Cuba’s Communist Party admits errors, slowdown in reforms
HAVANA (Reuters) – Cuba’s Communist Party admitted a slowdown and errors in its implementation of Raul Castro’s market-style reforms, just weeks before he steps down from the presidency, but vowed to continue updating the Soviet-style command economy.
Gazan Christians say have no permits yet to visit Jerusalem at Easter
JERUSALEM (Reuters) – Christians in the Gaza Strip have yet to receive any permits to go to Jerusalem to celebrate Easter, they said on Tuesday.
Thousands more leave Syria’s Ghouta, rebels await Russian decision
BEIRUT/AMMAN (Reuters) – Thousands of people left eastern Ghouta for Syrian rebel territory near the Turkish border on Tuesday, the third large group to leave under a deal brokered by Russia to surrender the enclave near Damascus to the Syrian governme…
East African bloc says South Sudan rebel Machar should be freed from house arrest
NAIROBI (Reuters) – The East African bloc IGAD has said South Sudanese rebel leader Riek Machar should be released from house arrest in South Africa as soon as possible on condition he renounces violence, amid signs of mounting diplomatic pressure on t…
U.N. chief ‘shocked’ by top Myanmar general’s comments on Rohingya
YANGON (Reuters) – United Nations Secretary General Antonio Guterres expressed “shock” at comments by Myanmar’s military chief in which he said the Rohingya minority shared nothing in common with the rest of the population and that their demand for cit…
UK minister: ‘miserable little worm’ Assange should turn himself in
LONDON (Reuters) – Julian Assange was called a “miserable little worm” on Tuesday by a British foreign affairs minister who said the WikiLeaks founder should leave the Ecuadorean embassy in London and give himself up to British justice.
Catalan academic fighting extradition from Scotland stirs nationalist tension
LONDON (Reuters) – The case of a former Catalan separatist politician who is fighting extradition to Spain from Scotland on charges of rebellion may stir political complications at an awkward time for Edinburgh’s pro-independence government.
Putin, amid emotional scenes at fatal fire scene, pledges action as anger mounts
KEMEROVO/MOSCOW (Reuters) – President Vladimir Putin flew to the scene of a deadly shopping mall fire in Siberia that killed 64 people and promised angry residents on Tuesday that those responsible for what he called criminal negligence would be harshl…
Thousands more leave enclave in Syria’s Ghouta as Assad takes back control
BEIRUT/AMMAN (Reuters) – Thousands of people departed eastern Ghouta for Syrian rebel territory near the Turkish border on Tuesday, the third group to leave under a deal brokered by Russia to surrender the enclave near Damascus to the Syrian government…
Far-right referrals to UK’s counter-terrorism scheme soar
LONDON (Reuters) – Referrals to the British government’s counter-terrorism program Prevent because of far-right concerns rose by more than a quarter last year, official figures showed on Tuesday.
