British woman sentenced in Egypt to three years in jail for smuggling painkillers
CAIRO (Reuters) – An Egyptian court sentenced a British woman to three years in prison on Tuesday for smuggling painkillers into the country, a Reuters witness said.
Philippines to sanction firms involved in deadly fire if safety skirted
MANILA (Reuters) – The Philippines said on Tuesday it would investigate whether safety regulations were ignored at an office where a fire killed 37 call center employees and vowed to impose sanctions if firms had not met standards.
India angered by Pakistan’s treatment of death row prisoner’s wife and mother
NEW DELHI (Reuters) – India denounced Pakistan on Tuesday for its handling of the visit of the wife and mother of an Indian man on death row, saying they were harassed and prevented from talking to the prisoner freely.
Italy rescues more than 250 migrants in Mediterranean
ROME (Reuters) – More than 250 migrants were rescued in the central Mediterranean during the night between Monday and Tuesday, Italy’s Coast Guard said.
Brexit deal could be template for EU ties to Ukraine, Turkey, Germany’s Gabriel says
BERLIN (Reuters) – An EU agreement with Britain on relations after Brexit could serve as a model for ties with other countries that want to be as close as possible to the bloc but are not yet ready to join, such as Ukraine and Turkey, Germany’s foreign…
Saudi Arabia releases corruption detainees, others to stand trial: report
RIYADH (Reuters) – Saudi Arabia has released 23 of the 200-or-so powerful individuals detained since November on corruption charges after they reached deals with the government, Okaz newspaper reported on Tuesday.
Kremlin: Must check if Navalny election boycott call complies with law
MOSCOW (Reuters) – Calls by Russian opposition leader Alexei Navalny to boycott next year’s presidential elections need to be carefully studied to see whether they comply with the law, Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov told reporters on Tuesday.
Russia establishing permanent presence at its Syrian bases: RIA
MOSCOW (Reuters) – Russia has started establishing a permanent military presence at naval and air bases in Syria, the defense minister said on Tuesday as parliament ratified a deal with Damascus to cement Russian presence in the country, the RIA news a…
China hands down harshest sentence yet in crackdown on activists
BEIJING (Reuters) – China sentenced a prominent rights activist to eight years in jail for subversion on Tuesday, his lawyer said, the harshest sentence passed in a government crackdown on activism that began more than two years ago.
Russia establishing permanent presence at its Syria bases: RIA cites minister
MOSCOW (Reuters) – Russian Defence Minister Sergei Shoigu said on Tuesday that Russia has begun establishing a permanent presence at its military bases in Tartus and Hmeimim in Syria, RIA news agency said.
