Morocco’s U.N. expulsion puts Western Sahara ceasefire at risk: movement
ALGIERS (Reuters) – Morocco is putting a ceasefire over disputed Western Sahara at risk by expelling United Nations staffers there and trying to scuttle a long-delayed referendum over the future of the territory, an independence movement official said …
Islamic State clash with Turkish troops at Iraqi base: military sources
ANKARA (Reuters) – Islamic State militants attacked the Bashiqa military base in northern Iraq on Tuesday and Turkish troops stationed there retaliated, military sources said.
South Africa’s ANC denies reports Zuma offered to resign
JOHANNESBURG (Reuters) – South Africa’s ruling African National Congress (ANC) on Tuesday denied reports that President Jacob Zuma had offered to resign after mounting claims of improper political interference by the leader’s wealthy business friends.
UNHCR says won’t work in Greek ‘detention centers’ in swipe at EU-Turkey deal
GENEVA/LESBOS (Reuters) – The United Nations refugee agency dealt a blow to EU efforts to stem the biggest humanitarian crisis in generations on Tuesday, saying it would no longer assist in the transfer of migrants and refugees arriving in Greece to “d…
Iranians exasperated as U.S. sanctions frustrate deal making
DUBAI/LONDON (Reuters) – More than two months after international nuclear sanctions on Iran were supposed to have ended, frustration is deepening that few trade deals are going through as foreign banks shy away from processing transactions with the cou…
Three bomb attacks kill five security force members in southeast Turkey: sources
DIYARBAKIR, Turkey (Reuters) – Kurdish militants killed five members of Turkish security forces in three separate bomb attacks on Tuesday near the Syrian and Iranian borders, the army and security sources said, in an intensification of conflict in sout…
Kyrgyzstan turns to Russia-led security body over incident with Uzbekistan
BISHKEK (Reuters) – Kyrgyzstan initiated a special meeting of a Russia-led regional security body on Tuesday to address tensions with its bigger neighbor Uzbekistan after a group of Uzbek armored vehicles and troops were deployed near their disputed bo…
U.S. commander apologizes for hospital bombing in Afghanistan
KUNDUZ, Afghanistan (Reuters) – The new commander of U.S. and NATO forces in Afghanistan apologized on Tuesday for the American bombing of a hospital last year that killed 42 people and wounded 37 more.
Netanyahu hopes U.S. will reject U.N. resolution on Palestinian statehood
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said on Tuesday he hoped the United States would continue to reject any move towards a U.N. Security Council resolution backing Palestinian statehood.
Top French court rules wiretaps on Sarkozy admissible
PARIS (Reuters) – France’s top appeals court ruled on Tuesday that wiretaps on former President Nicolas Sarkozy were legal and admissible as evidence, opening the way for him to stand trial for alleged corruption in a blow to his hopes of a presidentia…
