Two police officers killed in shootout in Egypt’s Sinai
(Reuters) – Two police officers were killed in a shootout with gunmen who probably belonged to Islamic State in Egypt’s northern Sinai on Tuesday, security sources said.
Italy busts ring smuggling migrants from Tunisia in speedboat
PALERMO, Italy (Reuters) – Italy broke up a criminal ring smuggling migrants safely to Sicily for about 3,000 euros ($3,379) on a speedboat capable of making the crossing from Tunisia in less than four hours, magistrates said on Tuesday.
Canada seeks larger world role as U.S. retreats: foreign minister
OTTAWA (Reuters) – Canada will seek to play a larger role on the world stage as the United States retreats, Foreign Minister Chrystia Freeland said on Tuesday, in remarks underscoring strains between Washington and its closest allies.
Notre Dame attacker shouted ‘this is for Syria’ before being shot
PARIS (Reuters) – A man armed with a hammer shouted “this is for Syria” and wounded a policeman before being shot and wounded by other officers on Tuesday outside Notre Dame Cathedral in Paris, one of France’s most famous tourist sites.
Israeli panel approves West Bank settlement plan: reports
JERUSALEM (Reuters) – An Israeli panel approved plans on Tuesday for the first new Jewish settlement in the occupied West Bank in two decades, Israeli media reports said, drawing Palestinian condemnation and defying repeated international appeals to a…
Nepali Congress leader Deuba elected PM for fourth time
KATHMANDU (Reuters) – Sher Bahadur Deuba, the head of the centrist Nepali Congress party, won election as the Himalayan nation’s new prime minister on Tuesday, days after his Maoist predecessor quit under a power sharing deal.
U.S. denounces Venezuela for repression, calls for free elections
GENEVA (Reuters) – The United States denounced the government of Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro on Tuesday for suppressing protests and called for free elections.
FBI helps South Sudan in murder and rape trial
JUBA (Reuters) – A U.S. Federal Bureau of Investigation official is helping South Sudan to prosecute suspects in the murder of a South Sudanese aid worker and rape of his foreign colleagues, the U.S. embassy said on Tuesday.
Five Indian farmers shot dead as protests mount: reports
MUMBAI (Reuters) – Five Indian farmers were shot dead on Tuesday at a protest in the central state of Madhya Pradesh, according to news reports, marking an escalation of violence as a rural strike demanding debt relief spread.
Furor in Italy over possible freeing of Mafia boss to ‘die with dignity’
ROME (Reuters) – Italian politicians and relatives of victims of organized crime have voiced anger at a court ruling that opens the way for an ailing Mafia boss known as “the Beast” to be freed to “die with dignity”.
