June, 2014

• 19 June

  Twitter restores access to ‘blasphemous’ content in Pak

  Move hailed by free speech activists ISLAMABAD, June 18, (AFP): Twitter has restored access inside Pakistan to dozens of tweets and accounts, after blocking them last month following official complaints about “blasphemous” content, in a move hailed by free speech activists. The microblogging site said it had changed its May …

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• 19 June

  FIGHTING NEARS BAGHDAD; U.S. FORCES IN TO SECURE ASSETS

  UN warns Iraq risks disintegration BAGHDAD, June 17, (Agencies): Fighting erupted at the northern approaches to Baghdad Tuesday as Iraq accused Saudi Arabia of backing militants who have seized swathes of territory in an offensive the UN says threatens its very existence. Washington deployed some 275 military personnel to protect …

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• 19 June

  460 suspected Boko Haram rebels detained

  Status will be known after probe LAGOS, June 17, (AFP): Nigeria’s military said on Tuesday that they had detained more than 460 people travelling from the country’s north to the south, reportedly on suspicion of being Boko Haram members. Army spokesman Brigadier General Olajide Laleye said 462 people, including eight …

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• 19 June

  Islamist militants kill 15 more in new attack on Kenyan coast

  Kenyatta says politics not insurgents behind attacks MPEKETONI, Kenya, June 17, (RTRS): Somali-linked Islamist militants killed at least 15 people and torched houses in a second night of attacks on Kenya’s coast. Kenya’s president shifted blame to domestic rivals on Tuesday for two attacks that killed 65 people on the …

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• 19 June

  Cathay Pacific to suspend Pakistan flights

  KARACHI, June 17, (AFP): Hong Kong’s Cathay Pacific is to suspend flights to and from Pakistan, officials said Tuesday, following last week’s brazen attack on Karachi airport which left 38 people dead including the 10 attackers. “The airline is ceasing its operations in Pakistan for an indefinite time for both …

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• 17 June

  UN Urges Kosovo to Help Refugees Return

  The UN refugee agency called on the authorities to ensure that people who fled Kosovo during the 1998-99 war have places to live and security if they choose to return home.

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• 17 June

  Kosovo MP Candidate Gunned Down Outside Restaurant

  Kosovo police have launched a probe into the murder of Elvis Pista, a prospective MP from the Democratic Party of Kosovo, who was shot dead in his hometown of Rahovec/Orahovac.

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• 17 June

  Slow Count Keeps New Kosovo Govt in Limbo

  With the last votes from the general election yet to be counted, the political parties are still squabbling over who has the right to form a new government in Kosovo.

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• 17 June

  Whatever Happened to the Plenums in Bosnia?

  The protest movement that swept Bosnia earlier this year may have faded, but its principal legacy – a new sense of empowerment among the people – will endure.

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• 17 June

  Bosnia Arrests Serb Fighter Over Bihac Killings

  Former military policeman Zeljko Stanarevic was arrested on suspicion of having participating in the killings of Bosniak civilians in the north-western Bihac municipality.

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