Britain’s fear of European army muddles EU defense plan
BRATISLAVA (Reuters) – Britain said on Tuesday it would oppose any EU proposals to combine European forces into a single army while it is still in the bloc, but France and Germany said no such plans existed and won support from NATO to strengthen EU de…
Pakistan warns of ‘water war’ with India if decades-old treaty violated
ISLAMABAD/NEW DELHI (Reuters) – Pakistan would treat it as “an act of war” if India revoked the Indus Water Treaty regulating river flows between the two nations, Pakistan’s top foreign official said on Tuesday.
Death toll in migrant shipwreck off Egypt rises to 194
CAIRO (Reuters) – Twenty-five bodies were recovered on Tuesday from a boat that sank in Mediterranean waters off Egypt last week with hundreds of migrants aboard, raising the confirmed death toll to 194, rescue workers said.
Kyrgyz president has recovered, may leave hospital this week: office
BISHKEK (Reuters) – Kyrgyz President Almazbek Atambayev’s condition has improved and he may be discharged from hospital by the end of the week, his office said on Tuesday, a week after the 60-year-old leader went on medical leave due to suspected heart…
Gaza fishermen feel caught by Israel’s tight security net
GAZA (Reuters) – When Palestinian fisherman Abu Mohammed came under pressure to become an informer for Israeli intelligence, the 45-year-old father of five took a radical decision – he quit fishing and became a builder.
Iran’s Ahmadinejad says will not make presidential comeback bid
DUBAI (Reuters) – Mahmoud Ahmadinejad will not run for president in next year’s Iranian election, he said on Tuesday, bowing to the wishes of supreme leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei who warned his candidacy would increase divisions in Iran.
Blasts kill at least 17 in Baghdad: police, medics
BAGHDAD (Reuters) – Three blasts killed at least 17 people and wounded more than 50 in predominantly Shi’ite Muslim districts of Baghdad on Tuesday, police and medical sources said.
Israel’s Netanyahu in a spin over dirty laundry
JERUSALEM (Reuters) – Benjamin Netanyahu doesn’t want details of his dirty laundry aired in public – and he is suing his own office and Israel’s attorney general to try to prevent it.
Singapore accuses Chinese paper of fabricating South China Sea story
BEIJING (Reuters) – Singapore’s ambassador to China on Tuesday accused a major state-run Chinese newspaper of fabricating a report about Singapore’s position on the South China Sea, but the paper stuck by its story.
U.S. hotels in Adana, Turkey, could be targets of attacks: U.S. consulate
(Reuters) – The U.S. Consulate in Adana, Turkey, warned Americans on Monday that it had obtained specific and credible threats of potential terrorist activity targeting U.S.-branded hotels in Adana.
