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Swedish male train drivers wear skirts to protest no shorts policy

Train driver Martin Akersten says he and more than a dozen others at the Roslagsbanan line have started wearing skirts in the summer as a protest against the train company's uniform policy, which doesn't allow shorts.

Pak PM Nawaz Sharif changes name of his office

In one of his first decisions after assuming charge, Pakistan's new Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif has changed the name of his office.

Indians advised to avoid visiting three Nigerian states

Indians have been advised to avoid visiting three states in Nigeria where emergency has been declared to combat militancy.

Hacked! Turkish PM Erdogan's office email compromised

Hackers attacked Turkish government systems and obtained confidential details of staff in PM Tayyip Erdogan's office in support of days of anti-government protest.

Two British soldiers convicted of abusing Afghans

A British soldier has been fined and an officer demoted after admitting abusing civilians in Afghanistan.

Cat burglar: Feline caught smuggling phones inside Russian jail

Guards patrolling a prison colony in Russia's north saw a feline on the fence and it seemed to be carrying something. On a closer look, they found a few cellphones and chargers taped to the cat's belly.

Turkey: Man shot dead during anti-government protest

Officials say a 22-year-old man was shot dead during an anti-government protest in a city near the border with Syria.

Turkey trade unions join anti-govt protest with two-day strike

A union federation began a two-day strike on Tuesday as anti-government demonstrations in which two people have died stretched into a fifth day.

Afghan security rescues Red Cross staff

A senior Afghan official says security forces have rescued seven foreigners working for the International Red Cross after an hour-long gun battle with insurgents at a guest house in the eastern city of Jalalabad.

8.2 magnitude undersea earthquake off Russia

An 8.2-magnitude earthquake under the Sea of Okhotsk was recorded early Friday, the US Geological Survey said.

Russia's top social network blacklisted by regulator

Violence in Russia's North Caucasus kills four

MOSCOW (Reuters) - Police killed two suspected Islamic militants on Thursday after one of them threw a grenade at a group of officers and two others died in a separate shootout in Russia's volatile North Caucasus region, Interfax reported. Both incidents took place in Dagestan province, which has become the epicentre of violence for militants seeking to establish an Islamic state in the North Caucasus, near where Russia plans to hold the 2014 Winter Olympics.

US sikh riots group to appeal against dismissal of Badal case

A US-based Sikh group today said that it will challenge an American district court's decision of dismissing human rights violations case against Parkash Singh Badal.

At least four suspected militants killed in Yemen drone strike

ADEN (Reuters) - At least four people were killed and a number of others wounded in a drone strike on a vehicle carrying suspected al Qaeda members in southern Yemen, a local official said on Saturday. The official said the strike took place at dawn on Saturday on a road to the north of Jaar in Abyan Governorate, near Aden.

Dubai labourers stage rare strike for more pay

DUBAI (Reuters) - Thousands of workers employed by Dubai's largest construction firm, ArabtecARTC.DU, stayed away from work on Sunday to back wage demands, a rare labour protest in the Gulf emirate, where trade unions are banned, staff said. Most blue collar workers in the Gulf Arab states are migrant labourers hired on a contract basis from South Asian countries such as India, Pakistan, Bangladesh and Nepal, and strikes are uncommon.

EU to ban reusable olive oil bottles in eateries

The European Union wants to ban the refillable olive oil bottles that sit on so many restaurant tables across the continent.

Dubai court upholds jail term for Indian accused of molesting maid

The Dubai court of appeal upheld the six-month jail term for the Indian worker followed by deportation from the UAE.

China expected to become world's largest importer of rice

China, the world's largest rice consumer, is expected to become the largest rice importer this year, according to a new report.

Can Nawaz Sharif improve India-Pakistan ties, ask experts

Justice Department secretly obtains AP journalists' phone records

In all, the government seized the records for more than 20 separate telephone lines assigned to AP and its journalists in April and May of 2012.

Sex slaves during war were necessary, says Japanese mayor

An outspoken nationalist mayor said the Japanese military's forced prostitution of Asian women before and during World War II was necessary to "maintain discipline" in the ranks and provide rest for soldiers who risked their lives in battle.

Military plane crashes into Yemen's capital, no casualty reports yet

The military official says the plane went down Monday in a southern district of Sanaa. There was no immediate word on casualties.

California woman fatally mauled by 4 pit bulls - officials

LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - A Southern California woman was fatally attacked by four pit bulls while jogging on Thursday and authorities were working to find the animals responsible for her death, Los Angeles County animal control officials said. The woman was attacked at about 9:30 a.m. in the community of Littlerock, about 65 miles east of Los Angeles, Los Angeles County Department of Animal Care and Control spokeswoman Evelina Villa said.