More than 1,200 boat migrants rescued off Libya on Tuesday: Italian coast guard
ROME (Reuters) – Italy’s coast guard said on Tuesday it had coordinated the rescue of 1,271 migrants from rubber and wooden boats in several operations off the coast of Libya.
Aristide has behind-the-scenes role in Haiti’s new crisis
PORT-AU-PRINCE (Reuters) – His name is not on any ballot paper and he was toppled from power 12 years ago but the shadow of Jean-Bertrand Aristide still looms over Haiti and his supporters are at the center of a new crisis in the impoverished country.
Al Qaeda group releases video of Swiss hostage: monitor
DAKAR (Reuters) – Al Qaeda in the Islamic Maghreb (AQIM) released a video of a Swiss nun who had been kidnapped in northern Mali nearly three weeks ago in the first claim of responsibility for the hostage-taking, according to SITE Intelligence Group.
Burkina Faso army arrests dozens of suspects after armory raid
OUAGADOUGOU (Reuters) – Burkina Faso’s army has arrested a total of about 40 suspects after an armory raid last week on the outskirts of the capital Ouagadougou, a spokesman said on Tuesday.
Venezuela’s economic crisis will sink Maduro: opposition
CARACAS (Reuters) – President Nicolas Maduro is unlikely to complete his six-year term, and could even be replaced this year, as Venezuela’s economic crisis worsens, the head of the new opposition-led congress said on Tuesday.
German Jews fear rising antisemitism during Mideast refugee influx
BERLIN (Reuters) – When Judith G. helped out at a refugee center near Frankfurt last October and identified herself as Jewish, she was spat on and insulted.
New U.S. rules allow infrastructure projects, movie shoots in Cuba
WASHINGTON/HAVANA (Reuters) – The United States approved a wider range of commerce with Cuba on Tuesday, making it easier for U.S. companies to film movies, finance exports and do business with the Communist government on public infrastructure projects…
Canada government discriminated against aboriginal children: tribunal
OTTAWA (Reuters) – The government of Canada discriminated against aboriginal children by underfunding welfare services on reserves, a human rights tribunal ruled on Tuesday, a decision that could affect how Ottawa funds education, healthcare and housin…
Stockholm police investigating explosion outside shopping center
STOCKHOLM (Reuters) – Police were investigating an explosion outside an up-market shopping center in central Stockholm on Tuesday, although there were no immediate reports of injuries.
Anger in Italy as statues covered to save Iranian blushes
ROME (Reuters) – Italian Prime Minister Matteo Renzi came under fire on Tuesday after ancient nude statues in Rome’s Capitoline museum were covered up to avoid any possible offense to Iranian President Hassan Rouhani who is visiting the country.
