Lebanese journalist acquitted of contempt of Hague court on appeal
AMSTERDAM (Reuters) – Appeals judges at a special court in The Hague quashed the conviction of a Lebanese journalist who was accused of exposing witnesses in the trial of the alleged assassins of former Lebanese prime minister Rafik al-Hariri.
Finland charges two Iraqi men with war crimes
HELSINKI (Reuters) – Two Iraqi men have been charged with war crimes by Finnish prosecutors, the Helsinki prosecutor’s office said on Tuesday.
Turkish authorities end operations in Kurdish town, 114 militants killed
DIYARBAKIR, Turkey (Reuters) – Turkish authorities said security forces killed 114 militants in the mainly Kurdish town of Idil during three weeks of operations that ended on Tuesday.
Palestinian stabs 10 people, killing one, on Tel Aviv boardwalk
TEL AVIV (Reuters) – At least one person was killed and nine others were wounded by a Palestinian wielding a knife in the popular Jaffa port area of Tel Aviv on Tuesday, authorities said, while U.S. Vice President Joe Biden was in a meeting a few kilom…
Houthis, Saudis discuss ending Yemen war, sources say
CAIRO/DUBAI (Reuters) – Iran-allied Houthis and their Saudi foes have begun talks to try to end Yemen’s war, two officials said, in what appears their most serious bid to close a theater of Saudi-Iranian rivalry deepening political tumult across the Mi…
Syrian Kurds accuse insurgents of shelling district with chemical agents
BEIRUT/AMMAN (Reuters) – The Syrian Kurdish militia YPG on Tuesday accused Islamist and other rebel groups fighting President Bashar al-Assad’s forces of shelling a mainly Kurdish residential district in the northern city of Aleppo with chemical agents…
U.S. Vice President Biden speaks with Iraq’s Abadi about attacks, aid: White House
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – U.S. Vice President Joe Biden spoke with Iraqi Prime Minister Haider al-Abadi on Tuesday to express condolences for a suicide attack on Sunday that killed at least 60 people and wounded more than 70, the White House said.
Bangladesh upholds death penalty for Jamaat leader for 1971 war crimes
DHAKA (Reuters) – Bangladesh’s Supreme Court upheld on Tuesday the death sentence imposed on leading opposition politician Mir Quasem Ali for crimes including murder and torture committed during the country’s 1971 war of independence.
Chile’s Supreme Court backs workers’ right to strike
SANTIAGO (Reuters) – Chile’s Supreme Court has upheld a ruling that declared it illegal to dismiss workers for striking outside of a formal collective bargaining process, a decision that could have ramifications for future labor disputes.
Mass return under EU-Turkish plan on refugees would contravene law: UNHCR
GENEVA (Reuters) – The United Nations’ refugee agency said on Tuesday proposals to send back refugees en masse from the European Union to Turkey would contravene their right to protection under European and international law.
