press its case for banning Muslim women's face coverings during citizenship ceremonies, an issue in the election campaign. A federal appeals court on Tuesday found the ban on veils such as the niqab was unlawful. The case was brought by Zunera Ishaq, an immigrant from Pakistan who refused to take part in a citizenship ceremony because it meant she could not wear a niqab and would have to show her face.
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| Pakistani police accuse former air force pilot of helping al Qaeda | | | By Syed Raza Hassan KARACHI (Reuters) - Pakistani police have arrested a former Air Force pilot who later donated funds to the Taliban and Al Qaeda, police told Reuters on Wednesday, in a rare case targeting those who financially contribute to militancy. The suspect, Syed Sheaba Ahmed, was detained in the southern city of Karachi. |
| Burkina Faso presidential guard detains cabinet - military sources | | | Burkina Faso's powerful presidential guard interrupted a cabinet meeting on Wednesday and detained the ministers, the prime minister and interim President Michel Kafondo, two senior military sources said. "It is the whole of the government, including the prime minister and the president, taken by a group of soldiers from the presidential guard," said one senior military source. |
| Yemeni government returns to Aden after months in exile - spokesman | | | By Mohammed Mukhashaf ADEN, Yemen (Reuters) - Yemeni Prime Minister Khaled Bahah returned to the southern port of Aden on Wednesday in a step towards restoring a government on home soil after months of working from exile with Gulf Arab allies to combat Houthi domination of the country. Government spokesman Rajeh Badi said Bahah, who is also vice president, was accompanied by seven ministers when he arrived in Aden, which loyalist fighters backed by Saudi-led troops recaptured from Iranian-allied Houthi forces in July. "Khaled Bahah and the ministers who arrived with him are in Aden to stay permanently," Badi said. |
| Hardline Hindu arrested in connection with Indian secularist's murder | | | Police on Wednesday arrested a member of a right-wing Hindu group for his alleged role in the murder of a social activist who had criticised organisations associated with Prime Minister Narendra Modi's nationalist party. Sameer Gaikwad and his group are not affiliated with the ruling party but his arrest comes at a time when hardline Hindu activists attached to Modi's party have openly declared India to be a nation of Hindus. The suspect is a member of the Sanatan Sanstha, a small group that promotes Hindu philosophy in western India. |
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